Jefferson township, Boone County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 15.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,187 (all rural)
Males: 576 | (48.5%) |
Females: 611 | (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,187 (973 owner occupied, 214 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.74
Jefferson township: | 2.7 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
Jefferson township: | $38,857 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $435 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,582 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
: | $108,582 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 76 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 5.4% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 2.5% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Valley Springs.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Valley Springs Fire Department Station 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Jefferson township: Crossroad Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bald Knob Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Wilbourn Cemetery (3), Hog Creek Cemetery (4), Valley Springs Cemetery (5), Hampton Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elm Branch (A), Snowball Branch (B), Plum Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 196
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 2
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 93
- Two: 5
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (47%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (50%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Financial managers (14%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Registered nurses (22%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other financial specialists (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Religious workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (38.3%)
- Norwegian (19.2%)
- Irish (14.5%)
- Swedish (14.0%)
- Danish (5.6%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- Swiss (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (68%)
- Carpooled: 12 (10%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (3%)
- Worked at home: 22 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (3%)
99.2% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 241- In family households: 215 (69 male householders, 2 female householders)
55 spouses, 78 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person,
242 married couples with children.
51 single-parent households (12 men, 39 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |