Elm Springs township, Washington County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 14.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,912 (4% urban, 96% rural)
| Males: 953 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 959 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,883 (1,407 owner occupied, 476 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Elm Springs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.4%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 2.7%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.70
| Elm Springs township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Elm Springs township: | $42,073 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $553 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,600 (it was $88,300 in 2000)
| : | $148,600 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 128 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Elm Springs.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Elm Springs township include: Brush Creek Baptist Church (A), Thornsberry Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Elmdale (A), Heda Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brush Creek (A), Lick Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Elm Springs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 542
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 35
- South: 15
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
22 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
7 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 248
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Elm Springs township with a mortgage: 72 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74
- Construction (17%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Food (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elm Springs township:
- German (39.9%)
- United States or American (15.6%)
- English (13.7%)
- Irish (10.4%)
- British (3.3%)
- Danish (2.2%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 218 (65%)
- Carpooled: 91 (27%)
- Walked: 10 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 16 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
22 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
7 people in other group homes
96.9% of residents of Elm Springs township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 617- In family households: 523 (154 male householders, 32 female householders)
157 spouses, 156 children (150 natural, 1 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 94 (39 male householders (31 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 4 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
355 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (29 men, 53 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |