Big Flat township, Baxter County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 47.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 226 (all rural)
| Males: 107 |  (47.3%) |
| Females: 119 |  (52.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 226 (176 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Big Flat township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 45.3
Median age of females: 46.5
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Average household size: 2.19
| Big Flat township: | 2.2 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Big Flat township: | $33,421 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $474 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $122,460 (it was $79,900 in 2000)
| : | $122,460 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 19.4% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Big Flat.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Reservoir: Big Flat Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Big Flat township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 162
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 29
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 100
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,600
Housing units in Big Flat township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (42%)
- Apparel (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Therapists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (21%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
- Other financial specialists (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big Flat township:
- United States or American (42.9%)
- Irish (29.4%)
- English (7.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.8%)
- Scottish (4.0%)
- German (3.2%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (76%)
- Carpooled: 11 (18%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 2 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (2%)
98.6% of residents of Big Flat township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 222- In family households: 179 (52 male householders, 10 female householders)
49 spouses, 55 children (51 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 7 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (13 male householders (11 living alone)), 28 female householders (26 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 4 2-persons,
39 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (0 men, 9 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% |