Jackson township, Union County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 58.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 770 (all rural)
| Males: 398 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 372 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 770 (668 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.6%
- Black: 7.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.58
| Jackson township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Jackson township: | $37,155 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $383 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,538 (it was $49,300 in 2000)
| : | $76,538 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $118,146
Here: $118,146 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $49,492
Here: $49,492 State: $138,575
Mobile homes: $72,233
Here: $72,233 State: $52,675
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $36,298
Here: $36,298 State: $69,243
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jackson township: Camp De Soto (A), Upland (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jackson township include: Blanchard Springs Church (A), Caledonia Baptist Church (B), Calvary Church (C), Saint Mark Church (D), Mount Moriah Church (E), Mount Zion Church (F), Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church (G), Olive Branch United Methodist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Caledonia Cemetery (1), Cobb Cemetery (2), Olive Branch Cemetery (3), Saint Marks Cemetery (4), Cummings Cemetery (5), Ebenezer Cemetery (6), Morgan-Wade Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Wingfield Number Three (A), Lake Wingfield Number Two (B), Harper Reservoir (C), Wingfield Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Indian Creek (B), Flat Creek (C), Polly Branch (D), Bridge Creek (E), Beech Creek (F), Spooner Branch (G), Buckaloo Branch (H), Walker Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 8% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 626
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 23
- South: 124
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 205
- Mobile homes: 135
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,100
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 33 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Construction (25%)
- Chemicals (13%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Paper (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Plant and system operators (14%)
- Electricians (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- Irish (32.3%)
- United States or American (18.1%)
- English (15.2%)
- German (11.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
- Dutch (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 346 (88%)
- Carpooled: 35 (9%)
- Other means: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Wood (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 797- In family households: 730 (210 male householders, 27 female householders)
193 spouses, 271 children (252 natural, 3 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (43 male householders (43 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 67 1-person,
167 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (6 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 14.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |