Elaine, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 34°18′31″N 90°51′15″W / 34.30861, -90.85417
Elaine, Arkansas
Location in Phillips County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Phillips
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	167 ft (51 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	865
- Density	1,730/sq mi (665.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72333
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-20950
GNIS feature ID	0048832

Elaine is a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 865 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Elaine is located at 34°18′31″N, 90°51′15″W (34.308595, -90.854201)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 865 people, 330 households, and 222 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,725.8 people per square mile (668.0/km²). There were 356 housing units at an average density of 710.3/sq mi (274.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 39.08% White, 58.15% Black or African American, 0.92% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. 6.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 330 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 30.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,479, and the median income for a family was $22,813. Males had a median income of $22,386 versus $18,056 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,640. About 33.5% of families and 41.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 59.1% of those under age 18 and 26.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

See Elaine Race Riot

Recently, Elaine High School has consolidated with Marvell High School in Marvell, AR. Some of the students at the two high schools do not get along and this has led to violence.