Pigeon township, Baxter County, Arkansas (AR)

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Pigeon township, AR map Land area: 51.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,518 (all rural)

Males: 777	(51.2%)
Females: 741	(48.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,518 (1,395 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	31%

Races in Pigeon township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 43.2
Median age of females: 43.8

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Average household size: 2.49

Pigeon township:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.80

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,617 ($30,058 in 1999)

This township:	$35,617
Arkansas:	$38,134

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $527 (lower quartile is $517, upper quartile is $537)

Here:	$527
State:	$421

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,630 (it was $78,200 in 2000)

Pigeon township:	$121,630
Arkansas:	$101,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,999 - $159,122

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $208,837
Here: $208,837
State: $148,559

Townhouses or other attached units: $196,221
Here: $196,221
State: $165,561

Mobile homes: $52,899
Here: $52,899
State: $38,244

Population density: 29 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	1.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Pigeon township: Church of Christ.

Cemetery: Thacker Cemetery.

Creeks: Pigeon Creek, Cedar Creek, Briar Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (100% naturalized citizens)

Pigeon township:	0.5%
State:	2.8%

54% of Pigeon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 717
Northeast: 95
Midwest: 443
South: 201
West: 140

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Pigeon township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 549
One, attached: 16
10 to 19: 4
Mobile homes: 140

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,300

Housing units in Pigeon township with a mortgage: 124 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 111

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 59
1995 to 1998: 130
1990 to 1994: 70
1980 to 1989: 129
1970 to 1979: 170
1960 to 1969: 101
1950 to 1959: 15
1940 to 1949: 18
1939 or earlier: 17

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pigeon township, Arkansas:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 136 5 rooms: 156 6 rooms: 137 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 15 9 or more rooms: 43

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pigeon township, Arkansas:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pigeon township:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 69 2 bedrooms: 230 3 bedrooms: 208 4 bedrooms: 63 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pigeon township:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 8 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Pigeon township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 124 2 vehicles: 319 3 vehicles: 102 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Pigeon township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 6 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Accommodation and food services (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Health care (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (33%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Gasoline stations (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other financial specialists (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pigeon township:

United States or American (22.1%)
Irish (12.5%)
German (10.9%)
English (6.5%)
French (except Basque) (5.6%)
Dutch (5.3%)
Polish (4.1%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Philippines (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 509 (81%)
Carpooled: 103 (16%)
Worked at home: 20 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (54%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%) Wood (10%) Utility gas (4%)

97.5% of residents of Pigeon township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,612

In family households: 1,422 (458 male householders, 36 female householders)
473 spouses, 394 children (344 natural, 21 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 35 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 190 (106 male householders (82 living alone)), 61 female householders (61 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 268 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 68 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 143 1-person, 24 2-persons.

268 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (13 men, 31 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	9.3%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	10.3%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Arkansas:	14.7%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pigeon township:

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