Wells Bayou township, Lincoln County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 61.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 504 (all rural)
| Males: 269 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 235 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 504 (346 owner occupied, 158 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Wells Bayou township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 82.5%
- Black: 9.3%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.86
| Wells Bayou township: | 2.9 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.23
| Wells Bayou township: | $32,491 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $367 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $60,516 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
| : | $60,516 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Wells Bayou Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Wells Bayou township include: Watson Chapel (A), Wells Chapel (B), Cypress Grove Church (C), Friendship Church (D), Rankin Chapel Baptist Church (E), Dark Corners Church (F), Anderson Chapel Baptist Church (G), Saint Harmony Church (H), Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Madden Cemetery (1), Mackwee Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Harm Coat Bayou (A), Shooks Reservoir (B), Holthoff Reservoir (C), Fletcher Brake (D), Dark Brake (E), Purtris Brake (F), Flag Pond (G), Avery Brake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Creek (A), Deep Bayou (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
87% of Wells Bayou 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, 80% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 175
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
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: 96
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Wells Bayou township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Food (15%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (15%)
- Health care (11%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Construction (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (52%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (19%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wells Bayou township:
- German (36.8%)
- United States or American (19.9%)
- Danish (11.8%)
- English (10.3%)
- Norwegian (8.8%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- Swedish (5.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 71 (74%)
- Carpooled: 15 (16%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 8 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (4%)
97.7% of residents of Wells Bayou township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 185- In family households: 161 (48 male householders, 0 female householders)
46 spouses, 64 children (60 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
106 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (4 men, 10 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |