Calion, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 33°19′34″N 92°32′19″W / 33.32611, -92.53861
Calion, Arkansas
Location in Union County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Union
Area
- Total	1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
- Land	1 sq mi (2.7 km²)
- Water	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
Elevation	89 ft (27 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	516
- Density	396.9/sq mi (151.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71724
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-10600
GNIS feature ID	0057494

Calion is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 516 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Calion is located at 33°19′34″N, 92°32′19″W (33.326096, -92.538666).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), of which, 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (20.77%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 516 people, 219 households, and 146 families residing in the city. The population density was 500.3 people per square mile (193.4/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 265.7/sq mi (102.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.70% White, 33.33% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, and 0.39% from two or more races. 1.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 219 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.7% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.7% 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 2.36 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,268, and the median income for a family was $26,042. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,860. About 25.5% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over. Not one house has a septic system in Calion, all of our waste goes directly to our loveable lake.......enjoy the swimming and the tasty pre-seasoned fish!!