Fountain Hill, Arkansas

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Fountain Hill, Arkansas
Ashley County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Fountain Hill Highlighted 0524670.svg
Location of Fountain Hill in Ashley County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 33°21′27″N91°51′04″W / 33.35750°N 91.85111°W / 33.35750; -91.85111
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Ashley
Area
[1]
  Total
0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
  Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
190 ft (60 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
108
  Estimate 
(2024)
102 Decrease2.svg
  Density190.14/sq mi (73.46/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71642
Area code 870
FIPS code 05-24670
GNIS feature ID2406513 [2]

Fountain Hill is a town in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census. [3]

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), all land. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1930 215
1940 26724.2%
1950 32019.9%
1960 230−28.1%
1970 26615.7%
1980 35232.3%
1990 195−44.6%
2000 159−18.5%
2010 17510.1%
2020 108−38.3%
2024 (est.)102−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]
2014 Estimate [5]

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 159 people, 66 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.1 people/km2 (270 people/sq mi). There were 77 housing units at an average density of 50.4 units/km2 (131 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 60.38% White, 35.22% Black or African American, 1.89% from other races, and 2.52% from two or more races. 2.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 66 households, out of which 19.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,250, and the median income for a family was $37,750. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,568. About 2.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.2% of those 65 or over.

Education

Public education is provide to elementary and secondary school students from the Hamburg School District leading to graduation from Hamburg High School.

Prior to school district consolidation on July 1, 2004, students attended Fountain Hill School District, [7] and its Fountain Hill High School, which had the Wildcat as its mascot.[ citation needed ]

Notable people

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fountain Hill, Arkansas
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fountain Hill town, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine ." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
  8. Jackson, Katherine; Rich Wiseman (1990). My Family, the Jacksons. St. Martin's Paperbacks. ISBN   0-312-92350-3.
  9. "Jeremy Sparks | Roadtrip Nation". roadtripnation.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.