Polo township, Carroll County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 40.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,305 (all rural)
| Males: 648 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 657 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,305 (1,059 owner occupied, 246 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Polo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.71
| Polo township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Polo township: | $33,456 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,460 (it was $80,200 in 2000)
| : | $122,460 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Polo township include: High Church (A), Blackjack Church (B), Antioch Church of God of the Apostolic Faith (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jones Cemetery (1), Williams Cemetery (2), Marshall Cemetery (3), High Cemetery (4), Blackjack Cemetery (5), Bunch Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Fuller Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Waxweed Run (A), Stony Point Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Polo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 390
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 40
- South: 10
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 170
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Polo township with a mortgage: 60 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Printing and related support activities (15%)
- Construction (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Leather and allied products (7%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Health care (31%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Printing and related support activities (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Printing workers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (17%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Polo township:
- German (45.0%)
- Norwegian (20.6%)
- United States or American (7.7%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- Danish (4.9%)
- Belgian (3.2%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 153 (72%)
- Carpooled: 45 (21%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 10 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Utility gas (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Electricity (1%)
98.3% of residents of Polo township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 445- In family households: 413 (111 male householders, 20 female householders)
95 spouses, 175 children (173 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (19 male householders (18 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 1 2-persons,
280 married couples with children.
63 single-parent households (11 men, 52 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 6.8% |
| 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% |