| Official Name: | Western Grove, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Newton |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.79 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1050 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 354 |
| Population Density Km2: | 126.87 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 328.69 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1011°N -92.9544°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72685 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-74330 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2406868 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Western Grove is a town in northeastern Newton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 384 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km (1.1 mi2), all land.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 322 | 90.96% | |
| Other/Mixed | 28 | 7.91% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.13% |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 407 people, 169 households, and 126 families residing in the town. The population density was 145.5/km (375.1/mi2). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 69.0/km (177.9/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.51% White, and 0.49% from two or more races.There were 169 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $24,722, and the median income for a family was $30,694. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $16,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,731. About 11.2% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
Western Grove is within the Ozark Mountain School District,[3] which operates Western Grove High School.
On July 1, 2004, the former Western Grove School District consolidated into the Ozark Mountain School District.[4]