Melbourne is a city and

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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 was 1,848 at the 2010 census. It is home to the main campus of Ozarka College.

Geography

Melbourne is located at . According to the

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

List of highways

Arkansas Highway 9 Highway 9 (AR 9) is a designation for two north–south List of Arkansas state highways, state highways in Arkansas. A southern segment of begins at U.S. Route 79 at Eagle Mills, Arkansas, Eagle Mills and heads north to U.S. Route 67 in Malvern, ...

Arkansas Highway 69 Highway 69 (AR 69, Ark. 69, and Hwy. 69) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. A western route of runs south from Highway 9 at Melbourne to Highway 14/ Highway 367 in Newport. A second ro ...

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 1,830 people, 836 households, and 422 families residing in the city.

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 1,848 people in 787 households, including 476 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 838 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the city was 97.55% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.60%. Of the 736 households 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 35.3% of households were one person and 17.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.78. The age distribution was 21.9% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.5 males. The median household income was $22,757 and the median family income was $31,900. Males had a median income of $23,529 versus $18,264 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,110. About 14.5% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the

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, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is available from

Melbourne School District Melbourne School District is a public school district based in Melbourne, Arkansas, United States. The district encompasses of land and serves early childhood, elementary and secondary education to numerous Izard County and Sharp County commu ...

, which leads students to graduate from

Melbourne High School Melbourne High School is a government-funded single-sex academically selective secondary day school for boys, located in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1905, the school caters for boys from Year 9 t ...

. The school's athletic emblem and mascot is the ''Bearkatz''.

Notable people

* Michelle Gray -

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member of the

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for District 62; resident with her husband, Dr. Adam Gray, of Melbourne * Glen D. Johnson - Member of the

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for

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; born in Melbourne, died 1983

Gallery

05 04 1991 Pioneer Day Melbourne AR - Zelda Shaw - Miss Melbourne.jpg, Pioneer Day 1991 - Zelda Shaw "Miss Melbourne" Hard Times or Good Ole Days Float 1991.jpg, Hard Times or Good Ole Days Float 1991 05 1991 Melbourne mural.jpg, Melbourne Downtown Mural - 1991

References

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