Cotter, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 36°16′29″N 92°31′42″W / 36.27472, -92.52833
Cotter, Arkansas
Location in Baxter County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Baxter
Area
- Total	2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
- Land	2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	921
- Density	368.4/sq mi (143.9/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72626
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-15490
GNIS feature ID	0076681

Cotter is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 921 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Cotter is located at 36°16′29″N, 92°31′42″W (36.274772, -92.528336)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 921 people, 443 households, and 265 families residing in the city. The population density was 373.6 people per square mile (144.0/km²). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 203.2/sq mi (78.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.07% White, 0.87% Native American, 0.22% Asian, and 1.85% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 443 households out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,857, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $26,298 versus $17,266 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,893. About 11.9% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.