Imboden, Arkansas

Imboden, Arkansas
City
Location in Lawrence County and the state of Arkansas Location in Lawrence County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Lawrence
Area
• Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	315 ft (96 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	677
• Density	752.2/sq mi (294.3/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72434
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-34150
GNIS feature ID	0057965

Imboden is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 677 at the 2000 census. It is named after a family of settlers.

History

The community was first settled around 1828 and was incorporated in 1887.

In 1912, Imboden elected Joe Sullivan as the youngest elected mayor in the United States of that period. He was 21 years old and paralyzed so relied on a goat-driven cart. He left the town in 1914 to pursue further education. Sloan-Hendrix the local school is now public but has been private in the past.

Geography

Imboden is located at (36.201766, -91.179899).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all land.

List Of Highways

• US 62/US 63/US 412
• Highway 115

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	157		—
1900	411		161.8%
1910	600		46.0%
1920	630		5.0%
1930	564		−10.5%
1940	525		−6.9%
1950	447		−14.9%
1960	400		−10.5%
1970	496		24.0%
1980	661		33.3%
1990	616		−6.8%
2000	684		11.0%
2010	677		−1.0%
Est. 2014	650		−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 684 people, 308 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 760.5 people per square mile (293.4/km²). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 381.3/sq mi (147.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% Whites, 0.73% Native Americans, and 1.02% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

There were 308 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,489, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the townfasd was $14,361. About 11.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education is provided by the Sloan–Hendrix School District, which leads to graduation from Sloan–Hendrix High School.

External links

• History of Imboden