Imboden is a city in Lawrence County,

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, United States. The population was 677 at the 2010 census. It is named after a family of settlers.

History

The community was first settled around 1828 and was incorporated in 1887. In 1912, Imboden elected Joe Sullivan as the youngest elected mayor in the United States of that period. He was 21 years old and paralyzed, so relied on a goat-driven cart. He left the town in 1914 to pursue further education. Imboden has two public schools. Sloan-Hendrix School was established in 1899 as Sloan-Hendrix Academy, a private school affiliated with

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in Conway. It later became a public school. Imboden Area Charter School, an open-enrollment public charter school, opened in 2002.

Geography

Imboden is located in northwestern Lawrence County at (36.201766, -91.179899). It is on the south side of the Spring River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Black River. In October 2008 a modern boat launch was opened with a parking area. To the north of Imboden, across the Spring River, is Randolph County. According to the

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

List of highways

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run through the center of Imboden. The three highways leave to the west on West 3rd Street, leading northwest to

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. Highway 62 splits off to the northeast in the center of Imboden, crossing the Spring River and leading northeast to

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. Highways 63 and 412 leave to the southeast on East 3rd Street, leading to Black Rock. *

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leads southwest from Imboden to Smithville.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 640 people, 294 households, and 203 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 684 people, 308 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 343 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.25%

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, 0.73% Native Americans, and 1.02% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were

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of any race. There were 308 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were

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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,489, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $28,977 versus $16,667 for females. The

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for the town was $14,361. About 11.1% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the

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, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education is provided by: * Sloan–Hendrix School District, which leads to graduation from

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. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. * Imboden Area Charter School, an open-enrollment school for kindergarten through eighth grade. The Imboden Disaster Facility is currently being constructed in town. This facility is part of the Regional Center for Disaster Preparedness Education -

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Government

City officials

* Mayor - Chris Jones * Treasurer/Recorder - Belinda Chappell * Council Members ** Creston Hutton ** Dan Matthews ** Preston Clark ** Joe Chappell ** Rebecca Jones

Emergency services

Police * Lawrence County Sheriff's Department *

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(Troop B) Fire/Rescue * Imboden Volunteer Fire Department * Lawrence County Dive Team *Volunteer First Responders Ambulance * Promed Ambulance * Survival Flight 9

Attractions and recreation

* Lawrence County Fair and Rodeo - located on the Sloan-Hendrix Campus * Annual Lawrence County Fair Auto Show - located in Imboden City Park * Annual July 4 fireworks show - located near Sloan-Hendrix Campus * Annual Freedom in the Park Celebration - located in Imboden City Park * Annual Christmas Parade

References

External links

Official websiteSloan-Hendrix Public Schools
{{authority control Cities in Lawrence County, Arkansas Cities in Arkansas Populated places established in 1828