Polk township, Montgomery County, Arkansas (AR)

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Land area: 106.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 826 (all rural)

Males: 405	(49.0%)
Females: 421	(51.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 826 (706 owner occupied, 120 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	31%

Races in Polk township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
Asian: 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.1%
Two or more races: 1.7%

Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 40.5

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Average household size: 2.49

Polk township:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.86

Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,521 ($53,607 in 1999)

This township:	$63,521
Arkansas:	$38,134

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $475 (lower quartile is $401, upper quartile is $516)

Here:	$475
State:	$421

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $214,331 (it was $137,800 in 2000)

Polk township:	$214,331
Arkansas:	$101,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $118,627 - $336,051

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $276,709
Here: $276,709
State: $148,559

In 2-unit structures: $1,105,345
Here: $1,105,345
State: $140,742

Mobile homes: $45,776
Here: $45,776
State: $38,244

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	6.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (100% naturalized citizens)

Polk township:	0.7%
State:	2.8%

62% of Polk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Arkansas.

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

This state: 1031
Northeast: 16
Midwest: 50
South: 17
West: 9

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

Polk township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 616
Two: 7
Mobile homes: 136

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,700

Housing units in Polk township with a mortgage: 148 (6 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 29
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 68
1980 to 1989: 113
1970 to 1979: 154
1960 to 1969: 161
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 40
1939 or earlier: 106

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Polk township, Arkansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 28 5 rooms: 71 6 rooms: 75 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 60 9 or more rooms: 93

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk township, Arkansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 22 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Polk township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 204 4 bedrooms: 53 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Polk township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 11 3 bedrooms: 11 4 bedrooms: 23 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Polk township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 77 2 vehicles: 154 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 35 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Polk township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 8 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Machinery (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Computer and electronic products (13%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Top executives (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)
Business operations specialists (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Polk township:

German (51.4%)
United States or American (11.6%)
Irish (11.1%)
English (9.3%)
Scottish (3.3%)
Swiss (3.2%)
Welsh (3.0%)

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

Russia (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 554 (88%)
Carpooled: 37 (6%)
Motorcycle: 5 (1%)
Walked: 13 (2%)
Worked at home: 23 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%) Electricity (8%) Utility gas (7%) Wood (4%)

99.2% of residents of Polk township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,129

In family households: 1,048 (333 male householders, 24 female householders)
311 spouses, 345 children (333 natural, 6 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 7 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 81 (61 male householders (55 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 190 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 6 3-persons.

158 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (12 men, 13 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	20.2%
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: 13

Here:	72.2%
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 Polk township:

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