Lower North township, Sharp County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 438 (all rural)
| Males: 215 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 223 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 438 (391 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Lower North township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
- Hispanic or Latino: 3.0%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
Median age of males: 43.7
Median age of females: 42.9
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Average household size: 2.47
| Lower North township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Lower North township: | $30,666 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $406 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,313 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
| : | $75,313 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 20.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Lower North township include: Baker Chapel (A), New Hope Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Flint Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lige Branch (A), Cave Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Lower North township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 236
- Northeast: 18
- Midwest: 176
- South: 29
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 212
- Mobile homes: 25
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Lower North township with a mortgage: 44 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Construction (36%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Construction (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Electricians (21%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Carpenters (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lower North township:
- United States or American (42.4%)
- English (21.8%)
- German (9.0%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- European (3.9%)
- Pennsylvania German (1.8%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 136 (86%)
- Carpooled: 20 (13%)
- Worked at home: 2 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (17%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 478- In family households: 441 (143 male householders, 18 female householders)
135 spouses, 112 children (97 natural, 5 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (4 male householders (2 living alone)), 30 female householders (29 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 3 2-persons,
86 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |