Anthonyville is a town in Crittenden County,

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, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census, down from 250 in

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Geography

Anthonyville is located in southern Crittenden County at (35.039443, -90.340734).

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forms the eastern boundary of the town and leads north to

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, west of

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. Highway 147 continues south to the Horseshoe Lake area. According to the

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, Anthonyville has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 250 people, 82 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The

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was 877.5/km² (2,365.9/mi²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 305.4/km² (823.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 2.80%

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, 96.40%

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, 0.80% from

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. 0.80% of the population were

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of any race. There were 82 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% were

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living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 4.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 38.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 15.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $32,344. Males had a median income of $25,357 versus $18,636 for females. The

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for the town was $8,825. About 28.4% of families and 32.2% of the population were below the

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, including 36.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 48.7% of those 65 or over.

Education

Residents are zoned to schools in the

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, Note: Since the production of the map, the Hughes School District merged into the West Memphis school district in 2015 which operates

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(formerly West Memphis High School).

References

External links

Crittenden County website
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