Evening Shade is a city in southwest

Sharp County, Arkansas Sharp County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 17,271. The county seat is Ash Flat, Arkansas, Ash Flat. The county was formed on July ...

, United States. As of 2022, the population was 429.

Name origin

Evening Shade was named in 1817 from the density of shade cast by the tall pine timber on an adjacent hill.

History

On March 6, 2022, a strong EF2 tornado struck the town, impacting two houses. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

Geography

Evening Shade is located at (36.070507, −91.621411). According to the

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

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Evening Shade has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...

, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 465 people, 204 households, and 137 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 244 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.49%

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, and 1.51% from two or more races. 0.22% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 204 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were

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living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. Of all households, 31.9% were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88. In the town the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,500, and the median income for a family was $31,111. Males had a median income of $23,958 versus $15,833 for females. The

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for the town was $13,662. About 8.1% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the

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, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 23.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is available from the Cave City School District, which includes the Evening Shade Math & Science Academy (kindergarten through grade four) in Evening Shade, as well as Cave City Intermediate School, Cave City Middle School, and Cave City High School in Cave City. On July 1, 2004, the

Evening Shade School District Evening Shade School District No. 24 was a school district headquartered in Evening Shade, Arkansas. It had elementary (K-4) and high school (5-12) divisions. On July 1, 2004, it was annexed into the Cave City School District.

was annexed into the Cave City School District.

In popular culture

Evening Shade was nominally the locale for the 1990–1994 TV series called ''

Evening Shade ''Evening Shade'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 21, 1990, to May 23, 1994. The series stars Burt Reynolds as Woodrow "Wood" Newton, an ex-professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who returns to rural ...

'', about a former pro football player who moves back to his Arkansas childhood home to coach the local school football team.

References

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