Success is a town in

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, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census. The origin of the name "Success" is obscure.

History

Success was established during the railroad and timber boom that came to northeastern Arkansas during the late 19th century. The community received a post office with the name “Success” in 1895, and incorporated in 1903.

Geography

Success is located in northwestern Clay County just east of the Little Black River, a tributary of the Current River. The town lies at the intersection of

Arkansas Highway 211 Arkansas Highway 211 (AR 211 and Hwy. 211) is a north–south state highway in Clay County, Arkansas. The route of runs from US 62/US 67 (Future I-57) near Datto north through Success to the Missouri state line. Route description AR 211 begin ...

and Arkansas Highway 328, northwest of Corning, and 2.7 miles south of the Arkansas-

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state line.''Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p.28 According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 180 people, 71 households, and 49 families residing in the town. The

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was 315.9/km (824.1/mi²). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 149.2/km (389.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.33%

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, 1.11% Native American, and 0.56% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were

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of any race. There were 71 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were

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living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.06. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $30,469. Males had a median income of $19,250 versus $15,938 for females. The

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for the town was $30,955. About 19.3% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the

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, including 20.0% of those under the age of 18 and 22.5% of those 65 or over.

Notable person

Joe Jett Joseph Edward Jett, known as Joe Jett (born c. 1960) is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party since December 2016, Jett represents District 56 in the Arkansas House of Representatives. Jett switched p ...

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for District 56, resides in Success.

References

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