Gilmore is a city in Crittenden County,

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, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 176.

Geography

Gilmore is located in northern Crittenden County and is bordered to the south by the city of Turrell.

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(as well as U.S. Routes 61 and 63) pass through the west part of Gilmore, leading northwest to Jonesboro and south via

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to West Memphis. According to the

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, Gilmore has a total area of , all land. Ecologically, Gilmore is located within the Northern Backswamps

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within the larger

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. The Northern Backswamps are a network of low-lying overflow areas and

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s historically dominated by

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, water tupelo, overcup oak, water hickory, and Nuttall oak forest subject to year-round or seasonal inundation. The Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves some of the year-round flooded bald cypress forest typical of this ecoregion prior to development for row agriculture lies southeast of Gilmore.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 292 people, 100 households, and 78 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 114 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 19.86%

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, 79.11%

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, 0.68% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. There were 100 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were

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living together, 31.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.38. In the town the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $22,031. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $18,000 for females. The

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for the town was $8,867. About 29.1% of families and 38.6% of the population were below the

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, including 52.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 44.8% of those 65 or over.

Education

Gilmore is in the Marion School District. Its comprehensive high school is Marion High School. Gilmore was formerly in the

Turrell School District Turrell School District or Turrell Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Turrell, Arkansas. It operated Turrell Elementary School and Turrell High School. The district included Turrell and Gilmore. The Turrell High School masco ...

. On July 1, 2010,ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls

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.

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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. the former Turrell district consolidated with the Marion School District, thus closing the former Turrell High School.

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities in Crittenden County, Arkansas Memphis metropolitan area