Fifty-Six is a
city
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in
Stone County,
Arkansas
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the city had a total
population
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of 158, a decrease of 15 people from 2010.
History
When founding the community in 1918, locals submitted the name "Newcomb" for the settlement. This request was rejected, and the federal government internally named the community for its school district number (56). It has frequently been noted on lists of
unusual place names.
Geography
Fifty-Six is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 163 people, 71 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 87 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.55%
White
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and 2.45%
Native American. 1.84% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 71 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were
married couples
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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 26.8% 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 2.30 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The
median income
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for a household in the city was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $19,063 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $15,783. About 11.8% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 17.2% of those under the age of 18 and 25.0% of those 65 and older.
Education
Fifty-Six is in the
Mountain View School District.
The community was served by the
Fifty-Six School District until July 1, 1985, when it merged into the
Big Flat School District to form the
Tri-County School District. On July 1, 1993 the Tri-County district was disestablished with territory given to multiple districts, including Mountain View,
[ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]
" Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. which began serving Fifty-Six.
[Arkansas School Districts]
" University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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, GIS Applications Laboratory, Institute for Economic Advancement. October 27, 2004. Retrieved on June 16, 2018.
Notable person
*
Lee Hedges
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, football coach in
Shreveport
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,
Louisiana
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, born in Fifty-Six in
1929
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.
References
See also
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List of places with numeric names
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* :nl:Nulde, (zero), Netherlands, old name for a hamlet in Putten
* Nullarbor, locality in South Australia (Latin: no trees)
* Nullarbor Plain, desert region in Western and South Australia (Latin ...
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Populated places established in 1918
Cities in Arkansas
Cities in Stone County, Arkansas