Foreman, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 33°43′16″N 94°23′49″W / 33.72111, -94.39694
Foreman, Arkansas
Location in Little River County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Little River
Area
- Total	2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
- Land	2 sq mi (5.1 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	417 ft (127 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,125
- Density	562.5/sq mi (220.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71836
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-24250
GNIS feature ID	0071657

Foreman is a city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States. Foreman is most notable for being the hometown of Tracy Lawrence. Foreman is also home to the three time defending class AA Arkansas state softball champions, the Foreman Lady Gators. The population was 1,125 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Foreman is located at 33°43′16″N, 94°23′49″W (33.721213, -94.396888).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²).2.0 square miles (5.1 km²) of it is land and 0.51% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,125 people, 490 households, and 297 families residing in the city. The population density was 573.7 people per square mile (221.6/km²). There were 566 housing units at an average density of 288.6/sq mi (111.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.29% White, 27.29% Black or African American, 1.96% Native American, 1.07% from other races, and 2.40% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 490 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,176, and the median income for a family was $29,231. Males had a median income of $26,944 versus $18,229 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,202. About 18.2% of families and 26.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 34.3% of those age 65 or over.