Tuckerman is a city in Jackson County,

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, United States. The population was 1,862 at the 2010 census. Each year, Cole Rogers hosts Hometown Days, for the town and fundraiser for the Tuckerman Volunteer Ambulance Service.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.22%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,707 people, 857 households, and 537 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,757 people, 769 households, and 519 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 834 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 89.70%

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, 8.71%

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, 0.80% Native American, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 769 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were

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living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,000, and the median income for a family was $33,512. Males had a median income of $27,750 versus $19,621 for females. The

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for the city was $13,803. About 10.8% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the

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, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Tuckerman is the home of the Jackson County School District and

Tuckerman High School Tuckerman High School is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 8 through 12 in Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States. It is the sole high school administered by the Jackson County School District. Academics The assumed c ...

. The school district formed on July 1, 1993, due to the merger of the

Tuckerman School District Jackson County School District (JCSD) is a school district in Jackson County, Arkansas, headquartered in Tuckerman. It serves Tuckerman, Campbell Station, Grubbs, Swifton, and a portion of Diaz. It operates Tuckerman Elementary School, S ...

and the

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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.

Notable people

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, basketball player, Olympic gold medalist, top pick of

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. *

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, baseball coach at

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and in Major League Baseball.

References

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