Saratoga township, Howard County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 18.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Population: 270 (all rural)
| Males: 131 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 139 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 270 (224 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Saratoga township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 44.4%
- Black: 54.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.55
| Saratoga township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Saratoga township: | $35,653 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $370 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,027 (it was $54,700 in 2000)
| : | $76,027 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 8.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Saratoga township: Saline Landing (A), Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: High Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Mine Creek (A), Plum Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Saratoga township: Okay Dike Use Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Saratoga township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 275
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 3
- South: 15
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 100
- Mobile homes: 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Saratoga township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Machinery (13%)
- Food (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Machinery (31%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Food (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Paper (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (25%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Food processing workers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Saratoga township:
- German (78.2%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- European (3.5%)
- Polish (3.1%)
- Danish (0.9%)
- English (0.9%)
- French (except Basque) (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 117 (78%)
- Carpooled: 8 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 20 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 304- In family households: 255 (65 male householders, 26 female householders)
82 spouses, 75 children (75 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (37 male householders (37 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person,
48 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (5 men, 12 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: 11
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |