Gainsboro township, Independence County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 29.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 974 (all rural)
| Males: 507 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 467 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 974 (822 owner occupied, 152 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Gainsboro township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.4%
- Black: 1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.48
| Gainsboro township: | 2.5 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Gainsboro township: | $34,096 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $422 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,723 (it was $57,700 in 2000)
| : | $90,723 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Gainsboro township include: Weavers Chapel (A), Liberty Church (B), Sharp United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Haddock Cemetery (2), Wood Cemetery (3), Weavers Cemetery (4), Havison Cemetery (5), Weaver's Cemetery (6), Liberty Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lee Britten Lake (A), Goforth Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Miller Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Gainsboro township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% 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: 648
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 37
- South: 23
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 245
- Mobile homes: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,000
Housing units in Gainsboro township with a mortgage: 79 (7 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Construction (12%)
- Food (10%)
- Chemicals (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Computer and electronic products (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Plant and system operators (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gainsboro township:
- German (53.0%)
- English (12.6%)
- United States or American (8.6%)
- Swedish (7.8%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- Polish (2.6%)
- Italian (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 368 (92%)
- Carpooled: 16 (4%)
- Worked at home: 17 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
98.5% of residents of Gainsboro township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 733- In family households: 655 (174 male householders, 27 female householders)
177 spouses, 264 children (238 natural, 22 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 78 (44 male householders (40 living alone)), 20 female householders (11 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 94 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 13 2-persons,
164 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (14 men, 18 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% |