DeWitt (Arkansas)
| DeWitt | |
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 Location in Arkansas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1876 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arkansas |
| County : | Arkansas County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 18 ′ N , 91 ° 20 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 3,292 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 491.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 6.7 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 58 m |
| Postal code : | 72042 |
| Area code : | +1 870 |
| FIPS : | 05-18790 |
| GNIS ID : | 48411 |
DeWitt is a city (with the status " City ") and next to Stuttgart one of two administrative headquarters of the Arkansas County in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas . In 2010 DeWitt had 3,292 residents.
geography
DeWitt is located in Eastern Arkansas, 37 km north of the Arkansas River and about 80 km west of the border with the state of Mississippi forming Mississippi River .
The geographical coordinates of DeWitt are 34 ° 17'34 "north latitude and 91 ° 20'16" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 6.7 km 2 and is located within the La Grue Township .
Neighboring towns of DeWitt are Van (11.2 km east-northeast), Tichnor (23.8 km south-southeast), Gillett (22.5 km south), Lodge Corner (17.8 km west) and Almyra (19.6 km north-west).
The closest major cities are Arkansas' capital Little Rock (131 km northwest), Memphis , Tennessee (185 km northeast), Mississippi's capital Jackson (331 km southeast) and Shreveport , Louisiana (366 km southwest).
traffic
The US Highway 165 forms the western border town of DeWitt. Arkansas State Routes 1 , 130 , 152 and 153 meet in the center of the city . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the De Witt Municipal Airport is 5.6 km south-east a small airfield. The nearest commercial airports are Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock (122 km northwest) and Memphis International Airport (193 km northeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 169 | - | |
| 1890 | 246 | 45.6% | |
| 1900 | 318 | 29.3% | |
| 1910 | 831 | 161.3% | |
| 1920 | 1422 | 71.1% | |
| 1930 | 2498 | 75.7% | |
| 1940 | 2498 | 0% | |
| 1950 | 2843 | 13.8% | |
| 1960 | 3019 | 6.2% | |
| 1970 | 3728 | 23.5% | |
| 1980 | 3928 | 5.4% | |
| 1990 | 3553 | -9.5% | |
| 2000 | 3552 | -0% | |
| 2010 | 3292 | -7.3% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , DeWitt had 3,292 people in 1,366 households. The population density was 491.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 1,366 households.
The racial the population was composed of 74.5 percent white, 21.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and 2.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.2 percent of the population.
24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.6 percent were 65 years or older. 53.0 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,607 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,983. 20.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed March 1, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - De Witt Municipal Airport Accessed on March 1, 2014
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved March 1, 2014