Sulphur Rock is a town in Independence County,

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, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sulphur Rock is located approximately six miles east of Batesville along

Arkansas Highway 69 Highway 69 (AR 69, Ark. 69, and Hwy. 69) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. A western route of runs south from Highway 9 at Melbourne to Highway 14/ Highway 367 in Newport. A second ro ...

and about four miles north of the White River. Magness and

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lie about four and six miles respectively to the southeast along Route 69.''Sulfur Rock, AR,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1943 (1981 rev.) According to the

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

List Of Highways

Arkansas Highway 69 Business Highway 69 (AR 69, Ark. 69, and Hwy. 69) is a designation for three north–south state highways in northeast Arkansas. A western route of runs south from Highway 9 at Melbourne to Highway 14/ Highway 367 in Newport. A second ro ...

Arkansas Highway 233 Arkansas Highway 233 (AR 233 and Hwy. 233) is a United States state highway of consisting of three distinct segments existing in Independence County. It has no business or spur routes. Route description AR 233 consists of three distinct, unconn ...

History

The last regular

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-drawn

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line in the United States was in Sulphur Rock, closing down in 1926.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 421 people, 169 households, and 113 families residing in the town. The

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was 127.0/km (328.6/mi²). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 53.7/km (138.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.39%

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, and 2.61% from two or more races. 2.14% of the population were

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of any race. There were 169 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were

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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $37,375. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $17,426 for females. The

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for the town was $13,309. About 6.3% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the

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, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 31.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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serves the community.

Sulphur Rock School District Sulphur Rock School District was a school district headquartered in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas. Sulphur Rock School District consolidated into Batesville School District on July 1, 2005.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.

References

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