Prairie township, Carroll County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 70.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 6,532 (65% urban, 35% rural)
| Males: 3,196 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 3,336 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 6,412 (4,263 owner occupied, 2,149 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 34% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 83.3%
- Black: 0.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.58
| Prairie township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Prairie 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: 92 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Berryville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Prairie township include: Berkes Community Church (A), Cove Church (B), Hill Church (C), Mulberry Church (D), Shady Grove Baptist Church (E), Pleasant Valley Church (F), Snow Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Shady Grove Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (2), Rush Cemetery (3), Farmer Cemetery (4), Pension Mountain Cemetery (5), Snow Cemetery (6), Briley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Branch (A), Wilder Branch (B), Freeman Branch (C), Warden Branch (D), Piney Creek (E), Rockhouse Creek (F), Osage Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 250
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 10
- South: 0
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
89 people in nursing homes
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 118
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (16%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Finance and insurance (24%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Construction laborers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- Dutch (27.0%)
- English (23.7%)
- German (18.4%)
- Swedish (12.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.9%)
- United States or American (7.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (80%)
- Carpooled: 8 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 12 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
89 people in nursing homes
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
98.0% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 274- In family households: 255 (68 male householders, 15 female householders)
70 spouses, 99 children (87 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person,
1,140 married couples with children.
395 single-parent households (103 men, 292 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% |