Marmaduke is a city in
Greene County,
Arkansas
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, United States. The population was 1,212 in 2020.
History
The town of Marmaduke was named for
Confederate
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Major General John Sappington Marmaduke, remembered for the
Poison Spring massacre and who later served as
governor of Missouri
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. Marmaduke was said to have established a camp for his soldiers near the site of the present town.
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Marmaduke (Greene County)
" ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture'', 2017. The
Texas and St. Louis Railroad was built through the area in 1882.
Marmaduke was incorporated on August 2, 1909, and, by 1914, had expanded to include two drugstores, three banks, three restaurants, a
Methodist
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and a
Southern Baptist
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church, two barber shops, a hotel, a boarding house, and two
dime store
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s. The primary employers at the time were a sawmill, a lumber mill, a stave mill, and large and cut timber distributors.
Current industry includes the Anchor plastics company and the American Railcar Company.
The community was severely damaged by a
severe tornado on April 2, 2006. At least half of the town was reported to have been destroyed or even flattened, and nearly every structure received some degree of damage. No one was killed in Marmaduke, but at least 50 people were injured, some seriously. In 2009, a major
ice storm
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came across the northern part of Arkansas, causing the village, together with other regions, to lose electricity for a few weeks. Since then, the town has almost fully recovered.
Geography
Marmaduke is located in northeastern Greene County.
U.S. Route 49 passes through the center of Marmaduke, leading northeast to
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and southwest to
Paragould, the Greene County seat.
Arkansas Highway 34
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crosses US 49 in the center of town; it leads east to
Arkansas Highway 139
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at
Fritz
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and west to
Lafe.
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The city has a total area of , all land.
Marmaduke is in the northern part of the
Arkansas Delta
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physical region and sits just east of
Crowley's Ridge
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. The
Missouri
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state line, following the
St. Francis River
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, is to the east.
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Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,212 people, 496 households, and 358 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,111 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian and 1.6% from two or more races. 1.7% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
2000 census
As of the census
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White
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, 0.43% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.52% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population were Hispanic
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or Latino of any race.
There were 487 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples
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living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,300, and the median income for a family was $31,016. Males had a median income of $23,375 versus $19,432 for females. The per capita income
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for the city was $11,506. About 18.1% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public education for elementary and secondary schools is provided by the Marmaduke School District, which leads to graduation from Marmaduke High School.
References
External links
*
City of Marmaduke official website
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Cities in Arkansas
Cities in Greene County, Arkansas
Populated places established in 1909
1909 establishments in Arkansas