Lake City, Arkansas

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Lake City is a town in Craighead County, Arkansas in the United States, along the St. Francis River. The population was 1,956 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. It serves as a second county seat, serving the Eastern District of Craighead County (Jonesboro serves the Western District).

1 Notable Facts
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] Notable Facts

The most accepted location (the other being De Soto County, Mississippi) in which Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto died in May 1542.

Lake City has the only draw bridge in the world that has never been raised. During the construction of the bridge there was an earthquake that made the river unsuitable for boats to pass through.

[edit] Geography

Lake City is located at 35°49′4″N, 90°26′24″W (35.817866, -90.439927)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,956 people, 731 households, and 546 families residing in the town. The population density was 340.2/km² (881.9/mi²). There were 776 housing units at an average density of 135.0/km² (349.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 731 households out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,844, and the median income for a family was $33,477. Males had a median income of $27,798 versus $19,205 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,126. About 11.4% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Lake City is part of the Riverside Public School District, formed as a result of consolidation with the district in nearby Caraway. The school's athletic teams are known as "the Rebels" — most notably its basketball teams that compete in the 3A-North-South conference of the Arkansas Activities Association with Bay, Buffalo Island Central, CRA, Cross County, Earle, Marked Tree, Rector, Turrell