Imboden, Arkansas

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Imboden, Arkansas
City
Lawrence County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Imboden Highlighted 0534150.svg
Location in Lawrence County, Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°12′6″N91°10′48″W / 36.20167°N 91.18000°W / 36.20167; -91.18000
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Lawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Land1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
315 ft (96 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total640
 • Density502.75/sq mi (194.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72434
Area code 870
FIPS code 05-34150
GNIS feature ID0057965 [2]
Website www.imbodenarkansas.com

Imboden is a city [3] in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 677 at the 2010 census. [4] It is named after a family of settlers.

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History

The community was first settled around 1828 and was incorporated in 1887.

In 1912, Imboden elected Joe Sullivan as the youngest elected mayor in the United States of that period. He was 21 years old and paralyzed, so relied on a goat-driven cart. He left the town in 1914 to pursue further education. [5]

Imboden has two public schools. Sloan-Hendrix School was established in 1899 as Sloan-Hendrix Academy, a private school affiliated with Hendrix College in Conway. It later became a public school. [6] Imboden Area Charter School, an open-enrollment public charter school, opened in 2002. [7]

Geography

Imboden is located in northwestern Lawrence County at 36°12′6″N91°10′48″W / 36.20167°N 91.18000°W / 36.20167; -91.18000 (36.201766, -91.179899). [8] It is on the south side of the Spring River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Black River. In October 2008 a modern boat launch was opened with a 20-by-210-foot (6.1 by 64.0 m) parking area. To the north of Imboden, across the Spring River, is Randolph County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), all land.

List of highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 157—
1900 411161.8%
1910 60046.0%
1920 6305.0%
1930 564−10.5%
1940 525−6.9%
1950 447−14.9%
1960 400−10.5%
1970 49624.0%
1980 66133.3%
1990 616−6.8%
2000 68411.0%
2010 677−1.0%
2020 640−5.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

2020 census

Imboden racial composition [10]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)58090.63%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)40.63%
Native American 20.31%
Asian 10.16%
Other/Mixed 304.69%
Hispanic or Latino 233.59%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 640 people, 294 households, and 203 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the census [11] of 2000, there were 684 people, 308 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 760.5 inhabitants per square mile (293.6/km2). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 381.3 per square mile (147.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% Whites, 0.73% Native Americans, and 1.02% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

There were 308 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,489, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,361. About 11.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education is provided by:

The Imboden Disaster Facility is currently being constructed in town. This facility is part of the Regional Center for Disaster Preparedness Education - Arkansas State University.

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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: Imboden, Arkansas
  3. ↑ Local.Arkansas.gov - Imboden , retrieved September 3, 2012
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Imboden town, Arkansas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ Reta Covey, "The Story of Imboden Arkansas, Part Two". Walnut Ridge: The Times Dispatch (1975). From the Lawrence County Historical Society Winter 1982 - Volume 5 - Number 1] Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ http://shsd.k12.ar.us/History.htm Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Sloan-Hendrix history
  7. ↑ http://www.imbodencharter.com/general-information/about/ Imboden Area Charter School
  8. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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  12. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lawrence County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
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