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Horatio, Arkansas
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Location of Horatio in Sevier County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Sevier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
| • Land | 1.78 sq mi (4.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 920 |
| • Density | 515.70/sq mi (199.07/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
71842
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-33310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0077224 |
Horatio is a city in Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,044 at the 2010 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 625 | — | |
| 1910 | 605 | −3.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,038 | 71.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,028 | −1.0% | |
| 1940 | 809 | −21.3% | |
| 1950 | 776 | −4.1% | |
| 1960 | 722 | −7.0% | |
| 1970 | 852 | 18.0% | |
| 1980 | 989 | 16.1% | |
| 1990 | 793 | −19.8% | |
| 2000 | 997 | 25.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,044 | 4.7% | |
| 2020 | 920 | −11.9% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 491 | 53.37% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 21 | 2.28% |
| Native American | 18 | 1.96% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.33% |
| Other/Mixed | 74 | 8.04% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 313 | 34.02% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 920 people, 375 households, and 252 families residing in the city.
Notable people
- Darrell Brown - became the first black football player for the University of Arkansas in 1965. Brown grew up in Horatio and became a prominent lawyer after college.
- DeAnn Vaught - Horatio farmer and Republican member since 2015 of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Sevier and Little River counties
- Bobby Joe Brown - blues legend grew up in Horatio.
See also
In Spanish: Horatio (Arkansas) para niños
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