Cove is a town in

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, United States. The population was 382 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Cove is located at (34.436384, -94.411845). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 4.5 km² (1.7 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 383 people, 150 households, and 102 families residing in the town. The

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was 85.5/km² (221.6/mi²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 40.4/km² (104.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.78%

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, 3.92% Native American, 0.26% from

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, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were

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of any race. There were 150 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.17. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $17,368, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $16,964 versus $17,500 for females. The

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for the town was $8,310. About 25.0% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the

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, including 35.0% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

Business and commerce

The town contains two franchised chain stores, Dollar General and

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. Cove hardware is a feed store, lumber and hardware store.

Education

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is available from the

Cossatot River School District Cossatot River School District is a public school district located along the Cossatot River and is based in Wickes, Arkansas, United States. The Cossatot River School District provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more ...

, which includes Vandervoort (Van-Cove) Elementary School in Vandervoort, and

Cossatot River High School Cossatot River High School (CRHS) is a public high school in unincorporated Polk County, Arkansas, near Vandervoort and Cove. It is a part of the Cossatot River School District and serves Vandervoot, Cove, and Wickes. The school, on a plot of l ...

. The high school formed in 2013, with the merger of

Wickes High School Wickes High School was a comprehensive public high school located in Wickes, Arkansas, United States. The school provided secondary education for students in grades 7 through 12 serving rural, distant communities of Polk County, Arkansas, primar ...

and Van-Cove High School. The school's mascot is the ''Eagles'' and black and silver serve as the school colors. On July 1, 2010, the former

Van-Cove School District Van-Cove School District or Van-Cove Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Cove, Arkansas. It served Cove and Vandervoort. It operated Van-Cove Elementary School in Vandevoort, and Van-Cove High School in Cove. On July 1, 2010, ...

consolidated with the

Wickes School District Wickes School District was a school district headquartered in Wickes, Arkansas. It occupied territory in Polk County, Arkansas, Polk, Sevier County, Arkansas, Sevier, and Howard County, Arkansas counties. It served Wickes, Grannis, Arkansas, Gra ...

into the Cossatot River School District. The city also is home to the Cove Library which adjacent to the Cove Town Hall on US-59. The library is part of the Polk County Library branch system.

References

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