Promised Land township, Lawrence County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 31.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 550 (all rural)
| Males: 287 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 263 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 550 (395 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Promised Land township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.67
| Promised Land township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Promised Land township: | $32,036 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $61,026 (it was $45,100 in 2000)
| : | $61,026 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Sedgwick.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Promised Land township include: Oak Grove Church (A), Oak Hill Church (B), Cache River Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Manning Cemetery (1), Old Military Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Rainwater Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Head Slough (A). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Promised Land township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% 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: 965
- Northeast: 27
- Midwest: 93
- South: 14
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 339
- One, attached: 13
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in Promised Land township with a mortgage: 123 (6 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 64
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Educational services (27%)
- Health care (19%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (14%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Cashiers (14%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Promised Land township:
- German (49.9%)
- United States or American (10.8%)
- Irish (10.4%)
- Danish (6.3%)
- English (5.2%)
- Norwegian (3.3%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 447 (83%)
- Carpooled: 24 (4%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 64 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.0% of residents of Promised Land township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 956- In family households: 894 (256 male householders, 29 female householders)
270 spouses, 325 children (285 natural, 7 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (40 male householders (33 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 174 (161 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 7 2-persons,
110 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (6 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 13.2% |
| 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: 17
| Here: | 44.7% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |