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Grannis, Arkansas
Location of Grannis in Polk County, Arkansas.
Location of Grannis in Polk County, Arkansas.
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Polk
Area
 • Total 7.98 sq mi (20.66 km2)
 • Land 7.93 sq mi (20.54 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 496
 • Density 62.55/sq mi (24.15/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71944
Area code(s) 870
FIPS code 05-27970
GNIS feature ID 0077054

Grannis is a town in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 554 at the 2010 census.

Near Grannis is the Boggs Springs Youth Encampment of the American Baptist Association, a retreat of Missionary Baptist churches.

Geography

Grannis is located at 34°14′20″N 94°19′42″W / 34.23889°N 94.32833°W / 34.23889; -94.32833 (34.238884, -94.328404).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1940 225
1950 193 −14.2%
1960 185 −4.1%
1970 177 −4.3%
1980 349 97.2%
1990 507 45.3%
2000 575 13.4%
2010 554 −3.7%
2020 496 −10.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Grannis racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 292 58.87%
Native American 8 1.61%
Other/Mixed 28 5.65%
Hispanic or Latino 168 33.87%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 496 people, 259 households, and 184 families residing in the city.

Education

It is in the Cossatot River School District.

Grannis, in the 1950s, was assigned to Gillham(?) schools in Sevier County. At a later point it was in the Wickes School District, which consolidated into the Cossatot River district on July 1, 2010.

See also

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