Hughes, Arkansas facts for kids
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Hughes, Arkansas
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Location of Hughes in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | St. Francis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.28 sq mi (5.92 km2) |
| • Land | 2.26 sq mi (5.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 207 ft (63 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,056 |
| • Density | 466.64/sq mi (180.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 05-33760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404739 |
Hughes is a city in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,056.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2), of which 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.92%) is water.
It is about 37 miles (60 km) from Memphis, Tennessee.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 451 | — | |
| 1930 | 815 | 80.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,004 | 23.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,686 | 67.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,960 | 16.3% | |
| 1970 | 1,872 | −4.5% | |
| 1980 | 1,919 | 2.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,810 | −5.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,867 | 3.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,441 | −22.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,056 | −26.7% | |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 337 | 201 | 23.39% | 19.03% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,069 | 810 | 74.18% | 76.70% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 3 | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 8 | 0 | 0.56% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.09% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 8 | 28 | 0.56% | 2.65% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 16 | 13 | 1.11% | 1.23% |
| Total | 1,441 | 1,056 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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Education
The community is served by the West Memphis School District. Post-2015 most students were transferred to Faulk Elementary School, West Junior High School, and Academies of West Memphis (formerly West Memphis High School).
Typically school bus commute times from Hughes to West Memphis are about one hour each way due to the bus making multiple stops; without stops the commute would take about thirty minutes. In winter periods Hughes students depart from school and/or arrive from home when the sun is not out.
It was formerly served by the Hughes School District, which operated Mildred Jackson Elementary School and Hughes High School. In 2015 the Arkansas Board of Education voted to consolidate the Hughes district into the West Memphis district because of a decline in enrollment in the Hughes district. The West Memphis district took possession of the school buildings, then gave them to the Hughes municipal government in 2016.
Economy
Hughes School District, in its existence, employed the largest number of people in Hughes prior to its 2015 closure. Former Hughes board member Lincoln Barnett stated that several area businesses, as a result of the district closure, encountered financial problems.
Recreation
After 2016 the municipal government, at no charge, leased the Hughes school gymnasium to Deon Lee, an alumnus of Hughes High and the chief of police, who spent $3,000 to revamp the building to make into an after school center for children.
Notable people
- Mark R. Martin, Secretary of State of Arkansas 2011–2019, graduated from Hughes High School in 1986.
See also
In Spanish: Hughes (Arkansas) para niños
