Arbyrd, Missouri facts for kids
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Arbyrd, Missouri
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Welcome sign along Route 108
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Location of Arbyrd, Missouri
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Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Dunklin |
Arbyrd | 1919 |
Area | |
• Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
• Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 404 |
• Density | 402.39/sq mi (155.30/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code |
63821
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Area code(s) | 573 |
FIPS code | 29-01630 |
GNIS feature ID | 2393971 |
Website | arbyrdmissouri.com |
Arbyrd is a small town in southeast Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 404 at the 2020 census. The town was officially incorporated in 1919.
History
A post office called Arbyrd has been in operation since 1911. The town's name is a contraction of A. R. Byrd, a land and cattle speculator from the St. Louis area who lived near San Antonio, Texas, at the time he purchased just over 4000 acres of mostly hardwood timber land just to the north of where the town was originally platted.
Geography
The city is concentrated along Missouri Route 108, with its municipal boundaries stretching southward to the road's junction with Missouri Route 164. U.S. Route 412 passes just to the west. Cardwell lies along Route 164 to the west, and Hornersville lies along Route 164 to the east. Senath lies to the northeast along US 412. The Missouri-Arkansas state line lies three miles to the south along Route 108 (the road becomes Arkansas Highway 77 at the border).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), all land.
Climate
Climate data for Arbyrd, Missouri | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
80 (27) |
86 (30) |
94 (34) |
98 (37) |
105 (41) |
112 (44) |
109 (43) |
106 (41) |
97 (36) |
87 (31) |
78 (26) |
112 (44) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44 (7) |
50 (10) |
60 (16) |
71 (22) |
80 (27) |
89 (32) |
93 (34) |
91 (33) |
84 (29) |
74 (23) |
60 (16) |
48 (9) |
70 (22) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25 (−4) |
29 (−2) |
38 (3) |
47 (8) |
57 (14) |
65 (18) |
69 (21) |
67 (19) |
59 (15) |
47 (8) |
38 (3) |
29 (−2) |
48 (8) |
Record low °F (°C) | −12 (−24) |
−4 (−20) |
0 (−18) |
24 (−4) |
34 (1) |
43 (6) |
50 (10) |
46 (8) |
34 (1) |
24 (−4) |
12 (−11) |
−6 (−21) |
22 (−6) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.37 (86) |
3.84 (98) |
4.85 (123) |
4.92 (125) |
5.59 (142) |
4.03 (102) |
3.63 (92) |
2.66 (68) |
3.29 (84) |
3.93 (100) |
4.95 (126) |
4.55 (116) |
49.61 (1,260) |
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 253 | — | |
1940 | 489 | 93.3% | |
1950 | 679 | 38.9% | |
1960 | 667 | −1.8% | |
1970 | 575 | −13.8% | |
1980 | 704 | 22.4% | |
1990 | 597 | −15.2% | |
2000 | 528 | −11.6% | |
2010 | 509 | −3.6% | |
2020 | 404 | −20.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 509 people, 198 households, and 124 families residing in the city. The population density was 509.0 inhabitants per square mile (196.5/km2). There were 228 housing units at an average density of 228.0 per square mile (88.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.30% White, 0.20% Native American, 4.72% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.25% of the population.
There were 198 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% 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 3.24.
The median age in the city was 39.4 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
Arts and culture
The Missouri Bootheel was the home of two members of The Kentucky Headhunters, Doug and Ricky Phelps. They grew up in Cardwell and Arbyrd and obtained their education from the Southland C-9 school district. Doug and Ricky were both members of the Headhunters who then left to form their own band called - Brother Phelps.
Education
Arbyrd does not have a public library, a branch of the Dunklin County Library.
See also
In Spanish: Arbyrd (Misuri) para niños