Charleston, Arkansas facts for kids
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Charleston, Arkansas
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Franklin County Courthouse, Southern District
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Location of Charleston in Franklin County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.94 sq mi (10.21 km2) |
| • Land | 3.83 sq mi (9.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,588 |
| • Density | 675.01/sq mi (260.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72933
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| Area code(s) | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-13300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0076590 |
Charleston is a city in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States, and along with Ozark is one of the two county seats of Franklin County. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,494 at the 2010 census, down from 2,965 in 2000.
Geography
Charleston is in southwestern Franklin County, along Arkansas Highway 22, which leads east 9 miles (14 km) to Ratcliff and west 24 miles (39 km) to Fort Smith.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Charleston has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.4 km2), of which 4.3 square miles (11.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 2.53%, is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 393 | — | |
| 1890 | 370 | −5.9% | |
| 1910 | 576 | — | |
| 1920 | 734 | 27.4% | |
| 1930 | 851 | 15.9% | |
| 1940 | 958 | 12.6% | |
| 1950 | 968 | 1.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,036 | 7.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,497 | 44.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,748 | 16.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,128 | 21.7% | |
| 2000 | 2,965 | 39.3% | |
| 2010 | 2,494 | −15.9% | |
| 2020 | 2,588 | 3.8% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,280 | 88.1% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 23 | 0.89% |
| Native American | 34 | 1.31% |
| Asian | 9 | 0.35% |
| Other/Mixed | 171 | 6.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 2.74% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,588 people, 997 households, and 639 families residing in the city.
Notable people
- John "Tree" Adams, former American football offensive tackle with the Washington Redskins from 1945-1949
- Betty Bumpers, politician
- Dale Bumpers, governor of Arkansas and U.S. senator from Arkansas
- DeRosey Caroll Cabell, Army General
- Paula Casey, United States Attorney
- Steve Cox, former American football punter and placekicker and Super Bowl winner with the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII
- Otis Davis, baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers
- Denny Flynn, bull rider
- Francis Irby Gwaltney, author
- Gary Stubblefield, farmer, politician
- Jesse G. Vincent, aircraft, marine, and automobile engine designer
Education
Public education
The Charleston School District provides public education from kindergarten through grade 12 from its three facilities, Charleston High School (grades 9–12), Charleston Elementary School (grades K–4), and Charleston Middle School (grades 5–8).
The Public School District of Charleston, Arkansas was the first school district to integrate in the former Confederate States of America. The high school was destroyed in middle 2010 to make way for a larger middle school. There is currently a small monument to the integration in front of Charleston Middle School.
See also
In Spanish: Charleston (Arkansas) para niños
