Reed is a town in

Desha County Desha County ( ) is a county located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Arkansas, with its eastern border the Mississippi River. At the 2020 census, the population was 11,395. The county is plurality-African American. The county seat ...

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, United States. The population was 141 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the

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

Demographics

2020 Census

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 275 people, 95 households, and 72 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 103 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 0.73%

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, 96.36%

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, 0.36% Native American, 0.73% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 95 households, out of which 41.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were

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living together, 40.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.27. In the town, the population was spread out, with 38.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $16,806, and the median income for a family was $18,333. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $17,188 for females. The

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for the town was $8,727. About 29.5% of families and 40.5% of the population were below the

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, including 53.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 37.9% of those 65 or over.

References

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