Oil Trough township, Independence County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 39.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 669 (all rural)
| Males: 340 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 329 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 669 (507 owner occupied, 162 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Oil Trough township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Two or more races: 2.1%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.44
| Oil Trough township: | 2.4 people |
| Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Oil Trough township: | $34,096 |
| Arkansas: | $40,511 |
| Here: | $422 |
| State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $90,723 (it was $57,700 in 2000)
| : | $90,723 |
| Arkansas: | $109,500 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.0% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
Cities in this township include: Oil Trough.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Oil Trough township: Blackland Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Ellison Cemetery (1), Price Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Brown Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fife Slough (A), Village Creek (B), Dog Lick Branch (C), Bailey Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Oil Trough township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 479
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 50
- South: 53
- West: 44
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 259
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 44
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Oil Trough township with a mortgage: 74 (17 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (21%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Paper (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oil Trough township:
- Irish (24.4%)
- English (23.4%)
- United States or American (21.8%)
- German (7.9%)
- Dutch (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.3%)
- Scottish (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 215 (86%)
- Carpooled: 20 (8%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Wood (7%)
98.0% of residents of Oil Trough township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 639- In family households: 536 (157 male householders, 32 female householders)
142 spouses, 167 children (158 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (49 male householders (41 living alone)), 40 female householders (37 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 105 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 11 2-persons,
108 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (10 men, 19 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Arkansas: | 14.7% |