Griggs township, St. Francis County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 94.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population: 967 (28% urban, 72% rural)
Males: 477 | (49.3%) |
Females: 490 | (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 967 (663 owner occupied, 304 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Griggs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 41.6%
- Black: 55.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 32.7
Median age of females: 33.5
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Average household size: 2.76
Griggs township: | 2.8 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.36
Griggs township: | $30,802 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $397 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,945 (it was $50,700 in 2000)
: | $66,945 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 23.9% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
Cities in this township include: Widener.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Griggs township include: White Rock Church (A), Pilgrim Rest Church (B), Oak Grove Church (C), New Home Church (D), Macedonia Church (E), Holly Grove Church (F), Friendship Church (G), Burnt Cane Church (H), Bethlehem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Whitmore Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Brushy Lake (A), Wiggins Lake (B), Thompson Lake (C), Rush Lake (D), Round Pond Lake (E), Round Pond (F), Pettijohn Lake (G), Nichols Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beaver Slough (A), Little Bivens Bayou (B), Tenmile Bayou (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Griggs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 160
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 98
- South: 0
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 92
- Mobile homes: 6
Housing units in Griggs township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (17%)
- Truck transportation (16%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Gasoline stations (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (21%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (19%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
- Therapists (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Griggs township:
- Dutch (63.6%)
- German (24.3%)
- English (8.1%)
- Norwegian (2.2%)
- Swedish (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (91%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 8 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 272- In family households: 249 (86 male householders, 0 female householders)
83 spouses, 80 children (80 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (12 male householders (6 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 6 2-persons,
160 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (18 men, 46 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 28.6% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here: | 30.6% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here: | 100.0% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |