Big Lake township, Mississippi County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
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
| Big Lake 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: 57 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Manila.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Big Lake township: Jolliff Store (A), United States Fish and Wildlife - Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Park Security) (B), Milligan Ridge Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Big Lake township include: Walnut Grove Church (A), Little Blackwater Church (B), Little River Church (C), Lost Cane Church (D), New Harmony Baptist Church (E), Methodist Church (F), Browns Chapel Baptist Church (G), Blackwater Baptist Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trap Chute (A), Sand Slu (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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
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
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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%)
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% |