Fulton is a town in

Hempstead County Hempstead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,609. As of the 2020 census, the population decreased to 20,065. The county seat is Hope. Hempstead County is Arkansas's fourth c ...

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 201 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named after

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inventor

Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat, the (also known as ''Clermont''). In 1807, that steambo ...

Geography

Fulton is located at (33.611984, -93.814471). Fulton is located at the junction of

Arkansas Highway 355 Highway 355 is a north–south highway in southwest Arkansas. The southern terminus of its longest section is at an intersection with U.S. Route 67 in Fulton. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 278 south of Center P ...

and

Interstate 30 Interstate 30 (I-30) is a Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, A ...

and lies on the north bank of the

Red River of the South The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major river in the Southern United States. It was named for its reddish water color from passing through red-bed country in its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name. ...

. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (10.00%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 245 people, 95 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 110 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 55.92%

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, 43.27%

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, 0.41% Native American, and 0.41% from two or more races. 1.63% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 95 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between ...

living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 14.3% from 18 to 24, 17.1% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $21,827 versus $17,656 for females. The

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for the city was $11,280. About 20.0% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the

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, including 27.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.2% of those 65 or over.

Education

It is within the

Hope School District Hope School District or Hope Public Schools is a school district in Hempstead County, Arkansas, headquartered in Hope. It serves Hope, Guernsey, Fulton, Oakhaven, Patmos, Perrytown, and Washington. History In 1966 the Guernsey School Dist ...

. It operates Hope High School.

Notable people

* Robert Shaw, Illinois politician, was born in Futon * William Shaw, Illinois state legislator, was born in Fulton."Illinois Blue Book 2001-2002,' Biographical Sketch of William "Bill" Shaw, pg. 86

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fulton, Arkansas Hope micropolitan area Towns in Arkansas Towns in Hempstead County, Arkansas