Jennette is a town in Crittenden and St. Francis counties,

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, United States. The population was 118 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Jennette is located in western Crittenden County at (35.166482, -90.411803). It occupies a rural area north of

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that is west of downtown

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. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.36%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 118 people, 45 households, and 16 families residing in the town. As of the

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, there were 115 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 93.9% Black and 6.1% White. As of the

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of 2000, there were 124 people, 46 households, and 31 families living in the town. The

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was 22.0/km² (57.0/mi²). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 8.7/km² (22.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 12.10%

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and 87.90%

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. There were 46 households, out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were

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living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.29. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $22,500, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the town was $7,571. There were 20.7% of families and 45.3% of the population living below the

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, including 71.9% of under eighteens and 28.6% of those over 64.

Education

School districts with portions of Jennette include the

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, the Marion School District, and the

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. The portion in St. Francis County was formerly served by the

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; Note: Since the production of the map, the Hughes School District merged into the West Memphis school district in 2015 On April 9, 2015, due to the low number of students in the Hughes district, the

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voted to consolidate the Hughes district into the West Memphis district 7-1. The respective high schools of the districts are

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, Marion High School, and

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(formerly West Memphis High School). The Hughes district formerly operated

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References

External links

Crittenden County website
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