Mulberry, Arkansas

Mulberry, Arkansas
—  City  —
Location in Crawford County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°30′28″N 94°3′28″W / 35.50778°N 94.05778°W / 35.50778; -94.05778Coordinates: 35°30′28″N 94°3′28″W / 35.50778°N 94.05778°W / 35.50778; -94.05778
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Crawford
Area
– Total	7.8 sq mi (20.1 km2)
– Land	7.6 sq mi (19.6 km2)
– Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation	404 ft (123 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,627
– Density	208.6/sq mi (80.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72947
Area code(s)	479
FIPS code	05-48200
GNIS feature ID	0077778

Mulberry is a city in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States and part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,627 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Mulberry is located at 35°30′28″N 94°3′28″W / 35.50778°N 94.05778°W / 35.50778; -94.05778 (35.507791, -94.057883)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20 km²), of which 7.6 square miles (20 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (2.45%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,627 people, 669 households, and 472 families residing in the city. The population density was 215.5 people per square mile (83.2/km²). There were 743 housing units at an average density of 98.4/sq mi (38.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.19% White, 0.06% Black or African American, 2.64% Native American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 669 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,197, and the median income for a family was $32,321. Males had a median income of $28,281 versus $17,734 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,204. About 14.9% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.