Center township, Sebastian County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 38.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 8,635 (68% urban, 32% rural)
| Males: 4,216 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 4,419 |  (51.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 8,466 (6,704 owner occupied, 1,762 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.9%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 32.2
Median age of females: 33.4
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Average household size: 2.75
| Center township: | 2.8 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Center township: | $41,056 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $500 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,600 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
| : | $127,600 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 226 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 10.0% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Greenwood.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Liberty Church (A), Oak View Farm (B), Excelsior/ Mount Zion / Palestine Rural Fire Department (C), Greenwood Rural Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Center township include: Mount Harmony Baptist Church (A), Burnville Baptist Church (B), Palestine Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Liberty Cemetery (1), Gilliam Cemetery (2), Gentry Cemetery (3), Clarkeen Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Greenwood Lake (A), Williamson Lake (B), Greenwood Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Heartsill Creek (A), Vineyard Creek (B), Vineyard Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 163
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 84
- South: 0
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
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
94 people in nursing homes
75 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 110
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Construction (27%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- U. S. Postal service (3%)
- Personal and laundry services (3%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (16%)
- Other direct selling establishments (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (40%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (26.4%)
- English (14.3%)
- European (13.7%)
- Irish (10.4%)
- Dutch (7.1%)
- Welsh (6.6%)
- United States or American (6.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (74%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Walked: 10 (8%)
- Worked at home: 16 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Wood (27%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
94 people in nursing homes
75 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
86.6% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English not well).
8.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 280- In family households: 241 (72 male householders, 2 female householders)
66 spouses, 89 children (89 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 22 female householders (19 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 22 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 3 2-persons,
2,014 married couples with children.
492 single-parent households (94 men, 398 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 9.7% |
| 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: 7
| Here: | 38.9% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |