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Country
  
United States

County
  
Fulton

FIPS code
  
05-72140

Elevation
  
261 m

Zip code
  
72583

Local time
  
Monday 4:04 PM

State
  
Arkansas

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0058806

Area
  
3.3 km²

Population
  
341 (2013)

Area code
  
870

Viola, Arkansas

Weather
  
19°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 61% Humidity

Viola is a town in Fulton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 337 at the 2010 census, down from 381 at the 2000 census.

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Map of Viola, AR 72583, USA

Geography

Viola is located in western Fulton County at 36°23′50″N 91°59′0″W, along U.S. Routes 62/412. The combined highways lead east 10 miles (16 km) to Salem, the county seat, and west 26 miles (42 km) to Mountain Home. Arkansas Highway 223 crosses US 62/412 in the center of Viola, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to the Missouri border and south 9 miles (14 km) to Bexar.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Viola has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 381 people, 160 households, and 106 families residing in the town. The population density was 295.2 inhabitants per square mile (114.0/km²). There were 181 housing units at an average density of 140.2 per square mile (54.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.69% White, 0.26% Black or African American, and 1.05% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 160 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 77.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,667, and the median income for a family was $31,094. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,953. About 2.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

Public education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is primarily provided by the Viola School District, which leads to graduation from Viola High School.

Public library

The Viola Public Library is one of the fourteen branch libraries of the White River Regional LIbrary system.

Notable people

  • Preacher Roe, former MLB pitcher
  • Max Sherman, former Texas State Senator and former president of West Texas A&M University
  • References

    Viola, Arkansas Wikipedia