Jump to a detailed profile or search site with Google Custom Search

Lee township, Boone County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile

Land area: 46.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,510 (2% urban, 98% rural)

Males: 775  (51.3%)
Females: 735  (48.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,472 (1,317 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

11%
State:

31%


Races in Lee township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
  • Black: 0.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 40.4

Discuss Arkansas on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!

Average household size: 2.59

Lee township:

2.6 people
Arkansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.87

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($35,513 in 1999)
Lee township:

$38,857
Arkansas:

$40,511
Median contract rent in 2013: $435 (lower quartile is $247, upper quartile is $395)
Here:

$435
State:

$489

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $108,582 (it was $73,900 in 2000)
:

$108,582
Arkansas:

$109,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,147 - $169,262
Population density: 33 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

10.7%
Whole state:

15.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

8.4%
Whole state:

6.6%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lee township: Shawnee Valley Boys Ranch (A), Cottonwood Fire Department Station 1 (B), Cottonwood Fire Department Station 2 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lee township include: Upland Church (A), Wesleyan Church (B), Hopewell Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Marble Fork (A), Evans Branch (B), Cheatham Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

64% of Lee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Arkansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 841
  • Northeast: 18
  • Midwest: 217
  • South: 201
  • West: 108

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Lee township, AR map Lee township, Arkansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $26,800


Housing units in Lee township with a mortgage: 156 (10 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 29
  • 1995 to 1998: 90
  • 1990 to 1994: 74
  • 1980 to 1989: 108
  • 1970 to 1979: 103
  • 1960 to 1969: 46
  • 1950 to 1959: 57
  • 1940 to 1949: 14
  • 1939 or earlier: 62

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 7
  • 3 rooms: 18
  • 4 rooms: 39
  • 5 rooms: 148
  • 6 rooms: 129
  • 7 rooms: 73
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9 or more rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee township, Arkansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 18
  • 5 rooms: 28
  • 6 rooms: 5
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lee township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 28
  • 2 bedrooms: 61
  • 3 bedrooms: 300
  • 4 bedrooms: 53
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee township:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 22
  • 3 bedrooms: 26
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 19
  • 1 vehicle: 78
  • 2 vehicles: 232
  • 3 vehicles: 107
  • 4 vehicles: 17
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 27
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (10%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lee township:

  • United States or American (40.3%)
  • German (10.4%)
  • English (9.6%)
  • Irish (8.9%)
  • European (5.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
  • French (except Basque) (1.5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (38%)
  • Wood (31%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

99.4% of residents of Lee township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,340

Size of family households: 217 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 14 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 12 2-persons,

280 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (19 men, 21 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here:

5.1%
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: 0
Here:

0.0%
Arkansas:

14.7%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lee township:

Discuss neighborhood_name neighborhood (subdivision, block, or community) on our hugely popular Arkansas forum.