Acorn, Arkansas is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in

Polk County Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk: * Polk County, Arkansas * Polk County, Florida * Polk County, Georgia * Polk County, Iowa * Polk Count ...

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

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, approximately 6 miles north of

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. The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 59,

U.S. Route 71 U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstat ...

and U.S. Route 270 in the northern part of the county. Though Acorn is only a three-way junction, it marks the end of three separate

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concurrencies: U.S. 59 & 71 from Texarkana, U.S. 59 & 270 from

Heavener, Oklahoma Heavener is a city in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,414 at the 2010 census, an increase of 6.7 percent from 3,201 at the 2000 census.

, and U.S. 71 & 270 from "Y" City. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 376.

Education

It is home to the Acorn branch of the

Ouachita River School District Ouachita River School District (ORSD) is a public school district located along the Ouachita River and is headquartered in Acorn, an unincorporated area in Polk County, Arkansas, United States, near Mena. The Oauchita River School District prov ...

, including Acorn Elementary School and

Acorn High School Acorn High School is a public high school serving students in grades 7 through 12 and is located in Acorn, an unincorporated area in Polk County, Arkansas, United States, near Mena. Acorn High School is one of four public high schools located in ...

. The Ouachita River district was established by the merger of the

Acorn School District Acorn School District or Acorn Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Acorn, an unincorporated area in Polk County, Arkansas, United States, about from Mena. Schools included Acorn Elementary School and Acorn High School. In addi ...

and the

Oden School District Oden School District or Oden Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Oden, Arkansas. Its schools included Oden Elementary School and Oden High School. The Ouachita River School District was established by the merger of the Acorn ...

on July 1, 2004.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
"

Arkansas Department of Education Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osa ...

. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

References

External links

Arkansas Native Plant and Wildlife Center
Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Census-designated places in Polk County, Arkansas Census-designated places in Arkansas {{PolkCountyAR-geo-stub