Oak Grove, Carroll County, Arkansas

Town in Arkansas, United States

Oak Grove, Arkansas

Town

Location of Oak Grove in Carroll County, Arkansas.

Coordinates: 36°27′50″N 93°25′49″W﻿ / ﻿36.46389°N 93.43028°W﻿ / 36.46389; -93.43028
Country| United States
State| Arkansas
County| Carroll
Government

• Mayor| Robert Fairweather [1]
Area

[2]

• Total

| 2.76 sq mi (7.15 km2)
• Land| 2.76 sq mi (7.15 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

[3]

| 1,322 ft (403 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 386
• Density| 139.86/sq mi (54.01/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

72660

Area code| 870
FIPS code| 05-50810
GNIS feature ID| 2407016[3]
Website| http://oakgrovear.com/

Oak Grove is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States.[3] The population was 386 at the 2020 census.[4]

## Geography

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Oak Grove Rosenwald School

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km2), all land.[5]

### List of highways

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* Arkansas Highway 21
* Arkansas Highway 103

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1960| 151| | —
1970| 236| | 56.3%
1980| 265| | 12.3%
1990| 231| | −12.8%
2000| 376| | 62.8%
2010| 369| | −1.9%
2020| 386| | 4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 376 people, 145 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 56.5/km2 (146/sq mi). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 25.7 units/km2 (67 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 96.28% White, 1.60% Native American, 0.53% Asian, and 1.60% from two or more races.

There were 145 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $24,444 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,364. About 13.0% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

## References

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1. ^ "Town Leaders – Town of Oak Grove Arkansas".
2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Grove, Carroll County, Arkansas
4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oak Grove town, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

## External links

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* Official website

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Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Arkansas, United States

County seats: Berryville and Eureka Springs

Cities|

* Berryville
* Eureka Springs
* Green Forest
* Holiday Island

Map of Arkansas highlighting Carroll County

Towns|

* Alpena‡
* Beaver
* Blue Eye
* Oak Grove

Townships|

* Beaver
* Cabanal
* Carrollton
* Cedar
* Coin
* Cross
* Dry Fork
* Franklin
* Hickory
* King's River
* Liberty
* Long Creek
* North Yocum
* Omega
* Osage
* Packard Springs
* Piney
* Polo
* Prairie
* South Yocum
* Winona

Unincorporated
communities|

* Busch
* Cabanal
* Carrollton
* Coin
* Denver
* Farewell
* Gobbler
* Metalton
* Osage
* Pleasant Valley
* Rudd
* Rule
* Yocum

Ghost towns|

* Gaskins
* Winona Springs

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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