Bluff City, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Bluff City, Arkansas
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Name2:Nevada
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.02
Area Total Sq Mi:2.32
Area Land Km2:6.01
Area Land Sq Mi:2.32
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:328
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:118
Population Density Km2:19.62
Population Density Sq Mi:50.82
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:33.725°N -93.1272°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:71722
Area Code:870
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:05-07270
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2405287

Bluff City is an unincorporated town (no elected mayor) in Nevada County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 2.3sqmi, all land.

Demographics

Bluff City, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2000[2] !Pop 2010[3] ![4] !% 2000!% 2010!
White alone (NH)4337style='background: #ffffe6; 4627.22%29.84%style='background: #ffffe6; 38.98%
Black or African American alone (NH)11385style='background: #ffffe6; 6771.52%68.55%style='background: #ffffe6; 56.78%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20style='background: #ffffe6; 01.27%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)02style='background: #ffffe6; 20.00%1.61%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)00style='background: #ffffe6; 30.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 2.54%
Total158124style='background: #ffffe6; 118100.00%100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 158 people, 66 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was 69.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 90 housing units at an average density of 39.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 27.22% White, 71.52% Black or African American and 1.27% Native American.

There were 66 households, out of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 129.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $26,667. Males had a median income of $37,917 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,358. About 19.0% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 17.4% of those 65 or over.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Bluff City town, Arkansas. United States Census Bureau.
  3. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bluff City town, Arkansas. United States Census Bureau.
  4. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bluff City town, Arkansas. United States Census Bureau.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .