Union township, Izard County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 45.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,481 (all rural)
| Males: 1,483 |  (59.8%) |
| Females: 998 |  (40.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,880 (1,369 owner occupied, 511 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.0%
- Black: 6.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 42.5
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Average household size: 2.34
| Union township: | 2.3 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Union township: | $30,468 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $345 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,415 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
| : | $75,415 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 21.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Calico Rock, Pineville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Chesmond Ferry (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Union township include: Flat Rock Church (A), Spring Creek Methodist Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cresswell Cemetery (1), Spring Creek Cemetery (2), Talley Cemetery (3), Staggs Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Nasty Creek (A), Tan Trough Creek (B), Flat Rock Creek (C), Brushy Creek (D), Moccasin Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 4% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 124
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 101
- South: 26
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
550 people in state prisons
51 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (63%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (3%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (17%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Gasoline stations (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (60%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Printing workers (3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Cashiers (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- English (32.6%)
- German (31.6%)
- United States or American (22.8%)
- Swiss (6.7%)
- Dutch (2.6%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
- Irish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 59 (50%)
- Carpooled: 3 (3%)
- Walked: 10 (9%)
- Other means: 6 (5%)
- Worked at home: 39 (33%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (13%)
550 people in state prisons
51 people in nursing homes
83.5% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 274- In family households: 269 (79 male householders, 0 female householders)
76 spouses, 114 children (93 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
319 married couples with children.
105 single-parent households (24 men, 81 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 15.8% |
| 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% |