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Beech township, Miller County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

Land area: 103.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 3,284 (all rural)

Males: 1,661  (50.6%)
Females: 1,623  (49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,284 (2,573 owner occupied, 711 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

31%


Races in Beech township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
  • Asian: 0.0%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 32.5
Median age of females: 34.4

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Average household size: 2.77

Beech township:

2.8 people
Arkansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.13

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($59,028 in 1999)
Beech township:

$40,189
Arkansas:

$40,511
Median contract rent in 2013: $520 (lower quartile is $246, upper quartile is $421)
Here:

$521
State:

$489

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,805 (it was $60,200 in 2000)
:

$94,805
Arkansas:

$109,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $52,902 - $168,657
Population density: 32 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

2.9%
Whole state:

15.8%

Cities in this township include: Fouke.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Beech township: Boggy Creek Volunteer Fire Department (A), Booker Bridge Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Beech township include: Antioch Church (A), Corinth Church (B), Fairland Church (C), Independence Church (D), Little Church (E), Macedonia Church (F), Rocky Mound Church (G), Springhill Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Phylaw Cemetery (1), Rocky Mound Cemetery (2), Fouke Cemetery (3), McKenzie Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Ford Slough (A), Moes Slough (B), Snake Lake (C), Elliott Slough (D), Fish Lake (E), Crabtree Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Creek (A), Days Creek (B), Chicken Creek (C), Boggy Creek (D), Old Channel McKinney Bayou (E), Sulphur River (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

74% of Beech township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Arkansas.

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

  • This state: 688
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 61
  • South: 9
  • West: 17

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Beech township, AR map Beech township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $70,800


Housing units in Beech township with a mortgage: 87 (9 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 10
  • 1995 to 1998: 31
  • 1990 to 1994: 20
  • 1980 to 1989: 15
  • 1970 to 1979: 67
  • 1960 to 1969: 31
  • 1950 to 1959: 17
  • 1940 to 1949: 41
  • 1939 or earlier: 82

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Beech township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 63
  • 6 rooms: 76
  • 7 rooms: 53
  • 8 rooms: 25
  • 9 or more rooms: 38

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beech township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 11
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beech township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 13
  • 2 bedrooms: 24
  • 3 bedrooms: 168
  • 4 bedrooms: 57
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beech township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 21
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Beech township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 16
  • 2 vehicles: 141
  • 3 vehicles: 69
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Beech township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (17%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Beech township:

  • German (47.4%)
  • United States or American (13.6%)
  • Swedish (13.4%)
  • English (6.4%)
  • Norwegian (4.0%)
  • Irish (3.1%)
  • Scottish (2.2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

97.9% of residents of Beech township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 781

Size of family households: 133 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 16 2-persons,

703 married couples with children.
156 single-parent households (45 men, 111 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here:

15.5%
Arkansas:

7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

2.4%
Arkansas:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
Here:

42.1%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Beech township:

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