Damascus, Arkansas

Damascus, Arkansas
Damascus, Arkansas
—  Town  —
Location in Faulkner County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°22′1″N 92°24′37″W / 35.36694°N 92.41028°W / 35.36694; -92.41028Coordinates: 35°22′1″N 92°24′37″W / 35.36694°N 92.41028°W / 35.36694; -92.41028
Country United States
State Arkansas
Counties Van Buren, Faulkner
Area
 – Total 1.9 sq mi (5 km2)
 – Land 1.9 sq mi (5 km2)
 – Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 696 ft (212 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 306
 – Density 161.1/sq mi (61.2/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 72039
Area code(s) 501
FIPS code 05-17290
GNIS feature ID 0076744

Damascus is a town in Faulkner and Van Buren counties in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its portion within Faulkner County is part of the Little RockNorth Little RockConway Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Damascus was 306 at the 2000 census.

On May 2, 2008, 3 people were killed by an EF3 tornado that passed just north of the town and caused some extensive damage to the area.

Geography

Damascus is located at 35°22′1″N 92°24′37″W / 35.36694°N 92.41028°W / 35.36694; -92.41028 (35.366849, -92.410276)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 306 people, 137 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was 61.2/km² (158.3/mi²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 31.4/km² (81.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.71% White, 0.98% Black or African American, 0.33% Native American, and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 137 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,977, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $28,214 versus $16,458 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,342. About 1.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 22.2% of those sixty five 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. 

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