Independence township, Marion County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Land area: 20.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 223 (all rural)
Males: 118 | (52.9%) |
Females: 105 | (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 223 (196 owner occupied, 27 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Independence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.53
Independence township: | 2.5 people |
Arkansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
Independence township: | $34,277 |
Arkansas: | $40,511 |
Here: | $382 |
State: | $489 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,601 (it was $69,600 in 2000)
: | $94,601 |
Arkansas: | $109,500 |
Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.2% |
Whole state: | 15.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Independence township include: Anderson Flat Church (A), Beckham Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Beckham Cemetery (1), Anderson Flat Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Independence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 28% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 99
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 38
- West: 21
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 2.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- Mobile homes: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,600
Housing units in Independence township with a mortgage: 24 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (13%)
- Textile mills and textile products (11%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Textile mills and textile products (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Independence township:
- United States or American (36.8%)
- English (16.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (12.8%)
- Irish (9.8%)
- German (7.5%)
- Welsh (3.8%)
- Italian (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55 (62%)
- Carpooled: 22 (25%)
- Worked at home: 12 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Wood (39%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (5%)
98.8% of residents of Independence township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 187- In family households: 162 (46 male householders, 14 female householders)
50 spouses, 48 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
35 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (5 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% |