Daisy is a town in Pike County,

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, United States. Its population is 88 as of the 2020 census. Daisy is also the home of Daisy State Park.

Geography

Daisy is located at (34.233193, -93.742083). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²), of which 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) (20.14%) is water. Daisy also includes a portion of

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Demographics

As per the 2000

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, there are 118 people, 52 households, and 34 families residing in the town. The

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was 39.6/km² (103.0/mi²). There were 119 housing units at an average density of 40.0/km² (103.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.61%

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, 1.69%

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, and 1.69% from two or more races. There were 52 households, out of which 17.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.71. In the town, the population was spread out, with 15.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,607, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $13,750 for females. The

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for the town was $11,896. There were 17.1% of families and 27.4% of the population living below the

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, including 33.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

It is in the

Kirby School District Kirby School District is a school district headquartered in Kirby, Arkansas. It is one of three school districts in Pike County. The district includes Kirby, Daisy Daisy, Daisies or DAISY may refer to: Plants * ''Bellis perennis'', the commo ...

References

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