Decatur is a city, in
Benton County,
Arkansas
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, United States. The population was 1,699 at the
2010 census.
It is part of the
Northwest Arkansas
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region. This town is named after Commodore
Stephen Decatur, Jr.
Geography
Decatur is located in western Benton County at (36.337541, -94.456721).
Arkansas Highway 59
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passes through the city, leading north to
Gravette and to the
Missouri
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border, and south to
Siloam Springs
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.
Arkansas Highway 102 leads east to
Bentonville and west to the
Oklahoma border.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Decatur has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.21%, is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 1,773 people, 591 households, and 419 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census Decatur had a population of 1,699. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 62.4% non-Hispanic white, 0.5% non-Hispanic black, 4.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.2% from two or more races and 28.4% Hispanic or Latino.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,314 people, 465 households, and 346 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 535 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 80.97%
White
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, 5.48%
Native American, 0.46%
Asian
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, 10.12% from
other races
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, and 2.97% from two or more races. 16.51% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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of any race.
There were 465 households, out of which 44.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were
married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,844, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $22,115 versus $19,125 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $11,618. About 16.3% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the
Decatur School District Decatur may refer to a number of places, streets, military establishments, schools, and others mostly named after Stephen Decatur:
Places in the United States
* Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County
** Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama ...
,
leading to graduation from
Decatur High School.
References
External links
Decatur Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
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Cities in Benton County, Arkansas
Cities in Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas