Armorel, Arkansas

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Armorel, Arkansas
Census-designated place
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Armorel
Coordinates: 35°55′20″N89°48′03″W / 35.92222°N 89.80083°W / 35.92222; -89.80083
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Mississippi
Established1899
Area
[1]
 • Total1.48 sq mi (3.8 km2)
 • Land1.39 sq mi (3.6 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
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259 ft (79 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total312
 • Density223.8/sq mi (86.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72310
Area code 870
FIPS code 05-02230
GNIS feature ID2805619 [2]

Armorel is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 312. [3] It is in a largely rural area with most of its land devoted to forests and farms. Most of the town lies between Arkansas highways 18 and 312. The town's name was formed from the abbreviations of Arkansas and Missouri, along with the first three initials of its founder, Wilson.

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History

The town was founded in 1899 by lumber magnate and president of Lee Wilson and Company, R.E.L. Wilson as one of his many company holdings. By 1900, he was operating one of his companies, the Beall Lumber Company, in the community. [4] The lumber mill and nearly three million feet of cut lumber later burned to the ground on June 10, 1902. [5]

By 1904, the community received a rail connection when the Chickasawba Railroad completed it's line from Blytheville to Barfield Landing on the Mississippi River. This line was soon after consolidated into the Jonesboro, Lake City, and Eastern Railroad. [6]

In 1924, the community of Armorel hosted a division of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association. [7]

Education

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary education is available from the Armorel School District, [8] that leads to graduation from Armorel High School.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 312—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
2020 [10]

2020 census

Armorel CDP, Arkansas Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [10] % 2020
White alone (NH)27287.18%
Black or African American alone (NH)237.37%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)41.28%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)41.28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)92.88%
Total312100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Armorel, Arkansas
  3. 1 2 "Armorel CDP, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Taken Up!". The Osceola Times. June 23, 1900. p. 3. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "A Destructive Fire". The Osceola Times. June 14, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jackson, Donna. "Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  7. ↑ Barnes, Kenneth C. "Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mississippi County, AR" (PDF). 2020 U.S. Census . U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved September 20, 2022. - 2010 Map
  9. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  10. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Armorel CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau .
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