| Official Name: | Mansfield, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "Gateway to Poteau Mountain"[1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sebastian, Scott |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.08 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.31 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Elevation Ft: | 620 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1053 |
| Population Density Km2: | 175.86 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 455.45 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 35.0611°N -94.2464°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72944 |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-43880 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2405011 |
Mansfield is a city in Scott and Sebastian counties Arkansas, United States. The Sebastian County portion of the city is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 1,139.[3] The population was 1,097 at the 2000 census.
Mansfield was platted in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point.[4] The city most likely was named for William W. Mansfield, a Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2sqmi, of which 2.2sqmi is land and 0.04sqmi (0.89%) is water.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 908 | 86.23% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6 | 0.57% | |
| Native American | 25 | 2.37% | |
| Asian | 13 | 1.23% | |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.38% | |
| Other/Mixed | 62 | 5.89% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 3.32% |
As of the census[5] of 2013, there were 1,121 people in 440 households, including 289 families, in the city. The population density was 493.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 505 housing units at an average density of 227.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 95.81% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 1.09% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 3.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 440 households 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 31.6% of households were one person and 15.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.13.
The age distribution was 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median household income was $26,938 and the median family income was $35,000. Males had a median income of $28,534 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,012. About 13.2% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.1% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.
Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary students are zoned to attend Mansfield School District,[6] which leads to graduation from Mansfield High School.