Rankin township, Perry County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 30.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,263 (all rural)
| Males: 621 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 642 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,263 (1,054 owner occupied, 209 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Rankin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 43.6
Median age of females: 44.1
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Average household size: 2.31
| Rankin township: | 2.3 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.81
| Rankin township: | $42,187 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $390 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,293 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
| : | $79,293 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 41 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Harris Brake Lake Fire Department Station 3 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Rankin township include: Antioch Church (A), Oak Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Antioch Cemetery (1), Viney Grove Cemetery (2), Cardon Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Open Lake (A), Harris Brake Public Fishing Lake (B), Van Dalsen Lake (C), Harris Brake (D), Harris Brake Lake (E), Turkey Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Coffee Creek (A), Greathouse Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Rankin township: Harris Brake State Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
55% of Rankin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 147
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 3
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Rankin township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Public administration (21%)
- Construction (15%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
- Paper (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Health care (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rankin township:
- German (43.9%)
- Irish (18.5%)
- United States or American (14.6%)
- English (10.8%)
- Danish (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 113 (95%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 1 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (3%)
96.3% of residents of Rankin township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 170- In family households: 157 (56 male householders, 2 female householders)
56 spouses, 43 children (18 natural, 0 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 1 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
173 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (12 men, 52 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: 8
| Here: | 44.4% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |