Parkdale, Arkansas facts for kids
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Parkdale, Arkansas
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Location of Parkdale in Ashley County, Arkansas.
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| 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)
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| • Total | 172 |
| • Density | 168.63/sq mi (65.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
71661
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| 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.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.
History
In 1908, a Black man named Earnest Williams was lynched by a white mob who were "outraged" because he had used "offensive language".
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 | |||
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| 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% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| 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
In Spanish: Parkdale (Arkansas) para niños
