Dora, Arkansas

Dora, Arkansas
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°27′46″N94°25′47″W / 35.46278°N 94.42972°W / 35.46278; -94.42972
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Crawford
Elevation [1]	594 ft (181 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	121
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	2805637 [1]

Dora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County in the western part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. ^[2] It is located approximately three miles west of Van Buren on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border along Interstate 40. The community is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dora shares its ZIP code (72956) and other municipal services with Van Buren.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 121. ^[3]

Dora had its start when the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway was extended to that point. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	121		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5] 2020 [6]

2020 census

Dora 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 [6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	109	90.08%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0.83%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	2	1.65%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	3	2.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	4.96%
Total	121	100.00%

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dora, Arkansas
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dora, Arkansas
3. "Dora CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 7, 2022.
4. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 555.
5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
6. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dora CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau .