McGavock township, Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 23.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 728 (all rural)
| Males: 325 |  (44.6%) |
| Females: 403 |  (55.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 728 (494 owner occupied, 234 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in McGavock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 54.3%
- Black: 44.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 34.6
Median age of females: 36.1
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Average household size: 2.65
| McGavock township: | 2.6 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.26
| McGavock 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: 30 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 28.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 17.5% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Joiner.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in McGavock township include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Bethlehem Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rupe Cemetery (1), Bowden Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Swan Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Frenchmans Bayou (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of McGavock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 569
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 26
- South: 124
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 209
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 8
- 10 to 19: 2
- 20 to 49: 12
- Mobile homes: 76
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units in McGavock township with a mortgage: 55 (4 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Construction (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Printing and related support activities (18%)
- Food (12%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Textile mills and textile products (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (34%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in McGavock township:
- English (14.0%)
- United States or American (14.0%)
- Irish (3.3%)
- European (1.5%)
- German (1.5%)
- Dutch (0.9%)
- French (except Basque) (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 213 (75%)
- Carpooled: 61 (22%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 3 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (69%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
99.9% of residents of McGavock township speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 735- In family households: 661 (112 male householders, 78 female householders)
127 spouses, 243 children (233 natural, 4 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 15 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 74 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 42 female householders (40 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
101 married couples with children.
66 single-parent households (11 men, 55 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |