Carson township, Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 64.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.
Population: 335 (all rural)
| Males: 173 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 162 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 335 (181 owner occupied, 154 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 46% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Carson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 77.3%
- Black: 19.7%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.72
| Carson township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Carson township: | $35,664 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $383 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,844 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
| : | $76,844 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $102,626
Here: $102,626 State: $153,111
Townhouses or other attached units: $77,550
Here: $77,550 State: $138,575
In 2-unit structures: $59,259
Here: $59,259 State: $100,537
Mobile homes: $48,181
Here: $48,181 State: $52,675
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Marie.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Carson township: Morgan Point Landing (A), Upper Turnage Landing (B), Falls Landing (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Carson township include: Carson Church (A), Equal Rights Church (B), Little Bethlehem Church (C), Locust Grove Church (D), Pleasant Grove Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nodena Cemetery (1), Little Bethlehem Cemetery (2), Locust Grove Cemetery (3), Carson Cemetery (4), Pittman Cemetery (5), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (6), Locust Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Preston Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Waller Bayou (A), Sandy Bayou (B), Brown Bayou (C), Rapee Bayou (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Carson township: Nodena Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Carson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 12% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 262
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 55
- South: 47
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700
Housing units in Carson township with a mortgage: 53 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Plastics and rubber products (12%)
- Printing and related support activities (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (12%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (21%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carson township:
- United States or American (21.1%)
- African (13.2%)
- English (8.3%)
- German (4.2%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 109 (79%)
- Carpooled: 22 (16%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood (5%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 364- In family households: 327 (72 male householders, 26 female householders)
77 spouses, 116 children (107 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 16 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 37 (16 male householders (14 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 2 3-persons,
56 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (3 men, 15 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% |