Corning, Arkansas

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Corning, Arkansas
Location in Clay County and the state of Arkansas
Location in Clay County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°24′36″N 90°35′22″W / 36.41, -90.58944
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Clay
Area
 - Total 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km²)
 - Land 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
 - Water 0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 289 ft (88 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,679
 - Density 1,149.7/sq mi (438/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 72422
Area code(s) 870
FIPS code 05-15460
GNIS feature ID 0076678

Corning is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,679 at the 2000 census. It is one of the two county seats of Clay County, along with Piggott.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Corning is located at 36°24′36″N, 90°35′22″W (36.410057, -90.589364).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km²), of which, 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.93%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,679 people, 1,553 households, and 1,018 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,150.0 people per square mile (443.9/km²). There were 1,722 housing units at an average density of 538.2/sq mi (207.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.77% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,553 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,200, and the median income for a family was $29,485. Males had a median income of $22,095 versus $16,383 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,953. About 18.9% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.0% of those under age 18 and 29.6% of those age 65 or over.

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