Humphrey is a city in

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and Jefferson counties in the

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. Its population was 557 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 806 people, 319 households, and 209 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 365 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 57.82%

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, 40.45%

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, 1.20% Native American, 1.00% from other races, and 1.49% from two or more races. 0.87% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 319 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were

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living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.20. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,880, and the median income for a family was $33,824. Males had a median income of $25,163 versus $23,472 for females. The

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for the city was $12,517. About 23.7% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the

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, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Humphrey is in the DeWitt School District, which operates DeWitt High School. On July 1, 2004, the Humphrey School District, along with the Gillett School District, consolidated into the DeWitt district.Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)
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. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. The DeWitt district voted to close Humphrey Elementary School in 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, Arkansas Cities in Arkansas County, Arkansas Cities in Jefferson County, Arkansas Cities in Arkansas Cities in Pine Bluff metropolitan area

Geography

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