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Parkdale, Arkansas
Location of Parkdale in Ashley County, Arkansas.
Location of Parkdale in Ashley County, Arkansas.
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Ashley
Area
 • Total 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
 • Land 1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 172
 • Density 168.63/sq mi (65.12/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71661
Area code(s) 870
FIPS code 05-53510
GNIS feature ID 2404478

Parkdale is a city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 277 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.

Arkansas Overall High School Basketball Championship

In 1979, Parkdale High School (later shut down and merged with Hamburg school district in 1994) won the Arkansas overall state championship in boys basketball, as a Class B school.

Ronald Claiborne scored 32 points for Parkdale in the overall championship game against Marmaduke. Parkdale finished 42-2 in 1979, including an overall tournament upset win over Pine Bluff. Parkdale's population at the time was approximately 471, as opposed to Pine Bluff's population of approximately 57,000.

The basketball championship by Class B Parkdale was later compared to the movie Hoosiers, where a tiny school wins the overall basketball championship in Indiana.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 383
1920 284 −25.8%
1930 371 30.6%
1940 278 −25.1%
1950 385 38.5%
1960 448 16.4%
1970 459 2.5%
1980 471 2.6%
1990 393 −16.6%
2000 377 −4.1%
2010 277 −26.5%
2020 172 −37.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Parkdale racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 48 27.91%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 117 68.02%
Other/Mixed 4 2.33%
Hispanic or Latino 3 1.74%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 172 people, 89 households, and 66 families residing in the city.

Education

Public education is provide to elementary and secondary school students from the Hamburg School District leading to graduation from Hamburg High School.

It was served by the Parkdale School District until July 1, 1994, when it consolidated into Hamburg SD.

See also

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