Dora, Arkansas

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Dora, Arkansas
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Dora, Arkansas
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)
  Total121
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2805637 [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.

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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 Railway was extended to that point. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.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)10990.08%
Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)10.83%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)21.65%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)32.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)64.96%
Total121100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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 .