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Zinc, Arkansas

Zinc is a town near the east-central edge of Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 92 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area. A chapter of the Ku Klux Klan operates in Zinc.

History

Zinc mining in the area gave the town its name. Zinc and lead mining began in the 1890s and peaked during World War I (1914–1918). A post office was established in Zinc in 1900 and the town was incorporated in 1904.

The town had a number of business establishments and a school in the 1920s, but a flood in 1927 caused damage to homes and businesses. Zinc's population was 188 in 1930 and declined thereafter. The last store closed in Zinc in the late 1960s and the post office closed in 1975.

Zinc, in the 21st century, became the headquarters of a chapter of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), classified as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. The "Christian Revival Center" near Zinc belongs to a preacher named Thomas Robb who is also the leader of the Knights of the KKK. The center hosts events connected with the KKK, including in 2013 a "Klan Kamp" called the "Soldiers of the Cross Training Institute" to instill "the tools to become actively involved" in the "struggle for our racial redemption".

Other activities of the KKK near Zinc include the placement of signs along highways with messages such as "Diversity is a code for #whitegenocide".

In May 2022, English YouTuber Niko Omilana published a video documenting his experiences in Zinc and Harrison while disguised as a journalist for the BBC. The video includes an interview with Robb, where Robb unwittingly shouts out fake Instagram users whose names phoneticize phrases such as "BLM".

National Historic Sites
Two National Historic Sites are located in the town: the Elliott and Anna Barham House and the Zinc Swinging Bridge.

Geography
Zinc is located at 36.28528°N, -92.91556°W (36.285384, −92.915419), approximately nine miles east in straight-line distance from the county seat of Harrison. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.752 sqmi, of which 0.751 sqmi is land and 0.001 sqmi is water.

Zinc is in the Ozark region and has an elevation of 879 ft.

Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 103 people, 37 households, and 23 families residing in the town. The population density was 39.1 /km2. There were 35 housing units at an average density of 18.0 /km2. The racial makeup of the town was 88.3% White, 1% Black or African American, and 8.7% from two or more races. 1.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 37 households, out of which 64.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 38.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 145.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 148.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,036, and the median income for a family was $18,250. Males had a median income of $10,194 versus $5,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,999. There were 35.8% of families and 25.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 43.0% of those under 18 and 63.7% of those over 65.

Zinc, along with Bergman, is within the Bergman School District.

In popular culture
In 2022, American YouTuber Poudii came to Zinc to investigate claims that "Zinc is the most racist town in America". In his first visit, Poudii met and interviewed Tom Bowie, who is a Ku Klux Klan member and commentator on the Neo-Nazi website Stormfront. Clips of this interview gained fame both on YouTube and TikTok with comments raving about the meeting between the two. Poudii returned to Zinc twice, and the larger neighboring town of Harrison to interview more residents.

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Banks, Arkansas

Banks is a town in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 124.

Geography
U.S. Route 278 passes through the center of the town, leading east 13 mi to Warren, the county seat, and west 13 mi to Hampton, the county seat of Calhoun County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Banks has a total area of 1.0 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 120 people, 50 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was 118.8 /km2. There were 63 housing units at an average density of 62.4 /km2. The racial makeup of the town was 72.50% White, 20.00% Black or African American, 4.17% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races. 5.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 50 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,958, and the median income for a family was $25,000. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,416. There were 22.2% of families and 20.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 8.3% of under 18 and 30.8% of those over 64.

Education
Students in Banks attend Warren School District.

Banks School District consolidated into Warren School District on July 1, 1985.

Buck Fever
Buck Fever is Banks' festival that takes place every year on the opening weekend of modern gun deer hunting season. There is a parade, food and craft vendors, entertainment and more.

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Hermitage, Arkansas

Hermitage is a city in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population to be 830 as of the 2010 census.

Jeff Wardlaw, the District 8 member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, operates Wardlaw Brothers Farms, Inc., in Hermitage.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 km2, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 769 people, 219 households, and 142 families residing in the town. The population density was258.2 /km2. There were 361 housing units at an average density of 121.2 /km2. The racial makeup of the town was 45.25% White, 30.30% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 22.50% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. 27.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 261 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 26.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.51.

In the town the population was spread out, with 36.8% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,438, and the median income for a family was $24,792. Males had a median income of $21,136 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,571. About 34.8% of families and 39.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 51.0% of those under age 18 and 18.1% of those age 65 or over.

Public schools
The Hermitage School District serves the residents of the southern part of  Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. Hermitage is known for its Future Farmers of America program. In 2001, The Hermitage High School forestry team won the national championships in forestry.

The Southeast Arkansas Public Library operates the Hermitage Branch Library.

Railroad
Genesee & Wyoming owns the railroad that goes through Hermitage. The Fordyce & Princeton Railroad had purchased the railroad after the liquidation of Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. The Genesee & Wyoming passes through Hermitage. The railroad runs from Tinsman to Crossett, Arkansas, (44 miles) via Banks, Arkansas, Craney, Hermitage, Arkansas, Ingalls, Arkansas, Vick, Arkansas, Broad, Emery, and Whitlow. In the past, a branch of the Warren and Saline River Railroad connected between Warren, Arkansas and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad just north of Hermitage.

In the early 1900s, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&PR) was built by Hermitage to allowed timber and lumber to move between the sawmills in Crossett to Fordyce. The Fordyce Lumber Company sawmills to The Crossett Lumber Company. Both companies were owned by Charles Warner Gates, John Wenzel Watzek and Edward Savage Crossett. On March 10, 1907, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&PR) connected the town of Crossett to Fordyce.

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Warren, Arkansas

Warren is a city in and the county seat of Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,003.

History
When settlers from the east began to arrive in south Arkansas, the land was inhabited by the indigenous tribe known as the Quapaw. The earliest cession of territory was made in 1818, with a later boundary against the neighboring Choctaw tribe in 1820, opening up the southeastern corner of the Arkansas Territory for settlement. Although the area had been settled by European-Americans for approximately thirty years, the city itself was not incorporated until 1851. Tradition says the city is named after a former slave, freed by Captain Hugh Bradley, the namesake of the county and leader of the main early settlement party which established the city. The original plat was laid out on land donated by Isaac Pennington, a key member of Bradley's company.

The Missouri Pacific Railroad map dated 1891 shows a railroad to Warren. A main railroad line ran between Pine Bluff, Arkansas and Monroe, Louisiana with spurs to Warren, Arkansas and Arkansas City, Arkansas.

Around the turn of the twentieth century, Warren found itself in the middle of a boom in the timber industry. In March 1901, the Arkansas Lumber Company with headquarters in Warren was incorporated by Moses Rittenhouse and John Embree. In Sept. 1901, the Bradley Lumber Company of Warren was created by Samuel Holmes Fullerton of St. Louis, MO. In 1902, the Southern Lumber Company of Warren was created.

During the 1950s, Potlatch Forests Inc. purchased the Bradley Lumber Company and Southern Lumber Company. The Arkansas Lumber Company went out of business.

Timber and lumber continues to be important to the city's economy, although the lumber yards that were vital to Warren throughout the past century are no longer in operation.

The city's Victorian-era courthouse was originally built in 1903 and still maintains the exterior character, despite necessary refurbishments to the interior offices and courtroom.

Geography
Warren is located in northeast Bradley County on high ground 2 mi west of the Saline River, a tributary of the Ouachita River. U.S. Route 63 passes through the center of the city, leading north 46 mi to Pine Bluff and southwest 50 mi to El Dorado. U.S. Route 278 bypasses Warren to the south and leads east 16 mi to Monticello and west 26 mi to Hampton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Warren has a total area of 18.7 sqkm, of which 0.06 sqkm, or 0.33%, is water.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Warren has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Tornadoes have occurred on at least two occasions. The first occurred on January 3, 1949, killing 55 people and injuring 435. On March 28, 1975, another tornado killed seven people and injured 51. Both were rated F4 on the Fujita scale.

Annual cultural events
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival is held yearly in Warren, normally the second week of June. Begun in 1956, the festival is one of Arkansas' longest-running annual community festivals. Organized by the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce, the festival celebrates the South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato, a special variety of tomato which holds the distinction of being Arkansas' state fruit and state vegetable.

Education
Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is provided by Warren School District. There are five schools within the school district, A preschool, two elementary schools (k-3rd grade & 4th-5th grade), a middle school (6th-8th grades), and a high school (9th-12th grades). High Schoolers have the opportunity to enroll at SEACBEC, a local community college and vocational school, which offers courses in computer information technologies, construction, nursing, welding, etc.

Every year SEACBEC takes a group of students to the SkillsUSA Convention in Hot Springs to compete against other schools.

The Southeast Arkansas Public Library operates the Warren Branch Library.

School athletics
Warren High School's athletic emblem and mascot is The Fightin' Lumberjacks. The Junior High sports teams are known as the Jr. Jacks. The school colors are orange and black. The Warren Lumberjacks are 4 time state champions in football. The Lumberjack football team won the Class AAA State Championship in 2001, 2002, and Class 4A Championship in 2014, and 2016. The Warren Lumberjack football program now has 18 conference championships. They were also the 2006, 2013, and 2017 Class 4A State Runner-up in Football. The Lumberjack baseball team were the Class AAA State Champions in 2005. Warren also holds state titles in basketball(1931), boys track(1994), girls tennis(1993), and girls track(1992 and 1994)and Soccer(2018). After the 2015 football season, the school district announced that synthetic turf would replace the natural grass field at Jim Hurley Jr Stadium. It was completed in the summer of 2016. With a traditional powerhouse football team and growing soccer program, Lumberjack field will be a premiere venue in southeast Arkansas. The Warren Soccer Jacks advanced to their first state championship match in 2017 finishing runner up. In 2018, they captured their first class 4A state soccer title. With the addition of the 2018 state title in soccer, that brings the Warren High School state title count to 18 state championships.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,453 people, 2,153 households, and 1,344 families residing in the city.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, the racial makeup of the city was 52.46% White, 46.79% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.82% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 5.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Out of households reporting, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,162, and the median income for a family was $27,618. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $17,247 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,453. About 24.3% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people
People from Warren:
 * Robert James Baker (1942–2018), mammologist
 * Treylon Burks (born 2000), footballer
 * Alex Burl (1931–2009), footballer
 * Greg Childs (born 1990), footballer
 * William S. Goodwin (1866–1937), lawyer
 * Carroll Hollensworth (1900–1959), politician
 * John Lipton (born 1936), politician
 * Allen Maxwell (1943–2014), politician
 * Joe Purcell (1923–1987), politician
 * Rob Reep (born 1988), historian
 * Marshall Riddle (1918–1988), baseballer
 * Carson Ross (born 1946), republican
 * Chester Turner (born 1966), serial killer
 * Robert Terry Wilson (born 1949), musician
 * Jarius Wright (born 1989), footballer

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Hampton, Arkansas

Hampton is a town in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,181 according to the 2020 United States Census. The town is the county seat of Calhoun County.

Hampton is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Hampton is located east of the center of Calhoun County. U.S. Routes 278 and 167 intersect in the town. US 278 leads west 23 mi to Camden and east 26 mi to Warren, while US 167 leads north 21 mi to Fordyce and south 27 mi to El Dorado.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.8 km2, all land.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,181 people, 619 households, and 390 families residing in the town.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,579 people, 619 households, and 402 families residing in the town. The population density was 522.4 PD/sqmi. There were 699 housing units at an average density of 231.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 66.18% White, 32.05% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 1.08% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 619 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,057, and the median income for a family was $29,948. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $18,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,489. About 19.7% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public education is available via Hampton School District based in Hampton, with students graduating from Hampton High School. The school district encompasses 479.67 mi2 of land including all of Hampton and portions of several Calhoun County communities including Harrell, and Tinsman, and Locust Bayou.

Transport
Hampton is centered at the intersection of US routes 278 and 167. Arkansas Highway 274 also runs through Hampton in a U-formation, with the northern portion running concurrently with US 167 northwards while another end continues to the northeast towards Tinsman. Arkansas Highway 203 also starts in central Hampton and runs to the northwest.

A small airstrip is located immediately to the south of Hampton, though it does not hold an air traffic control tower. Air transport to Hampton's closest links are through Harrell Field in northeast Camden for general aviation and South Arkansas Regional Airport in western El Dorado for commercial service. The closest airport with over one million passengers per year is Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, and the closest airport with direct international flights is Memphis International Airport.

Notable people

 * Wayne Harris, NFF College Hall of Fame player at Arkansas
 * Harry Thomason, film and television director and producer

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Harrell, Arkansas

Harrell is a town in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 254 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 sqmi, all land.

2020 Census
As of the census of 2000, there were 293 people, 120 households, and 81 families residing in the city. The population density was 472.0 PD/sqmi. There were 139 housing units at an average density of 223.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 43.00% White, 56.31% Black or African American, and 0.68% from two or more races.

There were 120 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 20.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $14,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,539. About 15.0% of families and 23.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.0% of those 65 or over.

Education
Public education is available via the Hampton School District based in Hampton, with students graduating from Hampton High School. The school district encompasses 479.67 mi2 of land including all of Hampton and portions of several Calhoun County communities including Camden, Harrell, and Tinsman.

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Thornton, Arkansas

Thornton is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 407 as of the 2010 census, down from 517 in 2000. It is part of the Camden, Arkansas micropolitan area.

Geography
Thornton is located in northern Calhoun County. U.S. Route 79 passes through the city, leading northeast 6 mi to Fordyce and southwest 26 mi to Camden. U.S. Route 167 cuts across the southeast corner of the city limits, leading north to US 79 and Fordyce and south 16 mi to Hampton, the Calhoun County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Thornton has a total area of 5.0 km2, of which 0.04 km2, or 0.84%, is water.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 517 people, 206 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population density was 270.4 PD/sqmi. There were 242 housing units at an average density of 126.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 56.48% White, 41.78% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, and 1.55% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 206 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $31,125. Males had a median income of $33,472 versus $16,071 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,323. About 26.6% of families and 33.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.1% of those under age 18 and 32.8% of those age 65 or over.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Thornton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Education
The Bearden School District serves residents. On July 1, 1985, the Thornton School District consolidated into the Bearden district.

Notable people

 * Buddy Turner, former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.

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Tinsman, Arkansas

Tinsman is a town in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 54 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 75 people, 31 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was 137.7 PD/sqmi. There were 49 housing units at an average density of 89.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.33% White and 6.67% Black or African American.

There were 31 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,107, and the median income for a family was $24,643. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,302. There were 13.6% of families and 32.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 47.6% of under eighteens and 23.5% of those over 64.

Education
Public education is available via Hampton School District based in Hampton, with students graduating from Hampton High School. The school district encompasses 479.67 mi2 of land including all of Hampton and portions of several Calhoun County communities including Camden, Harrell, and Tinsman.

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Beaver, Arkansas

Beaver is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 67. The community is located on the White River at the western limits of Table Rock Lake deep in the Ozark Mountains. Located north of Eureka Springs, the small town has been featured in movies for its picturesque scenery. The town is known for the Beaver Bridge, a two-panel suspension bridge over the White River listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography
Beaver is located in northwestern Carroll County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 km2, of which 0.9 km2 is land and 0.5 km2, or 33.16%, is water.

Highway 187 is the only member of the Arkansas Highway System that serves Beaver. The route leads west 5 mi to US Highway 62, which provides access to Eureka Springs to the southeast and Rogers to the west. The Arkansas Highway 23, the Pig Trail Scenic Byway, runs near the town as well, a popular route with tourists and motorcyclists.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 95 people, 37 households, and 27 families residing in the town. The population density was 271.0 PD/sqmi. There were 43 housing units at an average density of 122.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.84% White, 2.11% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 37 households, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $25,417. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,665. There were 13.0% of families and 16.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no one under the age of eighteen and none of those over 64.

In popular culture
The Beaver Bridge was depicted in the 2005 film Elizabethtown, and a nearby train trestle was featured in The Blue and the Gray.

Climate
The climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfa" (Humid Subtropical Climate).

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Berryville, Arkansas

Berryville is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,682 at the 2020 census. making it the largest city in Carroll County. Along with Eureka Springs, it is one of the two county seats of Carroll County.

History
Berryville was founded by local settler Blackburn Henderson Berry in 1850; his nephew James Henderson Berry would become the fourteenth governor of Arkansas in 1883. The city was incorporated in 1876.

Geography
U.S. Route 62 passes through the center of the city, leading east 30 mi to Harrison and west 46 mi to Rogers. Eureka Springs is 12 mi to the west on US 62. Arkansas Highway 21 leads north from Berryville 16 mi to the Missouri line.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Berryville has a total area of 15.8 km2, all land.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,682 people, 2,009 households, and 1,269 families residing in the city.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,356 people, 1,963 households, and 1,309 families residing in the city. The population density was 879.0 PD/sqmi. There were 2,155 housing units at an average density of 353.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 81.7% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 13.2% some other race, and 2.6% two or more races. 24.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,963 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were headed by married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65, and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

For the period 2008–2012, the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $30,046, and the median income for a family was $37,717. Male full-time workers had a median income of $28,244 versus $24,074 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,924. About 14.2% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Berryville School District, which leads to graduation at Berryville High School.

Places of interest
Saunders' Museum, which has guns used by outlaws such as Pancho Villa, Billy the Kid, and many others, as well as other items of interest, is located in the center of town.

Cosmic Cavern is 7 mi north of town on Arkansas Highway 21.

Berryville is the home of handgun manufacturing companies of Nighthawk Custom and Wilson Combat, as well as the International Defensive Pistol Association, a body that sanctions practical shooting competitions that emphasize real-world self-defense scenarios.

Little Portion Hermitage, a community founded by Christian musician John Michael Talbot, is located outside of Berryville.

Roadways

 * [[Image:US 62 (1961).svg|20px]] US Highway 62
 * US 62S.svg US Highway 62 Spur
 * Arkansas 21.svg Arkansas Highway 21
 * Arkansas 143.svg Arkansas Highway 143
 * Arkansas 221.svg Arkansas Highway 221
 * Arkansas 980(Airport).svg Arkansas Highway 980

Transit

 * Jefferson Lines

Notable people

 * Bob Ballinger, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 97 (Carroll, Madison, and Washington counties); resides and maintains law office in Berryville
 * James Henderson Berry, U.S. senator, 14th governor of Arkansas
 * Bradely Bunch, state senator in 1885
 * James William Trimble, former congressman, unseated in 1966 by Republican John Paul Hammerschmidt, a former Berryville lawyer
 * Bill Wilson, founder of US firearms manufacturer Wilson Combat

title: Berryville, Arkansas


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Blue Eye, Arkansas

Blue Eye is an incorporated town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 46 at the 2020 census. The population estimate is 32 as of 2022. Blue Eye, Arkansas, is adjacent to Blue Eye, Missouri.

Geography
Blue Eye is the northernmost settlement in the state of Arkansas. The town is contiguous with Blue Eye, Missouri on the north side of the border. Arkansas Highway 21 ends at the border and continues north as Missouri Route 13. The community lies south of Table Rock Lake.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.18 sqkm, all land.

List of highways

 * Arkansas 21.svg Arkansas Highway 21
 * Arkansas 311.svg Arkansas Highway 311

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 36 people, 14 households, and 11 families residing in the town. The population density was 198.6 /km2. There were 18 housing units at an average density of 99.3 /km2. The racial makeup of the town was 91.67% White, and 8.33% from two or more races.

There were 14 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $21,000 versus $40,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,358. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.

In popular culture
Blue Eye was the home of the fictional character Bob Lee Swagger, protagonist of various novels by film critic and author Stephen Hunter.

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Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States, and one of two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas, near the border with Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 2,166.

In 1970 the entire city, as of its borders at that time, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Eureka Springs Historic District. Eureka Springs has been selected as one of America's Distinctive Destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Eureka Springs was originally called "The Magic City", "Little Switzerland of the Ozarks", and later the "Stairstep Town" because of its mountainous terrain and the winding, up-and-down paths of its streets and walkways.

It is a tourist destination for its unique character as a Victorian resort, which first attracted visitors to use its then believed healing springs. The city has steep winding streets filled with Victorian-style cottages and manors. The historic commercial downtown of the city has an extensive streetscape of well-preserved Victorian buildings. The buildings are primarily constructed of local stone, built along limestone streets that curve around the hills, and rise and fall with the topography in a five-mile long loop. Some buildings have street-level entrances on more than one floor and other such oddities: the Basin Park Hotel has its front entrances on the floor below first, and a ground-level emergency exit in the back of the building on the fifth floor. The streets wind around the town, with few intersecting at right angles. There are no traffic lights.

19th century
Native American legends tell of a Great Healing Spring in the Eureka Springs area. People of various indigenous cultures long visited the springs for this sacred purpose. The hills and valleys of the area are ancestral lands of the historic Osage Nation, and bands of Delaware and Shawnee peoples also lived in the area before the federal government conducted Indian removal further west.

The European Americans also believed that the natural springs had healing powers. After European Americans arrived, they described the waters of the springs as having magical powers. Dr. Alvah Jackson was credited in American history with locating the major spring, and in 1856 claimed that the waters of Basin Spring had cured his eye ailments. Dr. Jackson established a hospital in a local cave during the Civil War and used the waters from Basin Spring to treat his patients. After the war, Jackson marketed the spring waters as "Dr. Jackson's Eye Water".

In 1879 Judge J.B. Saunders, a friend of Jackson, claimed that his crippling disease was cured by the spring waters. Saunders started promoting Eureka Springs to friends and family members across the state and created a boomtown. Within a period of little more than one year, the city expanded from a rural spa village to a major city. Within a short time in the late 19th century, Eureka Springs had become a flourishing city, spa and tourist destination.

On February 14, 1880, Eureka Springs was incorporated as a city. Thousands of visitors came to the springs based on Saunders's promotion, and covered the area with tents and shanties. In 1881, Eureka Springs enjoyed the status of Arkansas's fourth-largest city, and by 1889 it had become the second largest city, behind Little Rock.

Early African-American residents were freedmen who had moved to the city from farms where they were previously enslaved. Some visited for employment or for health benefits and stayed. During decades of segregation, Black-owned hotels were available for Black visitors, who were prohibited from whites-only lodging. A school and African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Pilgrim's Chapel were established in the 1890s by the Black community. Segregation increased in the area after the United States Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson, allowing "separate but equal" facilities. African Americans were banned from all springs except Harding Spring.

After his term as a Reconstruction-era governor of Arkansas, Republican Powell Clayton moved to the strongly Unionist Eureka Springs in 1872 and began promoting the city and its commercial interests. Clayton marketed the town as a retirement community for the wealthy. Eureka Springs soon became known for gracious living and a wealthy lifestyle.

In 1882, the Eureka Improvement Company was formed to attract a railroad to the city. With the completion of the railroad, Eureka Springs became a more accessible destination and became known as a vacation resort. In two years, thousands of homes and commercial enterprises were constructed. The Crescent Hotel was built in 1886 and the Basin Park Hotel in 1905. In 1892, the New Orleans Hotel and Spa was built along Spring Street. In the 21st century, it operates as an all-suite hotel, furnished with Victorian furniture and art.

These many Victorian buildings have been well preserved, forming a coherent streetscape that has been recognized for its quality. Some continue to be operated for their original purposes others have been adapted for other uses.

20th century
The Ozarka Water Company was formed in Eureka Springs in 1905. Carrie Nation moved there toward the end of her life, founding Hatchet Hall on Steele Street. The building was later operated as a museum, but is now closed.

The only bank robbery to occur in Eureka Springs was on September 27, 1922, when five outlaws from Oklahoma tried to rob the First National Bank. Three of the men were killed and the other two wounded. Today it is reenacted every year during the antique car parade which is NW Arkansas' longest running car show and was started by Bobby Ball and Frank Green. In 2018 it celebrated its 48th year.

Economic decline, racial segregation and discrimination, Klan activities, and collapse of tourism during World War I resulted in a slow decline of the African-American community through the 1920s and 1930s. The AME church disbanded in 1925. Mattie, Alice, and Richard Banks, descendants of the African-American Fancher family, which had long been associated with the city, continued to reside there until their deaths in 1966, 1969, and 1975, respectively.

Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point was founded in 1950. The organization continues to present an annual summer opera festival in Eureka Springs.

In 1964, Gerald L.K. Smith began building a religious theme park named Sacred Projects that was proposed to include a life size recreation of Jerusalem. The project never fully developed but two of the components are major city-defining projects today—the seven-story Christ of the Ozarks statue designed by Emmet Sullivan and the nearby The Great Passion Play performed during the summer. It is regularly performed from May through October by a cast of 170 actors and dozens of live animals. The script of The Great Passion Play has been altered from the original, which set Jesus's beating at Herod's court and included a monologue blaming his death on the Jews. It has been seen by an estimated 7.7 million people, which makes it the largest-attended outdoor drama in the United States, according to the Institute of Outdoor Theatre of the University of East Carolina at Greenville, North Carolina. Christian-themed attractions have been added in association with the drama production. These include a New Holy Land Tour, featuring a full-scale re-creation of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness; a section of the Berlin Wall; and a Bible Museum featuring more than 6,000 Bibles. (Items include an original 1611 King James Bible, a leaf from a Gutenberg Bible, and the only Bible signed by all of the original founders of the Gideons.)

Isolation and affordable property made Eureka Springs an attractive back-to-the-land destination for hippies, counterculture radicals, and lesbian separatists in the late 1960s and 1970s. While first facing resistance from many locals, as businesses were established and increased tourism, so did mutual respect. The accepting environment fostered a network of gay and lesbian business owners, and the town became known as a resort town for LGBT tourism. During the AIDS crisis, community members formed the Ozark AIDS Resources and Service to distribute mutual aid and care. Eureka Springs suffered stronger impacts than other parts of the state, and the community lost many leaders and establishments.

Architect E. Fay Jones designed Thorncrown Chapel in 1980, and it was selected for the "Twenty-five Year Award" by the American Institute of Architects in 2006. The award recognizes structures that have had significant influence on the profession. The chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 because of the special nature and quality of its architecture.

21st century
On May 10, 2014, Eureka Springs became the first city in Arkansas to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. On May 12, 2015, Eureka Springs passed a Non-Discrimination Ordinance (Ord. 2223), with voters choosing 579 for to 261 against. It became the first city in Arkansas to have such a law to cover LGBT residents and tourists. But a state law intended to invalidate the anti-discrimination ordinance went into effect July 22, 2015. This Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act, sponsored by state senator Bart Hester, "prohibits cities from passing civil rights ordinances that extend protections beyond those already afforded by state law." In response, the town's mayor stated that they would be "prepared to defend their ordinance in court."

Geography
Eureka Springs is located in western Carroll County. The center of the city is in a narrow valley at the headwaters of Leatherwood Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the White River. Houses and streets climb both sides of the valley to the surrounding ridgecrests. U.S. Route 62 runs along a ridgecrest through the southern part of the city and leads east 11 mi to Berryville and west 34 mi to Rogers. Arkansas Highway 23 is Main Street through the center of Eureka Springs and leads north 11 mi to the Missouri state line.

The city was founded when the springs at this location were more evident. Over-extraction of water from the springs has greatly diminished their flow rates. All of the more than 140 springs in the town are cold-water springs.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Eureka Springs has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,166 people, 970 households, and 501 families residing in the city.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,278 people, 1,119 households, and 569 families residing in the city. The population density was 336.2 PD/sqmi. There were 1,301 housing units at an average density of 192.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.94% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 2.28% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. 3.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,119 households, of which 19.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.1% were classified as non-families by the United States Census Bureau. Of 1,119 households, 250 were unmarried partner households: 50 heterosexual, 110 same-sex male, and 90 same-sex female households. 41.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the city the population was spread out, with 17.2% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 33.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,547, and the median income for a family was $40,341. Males had a median income of $27,188 versus $17,161 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,439. About 4.4% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

Events
Halloween is one of the busiest holidays of the year in Eureka Springs. The weekend before Halloween, the city hosts the annual Eureka Springs Zombie Crawl, one of the largest zombie parades in the country. It's also the home of the Nightmare in the Ozarks Film Festival, which takes place in late October.

The May Festival of the Arts is an annual month-long celebration of the arts in Eureka Springs.

The Eureka Springs Food and Wine Festival is an annual fall event featuring food and wine.

The Eureka Gras Mardi Gras Extravaganza was introduced in 2006, and features a New Orleans-style Mardi Gras celebration, parades, and masquerade balls. King's Day, in January, begins the celebration, which ends on the day of Mardi Gras, in February or March.

There are four annual gay and lesbian events called "Diversity Weekends", and a week long PRIDE celebration in June. The city also holds an annual UFO conference and several auto shows.

Points of interest

 * Blue Spring Heritage Center
 * Christ of the Ozarks
 * Crescent Hotel
 * Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railway
 * Lake Leatherwood Park
 * Thorncrown Chapel

Public education
The community is supported by comprehensive public education from the Eureka Springs School District and its facilities:

 * Eureka Springs High School (9–12)
 * Eureka Springs Middle School (5–8)
 * Eureka Springs Elementary School (PK–4)

Private education
Private school education is provided at:
 * Clear Spring School (PK–12)
 * The Academy of Excellence (PK–8)

Radio and TV
For over-the-air television, Eureka Springs is served by the market based out of Springfield, Missouri. For cable, the Springfield affiliates can be received as well as a couple of stations in Fayetteville/Fort Smith as well as all four Little Rock stations. The local radio station is KESA.

Newspaper

 * Carroll County News is published twice weekly, along with regional visitors guides.
 * Lovely County Citizen is a tabloid that is distributed free. It publishes the Eureka Springs Visitors Guide.
 * ES Independent (established in July 2012) is published in tabloid print format and distributed free.
 * Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Arkansas edition is the only daily newspaper distributed in the area.

Filming location
The film Pass the Ammo was filmed in the city, with the Auditorium featured in several scenes. There are burn marks still visible on the Auditorium from the film's special effects. The movie Chrystal was filmed in Eureka Springs. Parts of the movie Elizabethtown were filmed in Eureka Springs. The 1982 miniseries The Blue and the Gray was filmed around the area. The SciFi Channel's reality series Ghost Hunters investigated the Crescent Hotel during episode 13 of the second season and found that the claims of ghosts in the hotel are true.

Transit
While there is no fixed-route transit service in Eureka Springs, intercity bus service is provided by Jefferson Lines in nearby Berryville.

Roadways

 * [[Image:US 62 (1961).svg|20px]] U.S. Route 62
 * Arkansas 23.svg Arkansas Highway 23

Arts and culture

 * Elsie Bates-Freund, offered the Summer Art School of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs from 1940 to 1951, and lived in the city for part of the year for the rest of her life
 * Candace Camp, schoolteacher in Eureka Springs before becoming a romance novelist
 * Irene Castle, silent film actress and ballroom dancer; spent her last years in Eureka Springs
 * Frances Currey, folk art painter, spent her final years in a nursing home in Eureka Springs
 * Crescent Dragonwagon, co-founded the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow; lived in Eureka Springs for a number of years
 * Glenn Gant, painter; resided much of his life in Eureka Springs
 * Emme Gerhard, photographer; lived in Eureka Springs for a time
 * Charles Christian Hammer classical guitarist; spent much of his life in Eureka Springs
 * Julius Hegyi served on the faculty of the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony as conductor and violinist from 1951 to 1956
 * Ben Kynard, jazz saxophonist; born in Eureka Springs
 * Byrd Mock, writer and publisher; retired to Eureka Springs in 1956
 * Rachel Beasley Ray, poet and author; lived in Eureka Springs for much of her life
 * Ned Shank, co-founded the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow, lived in Eureka Springs for a number of years
 * Marla Shelton, 1930s and 1940s film actress was born in Eureka Springs
 * Jonathan Stalling, poet, Chinese literature expert; was raised in Eureka Springs
 * Frank Stanford, poet, briefly lived in Eureka Springs

Business and politics

 * Norman G. Baker, charlatan, ran a hospital that led to his conviction for mail fraud
 * Powell Clayton, former Governor Arkansas, U.S. Senator, and later Ambassador to Mexico, was a prominent citizen and businessman in the 1880s and 1890s
 * Claude A. Fuller, Arkansas and member of the United States House of Representatives, lived most of his life in, and was twice Mayor of, Eureka Springs
 * Lizzie Dorman Fyler, women's rights activist, founded the Arkansas Woman Suffrage Association in 1881 while living in Eureka Springs
 * Joseph Morrison Hill opened his first law practice in Eureka Springs and was later Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court

Military

 * Marcellus H. Chiles, United States Army Captain, Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Eureka Springs

Education

 * Mary Carson Breckinridge, Frontier Nursing Service founder, taught at Crescent College and Conservatory while living in Eureka Springs

Religion

 * William Evander Penn, Baptist minister, made his home in Eureka Springs in Penn Castle
 * Gerald L. K. Smith, clergyman and populist political organizer retired to Eureka Springs, where he commissioned the Christ of the Ozarks

Sports

 * Pat Burrell, Major League Baseball player, was born in Eureka Springs

In popular culture

 * The first episode of The Beverly Hillbillies includes the line "Jed, remember the time that your pa took us to Eureka Springs to see the movie picture?"

 * The 2018 documentary The Gospel of Eureka depicts the town and its unique culture, including the synergy of its religious and LGBTQ milieus.

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Green Forest, Arkansas

Green Forest is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,972 at the 2020 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 km$2$ (2.3 mi2), all land.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,972 people, 928 households, and 651 families residing in the city.

2010 census
At the 2010 census there were 3,271 people, 1072 households, and 977 families living in the city. The population density was 458.1/km$2$ (1,187.4/mi2). There were 1,146 housing units at an average density of 176.4/km$2$ (457.1/mi2). The racial makeup of the city was 64.3% White, 0.40% Black or African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.37% Pacific Islander, 12.37% from other races, and 2.76% from two or more races. 33.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1072 households 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 23.2% of households were one person and 11.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.27.

The age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median household income was $23,750 and the median family income was $26,765. Males had a median income of $18,886 versus $16,686 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,720. About 16.7% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 23.5% of those age 65 or over.

Public education
Elementary and secondary school students may attend Green Forest School District which includes all three of the Green Forest Elementary School, Green Forest Intermediate School, and Green Forest Middle School, consecutively, which leads to graduation from Green Forest High School.

Public libraries
The Green Forest Public Library is a branch library of the Carroll And Madison Library System. The library opened in 1935.

Roadways

 * [[Image:US 62 (1961).svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 62
 * Arkansas 103.svg Arkansas Highway 103
 * Arkansas 311.svg Arkansas Highway 311

Transit

 * Jefferson Lines

Notable people

 * Helen Gurley Brown was born in Green Forest.
 * David Crockett Graham was born in Green Forest.
 * Bart Hester was born in Green Forest.

Early History
The first known settler in the area was John Scott, “a maker of sheep and cowbells,” who was also briefly the postmaster and named the town Scott's Prairie after himself. First Baptist Church was built from logs in 1854 and was the local school. The Methodist Church opened in 1857.

In June 1861, up to 5,000 Confederate soldiers led by Brig. Gen. James H. McBride set up camp in and around town, prompting Yankees in November 1863 under Maj. Austin A. King to burn the town to the ground. However, the Skirmish of Yocum Creek resulted in the only known casualties between Southern defenders and a Union patrol evacuating northern sympathizers, who were not exactly popular after the Yankees burned down Berryville, too.

The town was rebuilt and a new post office opened in 1867 with John Grim as postmaster. When clearing land on his farm, Grim had left a grove of shade trees untouched, which his neighbors dubbed “Green Forest” -- or according to some accounts "Grim's Forest."

By 1889 the town had a cotton gin operated by J. R. Hanby. The Green Forest Tribune began publication in 1889. A three-story school was built in 1893, replacing an earlier thirty-by-twenty-five-foot schoolhouse.

After Eureka Springs succeeded in dividing the county into two judicial districts, claiming the western district as its own, Green Forest proposed becoming the county seat for the eastern district, but was outvoted by larger Berryville.

In 1901, the St. Louis and North Arkansas Railroad built a rail line connecting Eureka Springs to Harrison. Stores and businesses sprang up around the Green Forest railroad depot. On September 20, 1902, a fire destroyed several businesses around the depot, including the Stone Hotel, Dr. Morrow’s Drug Store, W. L. Crow’s Store, and the printing offices of Crow & Pyron.

A new school building was erected in 1905, costing $5,000 to construct and $900 to furnish. The school was never used, though, as it was destroyed by fire on August 8, 1905. Another new school was quickly built, financed by 70 property owners who pledged two dollars for every $100 of property they owned, according to the Carroll County assessments.

Around that time, traveling preacher Lester Sumrall held a six-week revival. It was interrupted by an angry farmer in the middle of the sermon one night, who called out a neighbor who'd been cavorting with the farmer’s wife. The farmer shot the neighbor dead in front of the congregation. According to Sumrall's autobiography, the altar call drew quite a response that night, resulting in the founding of today's First Assembly of God.

In 1906, Willis Wood and Will Huttig of Kansas City along with engineer E. S. W. Drought and government assayer H. S. Mohun, drilled a 140-foot well and reported finding gold. Prospective investors hurried to profit, but it turned out the drillers were crooks -- no gold.

By 1927, the town's businesses included the First National Bank of Green Forest, chartered in 1901, several grocery stores, a marble and granite works, a wood milling company, a blacksmith, a hardware company, a tomato cannery, a telephone company, a bakery, a feed mill and a car dealership in what had been the Hanby cotton gin. It later became Tanner’s Hardware, the Country Rooster Cafe and now is Grace Baptist Church on the Square.

Most of the businesses around the train depot were destroyed along with the town of Denver in a 1927 tornado. Main Street survived, but the business district around the depot was devastated and not rebuilt. Denver, Arkansas, never recovered. The destroyed Green Forest train station was patched together with the old depot at Urbanette.

Today's restored Green Forest train station next to the soccer and baseball fields at the city park still has Urbanette markings on the big cargo door.

The public library opened in 1935.

Green Forest is the birthplace and childhood home of the late Cosmopolitan magazine publisher Helen Gurley Brown. It is also the birthplace of Baptist missionary David Crockett Graham, who also studied Chinese culture as an anthropologist.

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Oak Grove, Carroll County, Arkansas

Oak Grove is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 386 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.6 sqkm, all land.

List of highways

 * Arkansas 21.svg Arkansas Highway 21
 * Arkansas 103.svg Arkansas Highway 103

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 376 people, 145 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 56.5/km$2$ (146.1/mi2). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 25.7/km$2$ (66.4/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 96.28% White, 1.60% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 1.60% from two or more races.

There were 145 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $24,444 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,364. About 13.0% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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Dermott, Arkansas

Dermott is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,316 at the 2010 census. Dermott was incorporated in 1890.

Dermott was home to the Dermott Crawfish Festival.

Geography
Dermott is located in the northwest corner of Chicot County at 33.52861°N, -91.43778°W (33.528712, -91.437657). Bayou Bartholomew, a tributary of the Ouachita River, touches the southwest corner of the city. U.S. Route 165 passes southeast of the city center, leading north 9 mi to McGehee and south 15 mi to Montrose. Arkansas Highway 35 passes through the center of Dermott and leads northwest 23 mi to Monticello.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Dermott has a total area of 9.4 km2, of which 9.2 km2 is land and 0.2 km2, or 1.97%, is water.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dermott has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,021 people, 810 households, and 547 families residing in the city.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,889 people living in the city. 77.8% were African American, 20.2% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% from some other race and 1.0% from two or more races. 1.0% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 4865 people, 1,216 households, and 824 families living in the city. The population density was 1,165.3 PD/sqmi. There were 1,404 housing units at an average density of 497.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 25.24% White, 73.27% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,216 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.2% were married couples living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $17,857, and the median income for a family was $22,214. Males had a median income of $21,134 versus $17,318 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,998. About 25.9% of families and 32.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.0% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over.

Annual cultural events
The Dermott Crawfish Festival was one of the oldest festivals in Arkansas. The festival was held annually on the third weekend in May and was sponsored by the Dermott Chamber of Commerce. From 1996 through 2006, the Texas artist Larry D. Alexander, who is a native of Dermott, usually ended his Arkansas Schools Tours with a two-day art exhibit and print signing there at the festival. The Crawfish Festival was typically a food and music festival. In 2006, a car/truck/rim show was added to the festival. The Crawfish Festival also hosted a carnival during the entire week. Other events included in the festival were the annual Rotary Club pancake breakfast, bingo, a horseshoe pitching contest, an antique tractor show, and multiple cash drawings.

In 2012 the Dermott Chamber of Commerce cancelled the Dermott Crawfish Festival and no longer sponsors this event. Community leaders and African American Business owners formed a committee to continue the Spirit of the community and now host Dermott Community Festival.

Education
Dermott School District operates public schools in the community. Dermott High School's colors are orange and black. They are the home of the Mighty Rams or Rams. The boys basketball teams won state basketball championships in 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1994. For 2012–14, the Dermott Rams belong to the 2A Region 7 West conference. For its first championship in 1986, Dermott went undefeated (35-0) and won the overall state championship, coached by Willie Parker and Leroy Kennedy. The Rams have been in the top in the 2-AA class but have not made a playoff run since 2000, when they made it to the championship game. Dermott has four state championships and numerous regional and tournament championships.

The Southeast Arkansas Public Library operates the Dermott Branch Library.

History
During World War II, Dermott was the site of one of several camps holding German prisoners of war.

Notable people

 * Thane Read, global peace activist
 * Larry D. Alexander, visual artist/writer
 * Robert L. Hill, founder of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America
 * Art Kaufman, defensive coordinator, California Golden Bears football
 * Samuel L. Kountz, kidney transplant surgeon
 * Zilner Randolph, jazz musician

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Eudora, Arkansas

Eudora is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,269 at the 2010 census, down from 2,819 in 2000.

Geography
Eudora is located in southern Chicot County. U.S. Route 65 passes through the city, leading north 17 mi to Lake Village, the Chicot County seat, northeast (via U.S. Route 82) 29 mi to Greenville, Mississippi, and south 24 mi to Lake Providence, Louisiana. Grand Lake, a former channel of the Mississippi River, is 4 mi to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Eudora has a total area of 7.9 km2, all land.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,728 people, 886 households, and 587 families residing in the city.

2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 2,269 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 89.3% Black, 9.1% White, 0.4% Native American, <0.1% Asian and 0.2% from two or more races. 1.0% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,819 people, 1,047 households, and 731 families living in the city. The population density was 918.2 PD/sqmi. There were 1,163 housing units at an average density of 378.8 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 13.94% White, 84.50% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,047 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.5% were married couples living together, 34.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $17,857, and the median income for a family was $19,840. Males had a median income of $20,729 versus $15,262 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,437. About 34.6% of families and 36.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.3% of those under age 18 and 30.0% of those age 65 or over.

Eudora has one grocery store, two dollar stores, and a factory that is the county's largest employer.

Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. Eudora has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen 'Cfa', Trewartha 'Cf'). Temperature extremes since 1962 have ranged from 3 °F (-16 °C) in January 1982 and December 1989 to 108 °F (42 °C) in September 2000 and August 2011. More typically, a year will range from 17 °F (-8 °C) to 102 °F (39 °C).

Eudora is the warmest populated area in Arkansas.

Culture
In 1970 Tony Joe White released a song on his self-titled album entitled "They Caught the Devil and Put Him in Jail in Eudora, Arkansas."

Education
The Lakeside School District operates public schools. On February 13, 2006, the Eudora School District consolidated into the Lakeside district.

The Southeast Arkansas Public Library operates the Eudora Branch Library.

Notable people

 * Charley Barnes - NFL end, born in Eudora
 * Frank Burgess - U.S. Federal Judge, born in Eudora
 * Camille Keaton - actress

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Lake Village, Arkansas

Lake Village is a city in and the county seat of Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,575 at the 2010 census. It is located in the Arkansas Delta. Lake Village is named for its location on Lake Chicot, an oxbow lake formed by the Mississippi River.

History
According to legend, the remains of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto might be buried under Lake Chicot. His expedition visited Guachoya, a native village along the edge of the lake, which is recorded as the site of his death (list of sites and peoples visited by the Hernando de Soto Expedition).

Lake Village was later founded at this location by European-American colonists. The area was developed for cotton plantations, and the county seat was the center of government and county trading. The antebellum years were when the county generated its greatest wealth, at least for planters.

Solo pilot Charles Lindbergh made his first nighttime flight in April 1923 over Lake Chicot and Lake Village.

Lake Village has nine properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Carlton House, Chicot County Courthouse, Sam Epstein House, Gregory Dipping Vat, Lake Village Confederate Monument, Lake Village Post Office, Dr. E.P. McGehee Infirmary, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (Historic Section), and the John Tushek Building. In addition, the Lake Village Commercial Historic District is listed, as is the nearby Lakeport Plantation. The antebellum mansion of the latter is the only one in the state that is located near the Mississippi River.

Geography
Lake Village is located north of the center of Chicot County and is situated on the west bank of Lake Chicot, a former course of the Mississippi River that is and now an oxbow lake.

U.S. Routes 65 and 82 pass through the city. US 65 leads north 22 mi to McGehee and south 17 mi to Eudora, while US 82 leads west 31 mi to Hamburg and east 21 mi to Greenville, Mississippi. U.S. Route 278 follows US 65 north out of town and US 82 east to Mississippi.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Lake Village has a total area of 6.4 km2, all land. The city is located in the southernmost section of the Delta Lowlands of Arkansas and boasts beautiful scenic vistas of the Mississippi River.

2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 2,065 people, 960 households, and 552 families residing in the city.

2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,823 people, 1,090 households, and 705 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,357.7 PD/sqmi. There were 1,233 housing units at an average density of 593.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 56.15% Black or African American, 40.74% White, 0.21% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.57% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,090 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples living together, 24.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $28,438. Males had a median income of $37,031 versus $14,872 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,677. About 29.1% of families and 36.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 49.6% of those under age 18 and 24.5% of those age 65 or over.

Economy
The economy of the area is based on agriculture. The crops grown are mainly cotton, soybeans and wheat. There is also a large aquacultural base, consisting mainly of catfish farmers. In addition, county government is an important employer as Lake Village is the county seat of Chicot County.

The state Tourist Information Center in Lake Village is located on a pier extending into Lake Chicot. It is the only tourist center in the state to be completely heated and cooled by solar energy. It is scheduled to be replaced by a more modern center.

Education
Public education is provided by Lakeside School District, which leads to graduation from Lakeside High School.

The Southeast Arkansas Public Library operates the Lake Village Branch Library.

Transportation
In June 2008, construction was completed to convert the two-lane combined highway of 82, 65 and 278 inside of the city limits of Lake Village into a four-lane highway, with an added stoplight and sidewalks on both sides of the road. There has been no indication of whether plans for widening the highway further south to the Greenville Bridge over the Mississippi are still viable, or when construction might begin.

Notable people

 * Herm Bagby, American football player
 * Daniel Reynolds, Confederate Brigadier General

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Amity, Arkansas

Amity is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census. The city began on the Caddo River in the mid-19th century when William F. Browning and others, including A.B. Clingman, at various times moved to the area.

History
Amity was founded in 1847 by several pioneer families from the Mount Bethel area of Clark County under the leadership of William F. Browning, who served as the Clark County surveyor from 1846 until his death in 1854. The group settled along the Caddo River, drawn to the area by an abundance of rich bottomland and fresh water. Browning constructed a two-story log house just west of Caney Creek, which soon became the center of the expanding community. It was Browning who gave Amity its name.

Together with other citizens, Browning formed the Caddo Valley Baptist Church of Christ, which before several other names would later develop into the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Glenwood and First Baptist Church in Amity. It is thought to be the first religious organization in the area, though A.B. Clingman, a physician and minister associated with the Church of Christ was in the area before Browning's group arrived. Browning's group built a large log house that would serve as both the church and the school house. The first school teacher was Captain Robert S. Burke, a former military officer and Browning's brother-in-law. A few months later, the first Amity Post Office was established nearby.

With the outbreak of the Civil War, the community saw dark times. Initially in support of the Confederacy, soon the community became divided, with the men of Amity leaving to fight in both the Confederate Army and the Union Army. In several cases, families were split by their loyalties, causing turmoil within the small community. Midway through the war, Union soldiers burned the Burke schoolhouse and the Browning cotton press.

Following the war's end, the center of the community shifted to a location 2 mi south of the Caddo River, first settled by John Hays Allen and Amariah Biggs. Biggs was widely known as a physician and Methodist minister, and first settled in the area around 1850. The Amity Post Office was soon after relocated to this area. In 1870, retired army Colonel Philander Curtis, a Connecticut native, settled in the area. Curtis built the first house where the town of Amity now stands, and served for several years as the town's postmaster. In 1871, Col. Curtis and businessmen Riley Thompson and Jacob H. Lightsey purchased property from John Hays Allen, and on that property they laid out plans for the town, centering on a public square. By 1874 Amity had become a thriving village, with several new businesses and churches. In 1877 an adjacent area became "Amity Township", and in 1880 the town made a move to become incorporated, but it did not come to pass until 1907.

In the late 1870s a new schoolhouse was built. Its first teacher was Richard Melancthon Burke, son of Captain Robert Burke. The residents also formed the Amity Male and Female Academy, which eventually became Amity High School. Richard Burke died in 1883, and the school struggled until 1888, when Samual M. Samson arrived in Amity. Samson spent the next twenty years as the head of the high school, which at that time was a private school. After his departure, it was absorbed into the Amity Public School System.

In 1887, a false rumor that gold had been discovered in an area then known as the Trap Mountains resulted in a brief gold rush, which ended when the rumor proved false. Shortly after 1900, the Gurdon and Fort Smith Railroad was constructed through Amity, greatly improving the economy of the town. Soon, the logging industry began to thrive, with large sawmills opening in Rosboro and Glenwood. Amity became a main shipping and trade center for the area, and in 1905 the Bank of Amity opened, which now is on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1899 the town's first newspaper, the Amity Enterprise, went into circulation, followed by the Four-County Courier in 1915 and the Amity Owl in 1922. Just before World War II, the shortage of cinnabar caused a brief but productive mining industry in the nearby mountains south of the town, a phenomenon which became known as the Quicksilver Rush. However, any significant mining had ended by 1940, and following the war and an increased worldwide supply, the mines closed.

Recent history
With the Bean Lumber Company opening in 1940, followed by the Barksdale Lumber Company, logging soon became the main source of employment for the town. At its peak, the Bean Lumber Company was producing more than 150 million board feet of pine lumber and 120 million board feet of treated lumber annually, making it one of the largest distributors of southern pine in the United States. The Bean Lumber Company would later open mills in Glenwood and in Buckner, Missouri.

A.J. Hunter, who had originally come to town in 1905 to manage the city's first telephone exchange and who would later, upon the closure of the city's newspaper, begin The Owl, sold the paper in the 1940s to Marvin C. Bass of Little Rock. The paper then operated until the mid-1950s and closed, though no one remembers when or why it closed.

By 2007 Bean Lumber was struggling financially and was under investigation for financial matters. The Amity mill closed, though the planer and treatment plants remained open. The Glenwood mill, which employed many Amity residents, closed and did not reopen until 2008. All of these events thoroughly affected the local economy, diminishing employment opportunities in the community, as well as briefly diminishing the population of the town, with many people being forced to search for work elsewhere.

In 1995, Amity School District merged with Glenwood School District to create Centerpoint High School, located midway between the two towns, in Rosboro, Pike County. The private Ouachita Hills Academy and Ouachita Hills College, associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, are located southwest of Amity on the Clark-Pike county line. Word of Faith Christian Academy is located east of town between Amity and Alpine.

In 1996, Arkadelphia native Joe May founded the city's fourth newspaper, The Standard. The paper is a weekly publication and covers Clark and Pike counties as well as the Bismarck, Arkansas, area. In addition to publishing the newspaper, May Publishing Company puts out the Trade Days Gazette, a free-circulation paper at the monthly Amity Trade Days event. They also publish the Old Time Chronicle, a quarterly folk history magazine covering South Arkansas.

In 2007, the city observed its 100th anniversary of incorporation with a two-day festival on the square. In 2008, the city's businesspeople formed the Amity Area Chamber of Commerce.

In 2015, Russell and Kim Jones of Rosboro started Amity Trade Days in the former Bean Lumber Company's sawmill facility. Trade Days is a monthly flea market modeled after those in Canton, Texas. It attracts more than 6,000 people per month and has nearly 200 venders. It is held the first weekend (Thursday-Sunday) after the first Monday of each month.

Geography
Amity is located in northwestern Clark County 2 mi south of the Caddo River. It is bordered on its west side by Pike County. Arkansas Highway 8 passes through the center of the city, leading northwest 7 mi to Glenwood and southeast 27 mi to Arkadelphia, the Clark County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Amity has a total area of 3.3 sqmi, all land.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 762 people, 305 households, and 208 families residing in the city. The population density was 231.9 PD/sqmi. There were 361 housing units at an average density of 109.9 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.85% White, 0.92% Black or African American, 0.79% Native American, 0.92% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 2.49% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 305 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $32,188. Males had a median income of $22,330 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,626. About 10.0% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 17.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Amity students attend school in the Centerpoint School District. The three schools in the district are Centerpoint Elementary School, which serves students in grades pre-K through fifth, Centerpoint High School, which serves students in grades sixth through twelfth, and Ouachita Hills Academy, which is a Christian Boarding Academy that serves students in grades nine through twelve.

The Amity School District merged with the Glenwood School District to form the Centerpoint School District July 1, 1995.

Notable people

 * Billy Bob Thornton, Noted actor and director
 * Bertha Frank Teague Noted high school basketball coach
 * Truett E. Rowe FBI agent killed June 1, 1937 in Gallup, New Mexico

title: Amity, Arkansas