Optimus township, Stone County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 46.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 219 (all rural)
| Males: 114 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 105 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 219 (175 owner occupied, 44 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Optimus township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Median age of males: 44.1
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.55
| Optimus township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Optimus township: | $29,644 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $303 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,906 (it was $60,100 in 2000)
| : | $89,906 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 18.6% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Optimus township: City Rock Bluff Special Interest Area (A), Sylamore Experimental Station (B), North Sylamore Campground (C), Shelter Cave Picnic Area (D), Allison - Sylamore Volunteer Fire Station 5 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Optimus township: Mount Joy Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Optimus Cemetery (1), Old Optimus Cemetery (2), Katy Cemetery (3), Herd Cemetery (4), Harris Cemetery (5), Flanery Cemetery (6), Branscumb Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Mirror Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Livingston Creek (A), Sycamore Creek (B), Blue Steer Branch (C), Bearhead Branch (D), Bad Branch (E), Mill Creek (F), Wolf Branch (G), Sugarloaf Creek (H), Jacks Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Optimus township include: Blanchard Springs Recreation Area (1), Slaymore Experimental Forest (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Optimus township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 188
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 30
- South: 42
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 112
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Optimus township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Construction (16%)
- Textile mills and textile products (9%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Textile mills and textile products (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Optimus township:
- Scotch-Irish (24.7%)
- French (except Basque) (12.4%)
- United States or American (12.4%)
- German (11.3%)
- Irish (11.3%)
- English (6.2%)
- Swedish (5.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 85 (68%)
- Carpooled: 36 (29%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Wood (31%)
- Electricity (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 264- In family households: 238 (50 male householders, 24 female householders)
65 spouses, 90 children (90 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 9 female householders (5 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 4 2-persons,
40 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (8 men, 6 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% |