Wilmar is a city in

Drew County Drew County is a county located in the southeast region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,350. The county seat and largest city is Monticello. Drew County was formed on November 26, 1846, and named for ...

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, United States. The population was 511 at the 2010 census, down from 571 in

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Geography

Wilmar is located in western Drew County along U.S. Route 278, which leads east to

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, the

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, and west to Warren. Arkansas Highway 133 leads north from Wilmar to

Arkansas Highway 35 Arkansas Highway 35 (AR 35) is a designation for three List of state highways in Arkansas, state highways in southeast Arkansas. One segment of runs from Macon Lake Road at Dewey north to U.S. Route 278 in Arkansas, U.S. Route 278 (US 278) in ...

, east of

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. According to the

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, Wilmar has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2020 Census

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 571 people, 238 households, and 163 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 273 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 27.50%

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, 71.80%

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, 0.18%

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, and 0.53% from two or more races. There were 238 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were

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living together, 25.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $16,304, and the median income for a family was $23,854. Males had a median income of $19,643 versus $16,071 for females. The

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for the city was $10,810. About 24.8% of families and 29.5% of the population were below the

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, including 39.4% of those under age 18 and 40.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Wilmar is served by the

Drew Central School District Drew Central School District 5 is a public school district located in Drew County, Arkansas. Established in 1927, the school district covers , almost all in rural Drew County, from where all the students are bussed into Monticello.

.SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Drew County, AR
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. Retrieved on October 15, 2017. On July 1, 1990, the Wilmar School District was consolidated into the Drew Central School District.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. Drew Central operated schools in Wilmar from 1990 until 1992, when they were consolidated with those on the main Drew Central campus.History of the Drew Central Schools
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. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.

References

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