Water Creek township, Hempstead County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 26.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 533 (all rural)
| Males: 259 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 274 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 533 (455 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Water Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 49.7%
- Black: 46.3%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 29.9
Median age of females: 30.7
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Average household size: 2.98
| Water Creek township: | 3.0 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Water Creek township: | $29,293 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $388 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $74,599 (it was $49,100 in 2000)
| : | $74,599 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 24.8% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 12.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Water Creek township: Arkansas Highway Police - Hope (A), Guernsey Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Water Creek township include: Water Creek Church (A), Mount Sinai Church (B), Saint Luke Number 2 Missionary Baptist Church (C), Guernsey Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Wilson Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Goss Creek (B), Flat Creek (C), Water Creek (D), Caney Creek (E), Sandy Bois d'Arc Creek (F), Peavine Creek (G), Black Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Water Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 302
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 22
- South: 174
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 142
- Mobile homes: 76
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,400
Housing units in Water Creek township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (24%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Postsecondary teachers (13%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Water Creek township:
- United States or American (48.6%)
- German (5.8%)
- English (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.3%)
- Irish (1.0%)
- Italian (0.8%)
- Scottish (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 187 (85%)
- Carpooled: 27 (12%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (4%)
99.5% of residents of Water Creek township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 521- In family households: 491 (95 male householders, 53 female householders)
107 spouses, 205 children (205 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
107 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (4 men, 23 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): 5
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |