Country United States County Ouachita FIPS code 05-66860 Area 7 km² Zip code 71764 Local time Monday 11:52 AM | State Arkansas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0055203 Elevation 76 m Population 848 (2013) Area code 870 | |
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Stephens is a city in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 891 at the 2013 census. It is part of the Camden Micropolitan Statistical Area. Stephens was incorporated in 1889.
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Map of Stephens, AR 71764, USA
Geography
Stephens is located at 33°24′54″N 93°4′6″W (33.415025, -93.068311).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which, 2.7 square miles (7.0 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.73%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 891 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 57.1% Black, 40.6% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% from some other race and 1.1% from two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,152 people, 448 households, and 317 families residing in the city. The population density was 421.8 people per square mile (162.9/km²). There were 509 housing units at an average density of 186.4/sq mi (72.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 53.04% White, 45.83% Black or African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.17% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 448 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the city, the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 79.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,045, and the median income for a family was $30,903. Males had a median income of $25,568 versus $20,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,608. About 30.4% of families and 32.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.7% of those under age 18 and 28.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Students rely on Magnolia School District, Nevada School District, and Camden Fairview School District for public school for grades kindergarten through 12th grade. They consolidated with these schools in 2014. The school that students of Stephens went to before the consolidation was Stephens School District.