| Official Name: | Imboden, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.30 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.27 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.30 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 315 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 640 |
| Population Density Km2: | 194.16 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 502.75 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.2017°N -91.18°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72434 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-34150 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0057965 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Imboden is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 677 at the 2010 census.[2] It is named after a family of settlers.
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.[3]
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.[4] Imboden Area Charter School, an open-enrollment public charter school, opened in 2002.[5]
Imboden is located in northwestern Lawrence County at 36.2017°N -91.18°W (36.201766, -91.179899).[6] 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 20feetby210feetft (byft) 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 2.5km2, all land.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 580 | 90.63% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4 | 0.63% | |
| Native American | 2 | 0.31% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.16% | |
| Other/Mixed | 30 | 4.69% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 3.59% |
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 684 people, 308 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 760.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 343 housing units at an average density of 381.3sp=usNaNsp=us. 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.
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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