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Gilmore, Arkansas
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Location of Gilmore in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
Location of Gilmore in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Crittenden
Area
 • Total 13.54 sq mi (35.07 km2)
 • Land 13.52 sq mi (35.01 km2)
 • Water 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
220 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 176
 • Density 13.02/sq mi (5.03/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72339
Area code(s) 870
FIPS code 05-27040
GNIS feature ID 2403698

Gilmore is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 176.

Geography

Gilmore is located in northern Crittenden County and is bordered to the south by the city of Turrell. Interstate 555 (as well as U.S. Routes 61 and 63) pass through the west part of Gilmore, leading northwest 44 miles (71 km) to Jonesboro and south 20 miles (32 km) via Interstate 55 to West Memphis. According to the United States Census Bureau, Gilmore has a total area of 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), all land.

Ecologically, Gilmore is located within the Northern Backswamps ecoregion within the larger Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The Northern Backswamps are a network of low-lying overflow areas and floodplains historically dominated by bald cypress, water tupelo, overcup oak, water hickory, and Nuttall oak forest subject to year-round or seasonal inundation. The Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves some of the year-round flooded bald cypress forest typical of this ecoregion prior to development for row agriculture lies southeast of Gilmore.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1960 438
1970 461 5.3%
1980 503 9.1%
1990 331 −34.2%
2000 292 −11.8%
2010 188 −35.6%
2020 176 −6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010 2020

2020 census

Gilmore city, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 42 51 22.34% 28.98%
Black or African American alone (NH) 144 102 76.60% 57.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 5 0.00% 2.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 18 1.06% 10.23%
Total 188 176 100.00% 100.00%

Education

Gilmore is in the Marion School District. Its comprehensive high school is Marion High School.

Gilmore was formerly in the Turrell School District. On July 1, 2010, the former Turrell district consolidated with the Marion School District, thus closing the former Turrell High School.

See also

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