Prattsville, Arkansas

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Prattsville is a town in Grant County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census. It is part of the 'Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

[edit] Geography

Prattsville is located at 34°18′58″N, 92°32′45″W (34.316050, -92.545868)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.3 km² (1.7 mi²). 4.3 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and a small percentage of its land is covered by water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 282 people, 115 households, and 83 families residing in the town. The population density was 66.0/km² (170.6/mi²). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 30.0/km² (77.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.65% White and 0.35% Asian. 0.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 115 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% 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 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,679, and the median income for a family was $47,500. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $19,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,544. About 9.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.4% of those sixty five or over.