| Official Name: | Ratcliff, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Logan |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.72 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.82 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.70 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.81 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 400 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 167 |
| Population Density Km2: | 35.54 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 92.06 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 35.3067°N -93.8886°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72951 |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-58160 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2404593 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Ratcliff is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 202 at the 2010 census.[2]
Ratcliff is located in northwestern Logan County and is bordered to the east by the town of Caulksville. Arkansas Highway 22 passes through the center of Ratcliff, leading east through Caulksville 9miles to Paris and west 4miles to Branch.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Ratcliff has a total area of 4.7km2, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.42%, are water.[2] The town is on the north side of the valley of Little Creek, a tributary of Sixmile Creek which flows northeast to the Arkansas River.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 191 people, 76 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The population density was 103.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 86 housing units at an average density of 46.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.43% White, 0.52% Native American, and 1.05% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 76 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,000, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,530. About 15.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.6% of those 65 or over.