Strawberry, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Strawberry, Arkansas
Settlement Type:Town
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Name2:Lawrence
Area Total Km2:6.07
Area Total Sq Mi:2.34
Area Land Km2:6.07
Area Land Sq Mi:2.34
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:341
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:268
Population Density Km2:44.16
Population Density Sq Mi:114.38
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Coordinates:35.9644°N -91.3156°W
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72469
Area Code:870
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:05-67250
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0055268
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]

Strawberry is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 302 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

Strawberry is located in southwestern Lawrence County at 35.9644°N -91.3156°W (35.964401, -91.315678).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.03sqkm, all land.[4]

List of highways

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 283 people, 112 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.6/km (125.9/mi2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km (56.5/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 112 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,621. About 16.9% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under the age of 18 and 14.8% of those 65 or over.

Education

Hillcrest School District operates area schools, including Hillcrest Elementary School in Lynn and Hillcrest High School in Strawberry. The River Valley School District formed on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the Poughkeepsie School District and the Strawberry School District. On July 1, 2004, River Valley merged with the Lynn School District to form the Hillcrest School District.[6]

Notable people

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), Strawberry town, Arkansas. U.S. Census Bureau. American FactFinder. August 23, 2019. https://archive.today/20200213043357/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0567250. February 13, 2020. dead.
  3. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  4. Web site: 2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2018.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  6. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.