Black Rock is a

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in Lawrence County,

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, United States, along the Black River. The population was 662 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Black Rock is located in northern Lawrence County at (36.107794, -91.098913), at the eastern edge of the

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. It sits on the west side of the Black River, a south-flowing tributary of the White River. U.S. Routes 63 and 412 run concurrently through the south side of the city, leading northwest to Hardy. To the southeast, US 412 leads to Walnut Ridge, the Lawrence

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, while US 63 leads to

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. According to the

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, the city of Black Rock has a total area of , of which are land and , or 4.08%, are water.

List of highways

* * U.S. 412 * Highway 25 *

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* Highway 361

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 717 people, 284 households, and 199 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 334 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.02%

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, 0.14% Native American, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were

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of any race. There were 284 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,407, and the median income for a family was $26,917. Males had a median income of $23,646 versus $16,806 for females. The

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for the city was $11,731. About 19.1% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the

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, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education is provided for elementary and secondary school students from the Lawrence County School District, which includes Walnut Ridge Elementary School and Walnut Ridge High School. It was a part of the

Black Rock School District Black Rock School District was a school district headquartered in Black Rock, Arkansas. Black Rock Elementary School and Black Rock High School were its schools. It served the majority of Black Rock. - Note the map shows the pre-merger boundarie ...

until July 1, 2006, when it merged with the

Walnut Ridge School District Walnut Ridge School District was a school district headquartered in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. Walnut Ridge Elementary School and Walnut Ridge High School were its schools. It served most of Walnut Ridge, College City (now a part of Walnut Ridge), ...

into the Lawrence County district.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. The post-merger district continued to operate Black Rock Elementary School and

Black Rock High School Black Rock High School was an accredited comprehensive public high school located in Black Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school provided secondary education in grades 7 through 12 to Black Rock and nearby unincorporated communities of Lawr ...

until 2013.

References

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