Big Lake township, Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR)

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Land area: 73.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 4,158 (69% urban, 31% rural)

Males: 1,989	(47.8%)
Females: 2,169	(52.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,103 (2,980 owner occupied, 1,123 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	31%

Races in Big Lake township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
Black: 0.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 37.0

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Average household size: 2.51

Big Lake township:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.01

Estimated median household income in 2008: $60,587 ($50,234 in 1999)

This township:	$60,587
Arkansas:	$38,815

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $309 (lower quartile is $288, upper quartile is $346)

Here:	$309
State:	$435

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $202,597 (it was $129,800 in 2000)

Big Lake township:	$202,597
Arkansas:	$105,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,508 - $261,342

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $215,706
Here: $215,706
State: $147,878

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,573
Here: $207,573
State: $157,484

Mobile homes: $75,000
Here: $75,000
State: $38,244

Population density: 57 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	1.2%
Whole state:	6.6%

Cities in this township include: Bexar.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Big Lake township include: Smith Temple Church, Single Spring Church, Shottsville Church, Salem Church, Rocky Grove Church, Elvis Spearman Church, Pleasant Site Church, Fairview Church, Goggans Church.

Cemeteries: Donham Cemetery, Shottsville Cemetery, Bethlehem Cemetery, Bexar Cemetery, Liberty Hill Cemetery, Cockrell-Cofield Cemetery, Lawhorn Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jim Branch, Turkey Creek, Rason Branch, McConegal Creek, Beaver Dam Branch, Barnesville Creek, Lane Branch, Little Creek, Nettles Branch.

60% of Big Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 18% lived in Arkansas.

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

This state: 260
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 202
South: 12
West: 40

Big Lake 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: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

55 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 178
One, attached: 13
Mobile homes: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $70,000

Housing units in Big Lake township with a mortgage: 55 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 26
1970 to 1979: 59
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 7
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 79

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Big Lake township, Arkansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 11 5 rooms: 29 6 rooms: 55 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 30 9 or more rooms: 42

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Big Lake township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 136 4 bedrooms: 47 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Big Lake township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 8 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 43 2 vehicles: 63 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Big Lake township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 5 2 vehicles: 8 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 (%):

Metal and metal products (17%)
Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Machinery (7%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Cashiers (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Big Lake township:

German (34.9%)
Irish (14.1%)
English (11.2%)
Danish (9.5%)
Norwegian (6.8%)
French (except Basque) (4.9%)
European (4.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 228 (87%)
Carpooled: 21 (8%)
Worked at home: 13 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%) Electricity (19%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Utility gas (2%)

55 people in nursing homes

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 518

In family households: 457 (141 male householders, 19 female householders)
162 spouses, 129 children (106 natural, 14 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 61 (21 male householders (15 living alone)), 34 female householders (34 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 87 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 6 2-persons.

782 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (59 men, 125 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	10.3%
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%

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 Big Lake township:

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