Turrell is a city in Crittenden County,

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, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 517.

Geography

Turrell is located in northern Crittenden County at (35.376351, -90.264583). It is bordered by the town of Gilmore to the north. Turrell is located on

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, just southeast of the junction where

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and U.S. Routes 61 and 63 merge. Interstate 55 leads south to

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, and north to

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, near the

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border. US 61/US 63/

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leads northwest to Jonesboro. The Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad runs through Turrell. Two major lines of the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Springfield Division converge at Turrell (the Thayer South and the River subdivisions), which funnel trains from the

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, yard and the

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yard, respectively, to Turrell. Once these two lines converge, the trackage then goes to Memphis. The railroad was formerly the

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(better known as the Frisco). The Frisco Railroad was absorbed by the Burlington Northern in 1980. According to the

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, Turrell has a total area of , of which , or 0.33%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

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2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 957 people, 326 households, and 222 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 357 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 19.44%

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, 78.79%

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, 0.10% Native American, 0.94% from

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, and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.93% of the population were

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of any race. There were 326 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% were married couples living together, 29.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.70. In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $15,000, and the median income for a family was $21,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $14,861 for females. The

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for the town was $8,908. About 38.1% of families and 41.0% of the population were below the

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, including 50.8% of those under age 18 and 30.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is primarily provided by the Marion School District, which leads to graduation from Marion High School. On July 1, 2010,ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls

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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. the former

Turrell School District Turrell School District or Turrell Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Turrell, Arkansas. It operated Turrell Elementary School and Turrell High School. The district included Turrell and Gilmore. The Turrell High School mascot ...

consolidated with the Marion School District, thus closing the former Turrell High School. The Turrell High School mascot was the ''Rockets'' and its boys basketball teams won two consecutive Class A state basketball championships in 1999 and 2000 and the girls won the state title in 1987.

Notable person

Jerry Rook Jerry G. Rook (October 27, 1943 – August 25, 2019) was an American basketball player, best known for his success at Arkansas State University. He played one season for the New Orleans Buccaneers in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Hi ...

(born 1943), two-time All-American basketball player at

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; born in Turrell

References

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