BookRags.com Literature Guides Literature
Guides
Criticism & Essays Criticism &
Essays
Questions & Answers Questions &
Answers
Lesson Plans Lesson
Plans
My Bibliography Periodic Table U.S. Presidents Shakespeare Sonnet Shake-Up
Research Anything:        
History | Encyclopedias | Films | News | Create a Bibliography | More... Login | Register | Help
Not What You Meant?  There are 85 definitions for Madison.

Madison, Arkansas

Print-Friendly
About 2 pages (465 words)

Bookmark and Share Know this topic well? Help others and get FREE products!
Madison, Arkansas
Location in St. Francis County and the state of Arkansas
Location in St. Francis County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°0′49″N 90°43′37″W / 35.01361, -90.72694
Country United States
State Arkansas
County St. Francis
Area
 - Total 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km²)
 - Land 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km²)
 - Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation 210 ft (64 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 987
 - Density 548.3/sq mi (214.6/km²)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 05-43280
GNIS feature ID 0083210

Madison is a city in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Madison is located at 35°0′49″N, 90°43′37″W (35.013681, -90.726919)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (3.93%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 987 people, 358 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was 577.9 people per square mile (222.9/km²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 239.5/sq mi (92.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 10.03% White, 88.96% Black or African American, 0.41% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 358 households out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.3% were married couples living together, 32.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.48. In the city the population was spread out with 36.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $15,700, and the median income for a family was $20,682. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,733. About 40.4% of families and 41.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 56.1% of those under age 18 and 50.4% of those age 65 or over.

External links

View More Summaries on Madison, Arkansas
 
Ask any question on Madison, Arkansas and get it answered FAST!
Answer questions in BookRags Q&A and earn points toward
discounted or even FREE Study Guides and other BookRags products!
Learn more about BookRags Q&A
Copyrights
Madison, Arkansas from Wíkipedia. ©2006 by Wíkipedia. Licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. View a list of authors or edit this article.

Article Navigation
Join BookRagslearn moreJoin BookRags




About BookRags | Customer Service | Report an Error | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy