Emmet, Arkansas

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Emmet, Arkansas
City
Location in Nevada County and the state of Arkansas
Location in Nevada County and the state of Arkansas
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Country United States
State Arkansas
Counties Nevada, Hempstead
Area
 • Total 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Land 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 318 ft (97 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 506
 • Density 337.3/sq mi (129.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 71835
Area code(s) 870
FIPS code 05-21610
GNIS feature ID 0048893

Emmet is a city spanning Hempstead and Nevada counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.

The former Arkla Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century frontier town located near Emmet off U.S. Highway 67, operated from the late 1950s until the late 1960s.[1]Arkla Village held a roundup near the end of the summer with a marksman invited to participate. In 1961, Harold Terry of Shreveport, a deputy and later the sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was the invited marksman. The Hope Star newspaper, in an article announcing his appearance at the roundup, called Terry "one of the Southwest's outstanding shooting experts with pistol, rifle and shotgun."[2]


Geography

Emmet is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (33.726411, -93.471340).[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 277
1910 270 −2.5%
1920 420 55.6%
1930 387 −7.9%
1940 465 20.2%
1950 482 3.7%
1960 474 −1.7%
1970 433 −8.6%
1980 475 9.7%
1990 446 −6.1%
2000 506 13.5%
2010 518 2.4%
Est. 2014 497 −4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2014 Estimate[5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 506 people, 186 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was 333.4 people per square mile (128.5/km²). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 145.0/sq mi (55.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.67% White, 20.16% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.20% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 186 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,386, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $24,107 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,726. About 30.0% of families and 33.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.4% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

Infrastructure

References

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