LaGrange, Arkansas explained

Official Name:LaGrange, Arkansas
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Name2:Lee
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.39
Area Total Sq Mi:0.15
Area Land Km2:0.39
Area Land Sq Mi:0.15
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:210
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:52
Population Density Km2:132.52
Population Density Sq Mi:342.11
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:34.6558°N -90.7347°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72352
Area Code:870
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:05-37720
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2405967

LaGrange is a town in Lee County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 89 at the 2010 census,[2] down from 122 at the 2000 census.

Geography

LaGrange is located in southern Lee County at the western foot of Crowley's Ridge. It is 9miles south of Marianna, the county seat, and northwest of Helena.

According to the United States Census Bureau, LaGrange has a total area of 0.39sqkm, all land.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 122 people, 48 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was 214.1/km2. There were 55 housing units at an average density of 96.5/km2. The racial makeup of the town was 43.44% White and 56.56% Black or African American.

There were 48 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,708, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $14,688 versus $10,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,516. There were 9.5% of families and 7.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 11.3% of those over 64.

Education

It is in the Lee County School District, based in Marianna.[5] The local high school is Lee High School.

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), LaGrange town, Arkansas. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. August 23, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213045738/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0537720. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: 2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2018.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  5. Web site: SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lee County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. February 27, 2021.