Eudora, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 33°6′53″N 91°15′46″W / 33.11472, -91.26278
Eudora, Arkansas
Location in Chicot County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Chicot
Area
- Total	3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
- Land	3.1 sq mi (8 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	135 ft (41 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,819
- Density	909.4/sq mi (352.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71640
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-22180
GNIS feature ID	0057731

Eudora is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States of America. The population was 2,819 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Oral History
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Eudora is located at 33°6′53″N, 91°15′46″W (33.114608, -91.262653)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Oral History

In 1975-1978 the students of G.C. Johns Junior High School began to collect oral interviews with the living ministers, deacons, superintendents, and members of Zion Chapel Baptist Church then under the leadership Reverend Handie, Superintendent Joriet Tolliever, and Mr Stanton. The children spent many hours collecting the extraordinary memories of the members and their struggle for decency and human rights through non-violent Christian strategies. As of October, 2003 the children had continued the practice of having one boy and one girl appointed as Historians of the Church to ensure the memory of their forebears and the lessons of their lives were not lost.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,819 people, 1,047 households, and 731 families residing in the city. The population density was 918.2 people per square mile (354.5/km²). There were 1,163 housing units at an average density of 378.8/sq mi (146.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 13.94% White, 84.50% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,047 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.5% were married couples living together, 34.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $17,857, and the median income for a family was $19,840. Males had a median income of $20,729 versus $15,262 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,437. About 34.6% of families and 36.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.3% of those under age 18 and 30.0% of those age 65 or over. Mr. William Stanton is now the first black mayor of Eudora, Arkansas. He was elected in an overall election in 2006.