Prairie township, Boone County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 16.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 487 (all rural)
| Males: 227 |  (46.6%) |
| Females: 260 |  (53.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 487 (370 owner occupied, 117 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.54
| Prairie township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Prairie township: | $38,857 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $435 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,582 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
| : | $108,582 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 9.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Everton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Prairie township: Davis Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Newton Cemetery (1), Dugger Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Marshall Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
48% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 368
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 63
- South: 58
- West: 59
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 180
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,000
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 41 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Construction (27%)
- Truck transportation (19%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Air transportation (5%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (2%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Construction (13%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (10%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Extraction workers (7%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (11%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- United States or American (59.5%)
- German (7.3%)
- English (5.7%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
- Scottish (1.6%)
- Welsh (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 207 (81%)
- Carpooled: 39 (15%)
- Worked at home: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.9% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 550- In family households: 501 (144 male householders, 18 female householders)
139 spouses, 166 children (134 natural, 4 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (13 male householders (11 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 2 2-persons,
95 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (10 men, 16 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% |