Oppelo is a city in Conway County,

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, United States. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Oppelo is located near the southern border of Conway County at (35.102495, -92.768276). By

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, it is south of the

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and south of the center of Morrilton, the county seat. According to the

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, Oppelo has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.05%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 725 people, 258 households, and 204 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 285 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.76%

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, 0.14%

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, 0.83% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 2.48% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 258 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were

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living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17. In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,202, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $19,167 for females. The

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for the city was $18,674. About 10.1% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 19.1% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

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