Big Creek township, Phillips County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 38.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 559 (all rural)
| Males: 275 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 284 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 559 (369 owner occupied, 190 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 34% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Big Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 25.8%
- Black: 72.6%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 33.8
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.73
| Big Creek township: | 2.7 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.40
| Big Creek township: | $26,200 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $349 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $60,720 (it was $43,600 in 2000)
| : | $60,720 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 39.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 18.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Big Creek township include: Elizabeth Church (A), Mount Olive Church (B), New Hope Church (C), Saint Mathews Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Coffee Creek Cemetery (1), Taylor Cemetery (2), Mount Olive Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Lick Creek (A), Coffee Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
64% of Big Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 474
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 28
- South: 79
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 155
- Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,300
Housing units in Big Creek township with a mortgage: 27 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Construction (2%)
- Health care (39%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (32%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (16%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Big Creek township:
- United States or American (15.1%)
- Irish (3.4%)
- African (3.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.2%)
- English (2.6%)
- Italian (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (73%)
- Carpooled: 50 (25%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (1%)
99.6% of residents of Big Creek township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 583- In family households: 529 (67 male householders, 91 female householders)
78 spouses, 225 children (185 natural, 27 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (17 male householders (16 living alone)), 35 female householders (33 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 3 2-persons,
64 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (17 men, 56 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |