Blue Eye is an incorporated town in Carroll 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 O ...

, United States. The population was 46 at the 2020 census. Blue Eye, Arkansas, is adjacent to Blue Eye, Missouri.

Geography

Blue Eye is the northernmost settlement in the state of Arkansas. The town is contiguous with Blue Eye, Missouri on the north side of the border. Arkansas Highway 21 ends at the border and continues north as

Missouri Route 13 Route 13 is a highway in Missouri which runs almost the entire north–south length of the state. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 69/ 136 in Bethany. Its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line in downtown Blue Eye, Misso ...

. The community lies south of

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. According to the

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

List of highways

Arkansas Highway 21 * Arkansas 311

Arkansas Highway 311 Highway 311 (AR 311, Ark. 311, and Hwy. 311) is a north–south state highway in Carroll County, Arkansas. The route of runs from Industrial Park Drive in Green Forest north across US 62 through rural Carroll County to Highway 21 in Blue Eye. ...

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 36 people, 14 households, and 11 families residing in the town. The

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was 198.6/km² (522.3/mi²). There were 18 housing units at an average density of 99.3/km² (261.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.67%

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, and 8.33% from two or more races. There were 14 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.91. In the town, the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $21,000 versus $40,417 for females. The

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for the town was $15,358. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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In popular culture

Blue Eye was the home of the fictional character Bob Lee Swagger, protagonist of various novels by film critic and author

Stephen Hunter Stephen Hunter (born March 25, 1946, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American novelist, essayist, and film critic. Life and career Hunter was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in Evanston, Illinois. His father was Charles Francis Hunter, ...

References

External links

Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry
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