Swifton is a city in Jackson County,

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, United States. The mayor is Craig Crider. The population was 798 at the 2010 census. Swifton was the hometown of Baseball Hall of Famer

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Geography

Swifton is located at (35.824274, -91.129001). According to the

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

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 733 people, 374 households, and 237 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 871 people, 335 households, and 245 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 365 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.93%

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, 0.46%

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, 0.11% Native American, 1.03% from

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, and 0.46% from two or more races. 2.30% of the population were

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of any race. Phillips 66 Station Swifton AR

There were 335 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were

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living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $31,375. Males had a median income of $22,500, versus $15,682 for females. The

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for the city was $11,922. About 17.5% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the

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, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is within the Jackson County School District. Tuckerman Elementary School, Swifton Middle School, and

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are the district schools. On July 1, 2004, the Swifton School District was merged into the Jackson County School District.Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)
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. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.

Notable people

, Major League Baseball player, member of

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Skeeter Kell Everett Lee "Skeeter" Kell (October 11, 1929 – May 28, 2015) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. The younger brother of Hall of Famer George Kell, Skeeter played college baseball at the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball from 1948–1951. ...

, Major League baseball player *

Bobby Winkles Bobby Brooks Winkles (March 11, 1930 – April 17, 2020) was an American baseball player and coach. After an eight-year career as an infielder in the minor leagues, he became the acclaimed college baseball coach at Arizona State University (ASU) ...

, Major League and college baseball manager, raised in Swifton

References

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