Sherrill is a
town
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in Plum Bayou
Township
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,
Jefferson County,
Arkansas
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, United States. Its population was 84 at the
2010 U.S. census. It is included in the
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.4 km (0.1 mi
2), all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 84 people, 37 households, and 25 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was . There were 54 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 44.0%
White
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and 56.0%
Black
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or
African American
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.
There were 37 households, out of which 10.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were
married couples
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living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,643. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $21,250 for females. The
per capita income
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for the town was $15,096. There were 16.2% of families and 21.8% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including 30.3% of under eighteens and 26.7% of those over 64.
Education
Sherrill is served by the
Pine Bluff School District.
[ - The map shows Dollarway School District as not yet merged into Pine Bluff School District; the merger occurred on July 1, 2021.] Students are zoned to Park/Greenville School for preschool, James Matthews Elementary School, Robert F. Morehead Middle School, and
Dollarway High School.
At one point it was served by the Sherrill School District, which operated Sherrill Elementary School. The Altheimer-Sherrill district was created in 1979 when the Altheimer and Sherrill districts merged.
On September 1, 1993, Altheimer-Sherrill consolidated into the
Altheimer Unified School District;
[ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]
." Arkansas Department of Education
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. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Note that Altheimer-Sherrill consolidated into Altheimer Unified, which in turn consolidated into Dollarway. Altheimer Unified operated two schools: Martin Elementary School and
Altheimer-Sherrill High School. The Altheimer Unified School District consolidated into the
Dollarway School District on July 10, 2006.
[ Altheimer-Sherrill High closed in 2007, with students moved to Dollarway High.]
See also
* List of municipalities in Arkansas
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*
References
Further reading
*
External links
Altheimer Public Library
at Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System
*
Sherrill, Arkansas
at Jefferson County, Arkansas (jeffersoncountyar.gov)
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1935 establishments in Arkansas
Pine Bluff metropolitan area
Populated places established in 1935
Towns in Arkansas
Towns in Jefferson County, Arkansas