Sweet Home, Arkansas

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Sweet Home, Arkansas
CDP
Pulaski County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sweet Home Highlighted.svg
Location in Pulaski County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 34°40′15″N92°15′02″W / 34.67083°N 92.25056°W / 34.67083; -92.25056
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Pulaski
Area
[1]
 • Total4.07 sq mi (10.54 km2)
 • Land3.89 sq mi (10.07 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
Elevation
[2]
305 ft (93 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total712
 • Density183.03/sq mi (70.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72164
Area code 501
FIPS code 05-68330
GNIS feature ID2402909 [2]

Sweet Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 849 at the 2010 census. [3] It is part of the 'Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (2.72%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 1,070—
2010 849−20.7%
2020 712−16.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

2020 census

Sweet Home racial composition [5]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)15021.07%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)50070.22%
Asian 40.56%
Other/Mixed 263.65%
Hispanic or Latino 324.49%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 712 people, 259 households, and 125 families residing in the CDP.

2000 census

As of the census [6] of 2000, there were 1,070 people, 385 households, and 267 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 272.0 inhabitants per square mile (105.0/km2). There were 463 housing units at an average density of 117.7 per square mile (45.4/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 24.11% White, 74.02% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 385 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,352, and the median income for a family was $30,781. Males had a median income of $22,069 versus $21,643 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,868. About 21.7% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 60.0% of those age 65 or over.

History

Most of the geographical history of Sweet Home and the surrounding areas was farms and fields. After bauxite mining between the 1940s through 1960s many blue holes were formed in the Sweet Home Area. [7]

Sweet Home was the site of the Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home from 1890 to 1955, but the home was moved to the grounds of the Schools for the Deaf and Blind in Little Rock from 1955 to 1963. [8] The Hanger Cotton Gin is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Education

Sweet Home is zoned to College Station Elementary School, Fuller Middle School, and Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School. [9]

Personalities

Writer and poet Henry Dumas (1934–1968)

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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: Sweet Home, Arkansas
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ↑ Sherer, Robert. "Sweet Home (Pulaski County) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  8. ↑ Arkansas History Commission, "Arkansas Confederate Home Records" in Catalog of Arkansas Resources and Archival Treasures at "Search Arkansas Confederate home records". Archived from the original on May 30, 2009. Retrieved January 27, 2010. (accessed January 27, 2009).
  9. ↑ "School Zone Map". Pulaski County Special School District . Retrieved March 3, 2021.

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