Guion is a town in

Izard County Izard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,696. The county seat is Melbourne. Izard County is Arkansas's 13th county, formed on October 27, 1825, and named for War of 1812 Gener ...

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, United States. The population had dropped from 86 at the 2010 census to 68 in 2020.

Geography

Guion is located in southern Izard County at (35.926425, -91.940598), on the northeast side of the White River. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Highway

Arkansas Highway 58 Highway 58 (AR 58, Ark. 58, and Hwy. 58) is an east–west state highway in north central Arkansas. The route of begins at Highway 14 and runs east to US Highway 67 (US 67) in Donaldson. There is also an alternate route of designated as H ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 90 people, 37 households, and 26 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 45 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 88.89%

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, 10.00%

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, and 1.11% from two or more races. There were 37 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were

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living together, 2.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $16,875, and the median income for a family was $20,833. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $16,875 for females. The

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for the town was $11,264. There were no families and 14.6% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 12.9% of those over 64.

1929 Tornado

On April 10, 1929 Guion and areas between

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by a tornado that came across the White river. The town of nearly 400 and 150 buildings was "completely demolished". Some residents had a five-minute warning from sighting the storm in the sky over the hill in the south of town. This allowed many to take shelter in storm shelters, caves or other safe places. Most of the 150 homes and stores in the town were "dashed against the bluff. Some of the large timbers were buried several feet in the ground by the force of the wind." At least seven people died and many injured.

References

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