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Country
  
United States

County
  
Perry

FIPS code
  
05-33490

Area
  
2.6 km²

Zip code
  
72070

Local time
  
Wednesday 9:29 AM

State
  
Arkansas

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0050355

Elevation
  
94 m

Population
  
173 (2013)

Area code
  
501

Houston, Arkansas

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 59% Humidity

Houston is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Map of Houston, AR 72070, USA

Geography

Houston is located at 35°2′0″N 92°41′42″W (35.033460, -92.694938).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 74 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 60.8/km² (157.3/mi²). There were 87 housing units at an average density of 33.3/km² (86.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.97% White, 0.63% Black or African American, 1.26% Native American, and 3.14% from two or more races. 1.26% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 74 households out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the town, the population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,130. About 5.4% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those sixty five or over.

Education

Early childhood, elementary and secondary school students attend one of two school districts:

  • East End School District, which leads to graduation from Bigelow High School.
  • Perryville School District, which leads to graduation from Perryville High School.
  • References

    Houston, Arkansas Wikipedia