Big Spring township, Izard County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 15.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 213 (all rural)
Males: 111 | (52.1%) |
Females: 102 | (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 213 (176 owner occupied, 37 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Big Spring township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.54
Big Spring township: | 2.5 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
Big Spring township: | $30,468 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $345 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $75,415 (it was $58,100 in 2000)
: | $75,415 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 54.4% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
This township: | 29.4% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Big Spring township include: Concord Church (A), Draytons Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Shaw Cemetery (1), Big Spring Cemetery (2), Taylor Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Big Spring township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% 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: 180
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 64
Housing units in Big Spring township with a mortgage: 9 (9 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Construction (13%)
- Food (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Social assistance (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big Spring township:
- German (66.5%)
- Norwegian (29.7%)
- Dutch (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (76%)
- Carpooled: 4 (7%)
- Worked at home: 9 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Electricity (24%)
98.8% of residents of Big Spring township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 180- In family households: 167 (44 male householders, 0 female householders)
44 spouses, 79 children (53 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 17 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
36 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (4 men, 7 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% |