Madison is a
city
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in
St. Francis County
St. Francis County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,258. The county seat is Forrest City.
St. Francis County comprises the Forrest City, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...
,
Arkansas
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, United States. The population was 769 at the
2010 census, down from 987 in 2000.
Geography
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Madison is located at (35.013681, -90.726919).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (3.93%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 987 people, 358 households, and 239 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 409 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 10.03%
White
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, 88.96%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.41% from
other races
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, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 358 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.3% were
married couples
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living together, 32.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 36.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $15,700, and the median income for a family was $20,682. Males had a median income of $21,875 versus $17,500 for females. The
per capita income
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for the city was $9,733. About 40.4% of families and 41.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 56.1% of those under age 18 and 50.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Forrest City School District
Forrest City School District 7 (FCSD) is a school district headquartered in Forrest City, Arkansas.
In addition to Forrest City it serves other areas in central St. Francis County, including Caldwell, Colt, Madison, and Widener.
The board h ...
operates public schools serving the community.
Forrest City High School
Forrest City High School is a comprehensive public high school in Forrest City, Arkansas, United States. It is the sole high school administered by the Forrest City School District and its main feeder school is Forrest City Junior High School.
...
is the local high school.
Notable people
*
Lew Buford Brown
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, lawyer, politician, newspaper publisher and poet
References
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Cities in Arkansas
Cities in St. Francis County, Arkansas