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Patterson, Arkansas
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Location of Patterson in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Woodruff |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2) |
| • Land | 1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 310 |
| • Density | 274.34/sq mi (105.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72123
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-53990 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404487 |
Patterson is a city in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 310 as of the 2020 Census.
The townsite was originally known as Martin’s Junction, because the junction of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway with the Batesville and Brinkley Railroad occurred at this spot. The town name later changed to Jelks, and it was briefly the western terminus of a third railroad, the McCrory and Beedeville Southern Railway, which arrived in 1911 but was bankrupt and out of business by 1914. The town name changed again to Patterson in 1919. While the town still has a rail connection, the junction is gone because the successors of the Batesville and Brinkley removed that line around the start of World War II.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km2 (1.1 mi2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 261 | — | |
| 1930 | 276 | 5.7% | |
| 1940 | 284 | 2.9% | |
| 1950 | 357 | 25.7% | |
| 1960 | 324 | −9.2% | |
| 1970 | 417 | 28.7% | |
| 1980 | 567 | 36.0% | |
| 1990 | 445 | −21.5% | |
| 2000 | 467 | 4.9% | |
| 2010 | 452 | −3.2% | |
| 2020 | 310 | −31.4% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 247 | 79.68% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 11.61% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.65% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.61% |
| Other/Mixed | 15 | 4.84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.61% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 310 people, 207 households, and 120 families residing in the city.
See also
In Spanish: Patterson (Arkansas) para niños
