Oak Grove is a town in Carroll County,

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, United States. The population was 386 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Oak Grove is located at (36.459752, -93.436083). According to the

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

List of highways

Arkansas Highway 21 Highway 21 (AR 21, Ark. 21, and Hwy. 21) is a north–south state highway in north central Arkansas. The route of runs from US Route 64 (US 64) in Clarksville north across US 62 to Missouri Route 13 at the Missouri state line The route is ...

Arkansas Highway 103 Highway 103 (AR 103, Ark. 103, and Hwy. 103) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. One segment begins in Clarksville in the Arkansas River Valley and runs north to the Ozark National Forest. A second route runs throu ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 376 people, 145 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The

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was 56.5/km (146.1/mi²). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 25.7/km (66.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.28%

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, 1.60% Native American, 0.53%

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, and 1.60% from two or more races. There were 145 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $24,444 versus $18,958 for females. The

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for the town was $15,364. About 13.0% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the

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, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Official website
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