Urbana is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Union County,

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

, United States. Urbana is east-southeast of

El Dorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...

. Urbana has a

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with ZIP code 71768. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 177.

Education

It is in the El Dorado School District.SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Union County, AR
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. Retrieved on February 27, 2021. Compare to highway map for unincorporated areas. - See Lawson and Urbana on the map. The district operates El Dorado High School. In 1978 the Lawson and Urbana school districts merged into the El Dorado district.

Demographics

2020 census

Notable people

Gertrude Jeannette Gertrude Hadley Jeannette (November 28, 1914Profile
thehistorymakers.com; accessed ...

(1914-2018), actress, was born in Urbana.Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Gertrude Jeannette
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References

Unincorporated communities in Union County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Census-designated places in Union County, Arkansas Census-designated places in Arkansas {{UnionCountyAR-geo-stub