| Official Name: | Oppelo, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Conway |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.43 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.29 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.43 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Elevation Ft: | 338 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 737 |
| Population Density Km2: | 117.08 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 303.29 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 35.1025°N -92.7683°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72110 |
| Area Code: | 501 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-52430 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0053063 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Oppelo is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.[2]
Oppelo is located near the southern border of Conway County at 35.1025°N -92.7683°W (35.102495, -92.768276).[3] By Arkansas Highway 9, it is 3miles south of the Arkansas River and 6miles south of the center of Morrilton, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Oppelo has a total area of 6.5km2, of which 6.4km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 2.05%, is water.[2]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 725 people, 258 households, and 204 families residing in the city. The population density was 292.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 285 housing units at an average density of 115sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.76% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.83% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 2.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 258 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,202, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,674. About 10.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.