Banks, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 33°34′36″N 92°16′5″W / 33.57667, -92.26806
Banks, Arkansas
Location in Bradley County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Bradley
Area
- Total	0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- Land	0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	207 ft (63 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	120
- Density	300/sq mi (120/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71631
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-03430
GNIS feature ID	0046076

Banks is a town in Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population to be 118 as of 2005.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Students
4 Buck Fever
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Banks is located at 33°34′36″N, 92°16′5″W (33.576764, -92.268129)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 120 people, 50 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was 118.8/km² (311.5/mi²). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 62.4/km² (163.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 72.50% White, 20.00% Black or African American, 4.17% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races. 5.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 50 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 118.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,958, and the median income for a family was $25,000. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,416. There were 22.2% of families and 20.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 8.3% of under eighteens and 30.8% of those over 64.