Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas

Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°01′55″N93°57′04″W / 34.03194°N 93.95111°W / 34.03194; -93.95111
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Howard
Elevation [1]	637 ft (194 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	179
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	870
GNIS feature ID	2805631 [1]

Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 179. ^[2]

History

When Howard County formed in 1873, Center Point was its first county seat. ^[3] After the first railroad in the county was built through Nashville —bypassing Center Point—the county seat was moved there in 1884. ^[3]

Demographics

2020 census

Center Point 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 [4]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	141	78.77%
Black or African American alone (NH)	14	7.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	3	1.68%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	1	0.56%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	10	5.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	5.59%
Total	179	100.00%

Notable people

• Carl Boles, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, was born in Center Point.
• Eurith D. Rivers, the 68th Governor of Georgia, was born in Center Point.
• Dorothy Shaver, born in Center Point in 1893, was the first woman in the United States to head a multimillion-dollar company, Lord & Taylor.
• Robert G. Shaver, lawyer, colonel in Confederate States Army, and Ku Klux Klan leader. ^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas
2. "Center Point CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
3. "Dierks Lake, Saline River: Environmental Impact Statement". US Army Corps of Engineers. 1975.
4. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Center Point CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau .
5. Hempstead, Fay (1911). Historical Review of Arkansas. Vol. 2. Lewis Publishing. p. 1033.