Stephens, Arkansas

Stephens, Arkansas
City
Water tower in Stephens
Location in Ouachita County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 33°24′54″N 93°4′6″W / 33.41500°N 93.06833°WCoordinates: 33°24′54″N 93°4′6″W / 33.41500°N 93.06833°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Ouachita
Area
• Total	2.7 sq mi (7.1 km^2)
• Land	2.7 sq mi (7.1 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	249 ft (76 m)
Population (2013)
• Total	891
• Density	426.7/sq mi (162.3/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	71764
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-66860
GNIS feature ID	0055203

Stephens Municipal Building

Across from the municipal building, Security Bank is a major business in Stephens.

First Baptist Church of Stephens

Stephens Church of Christ off U.S. Highway 79 North

Abandoned gasoline station in Stephens

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.

Geography

Stephens is located at 33°24′54″N 93°4′6″W / 33.41500°N 93.06833°W (33.415025, -93.068311).^[1]

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

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	379		—
1900	407		7.4%
1910	572		40.5%
1920	769		34.4%
1930	1,045		35.9%
1940	998		−4.5%
1950	1,283		28.6%
1960	1,275		−0.6%
1970	1,184		−7.1%
1980	1,366		15.4%
1990	1,137		−16.8%
2000	1,152		1.3%
2010	891		−22.7%
Est. 2015	827	[2]	−7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

As of the census^[4] 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.

Notable people

• Bobby Collier, American football player
• Marvin Thomas "Tommy" Davis, mayor of Minden, Louisiana, born in Stephens in 1942.
• Barbara Hendricks, opera and lieder soprano singer.
• Joe Perry, NFL Hall of Fame running back^[5]
• Dick Hughes, baseball player, pitcher for the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals World Series champion team.
• Frank Spooner, Louisiana businessman and politician, born in Stephens in 1937.^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
5. "Joe Perry". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
6. Billy Hathorn, "Otto Passman, Jerry Huckaby, and Frank Spooner: The Louisiana Fifth Congressional District Election of 1976", Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association, LIV No. 3 (Summer 2013), p. 346