North Crossett is a

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(CDP) in Ashley County,

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, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,756.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.29%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,581 people, 1,422 households, and 1,045 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,554 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.69%

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, 10.42%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.14%

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, 0.73% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 1,422 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were

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living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.96. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,734, and the median income for a family was $35,682. Males had a median income of $34,146 versus $17,927 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,945. About 14.1% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the

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, including 31.9% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Most of the North Crossett CDP is in the

Crossett School District Crossett School District is a school district headquartered in Crossett in Ashley County, Arkansas. In addition to Crossett it serves West Crossett and most of North Crossett.Crossett High School Crossett High School is a comprehensive public high school in Crossett, Arkansas, United States. It is one of two public high schools located in Ashley County, and the sole high school administered by the Crossett School District. In addition ...

. A portion is in the Hamburg School District, which operates Hamburg High School.SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ashley County, AR
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. Retrieved on June 17, 2018.

References

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