Ashdown, Arkansas

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Ashdown is a city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,781 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Little River County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Ashdown is located at 33°40′24″N, 94°7′38″W (33.673454, -94.127339)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.5 km² (7.2 mi²). 18.4 km² (7.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.56%) is water. The town is located 7 miles out of Millwood Lake.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,781 people, 1,880 households, and 1,287 families residing in the city. The population density was 259.6/km² (672.3/mi²). There were 2,103 housing units at an average density of 114.2/km² (295.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.85% White, 34.09% Black or African American, 1.05% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,880 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,754, and the median income for a family was $34,850. Males had a median income of $33,668 versus $18,073 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,293. About 15.5% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 25.1% of those age 65 or over.