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Piggott, Arkansas
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Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum
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Location of Piggott in Clay County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.42 sq mi (14.03 km2) |
| • Land | 5.36 sq mi (13.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,622 |
| • Density | 675.37/sq mi (260.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72454
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-55130 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404517 |
Piggott is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. It is one of the two county seats of Clay County, along with Corning. It is the northern terminus of the Arkansas segment of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, a National Scenic Byway. As of the 2010 census, Piggott's population was 3,849. The town was named after James A. Piggott, one of the early settlers and initiator of the local post office.
Geography
Piggott is located in eastern Clay County on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge. U.S. Route 62 passes through the city, running west 25 miles (40 km) to Corning and northeast 45 miles (72 km) to Interstate 55 at New Madrid, Missouri. The northern terminus of U.S. Route 49 is in Piggott; the highway runs southwest 32 miles (51 km) to Paragould, and 516 miles (830 km) to Gulfport, Mississippi.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Piggott has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2), of which 5.2 square miles (13.5 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.01%, is water.
The topography of Piggott is mostly flat in the eastern half of the city with the more developed western half lying along Crowley’s Ridge, creating a sensation of coming down from a small mount to the flatland below. This ridge is a naturally occurring phenomenon created over millennia by wind-blown periglacial loess and possibly by seismic activity in the region.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 597 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,150 | 92.6% | |
| 1920 | 2,016 | 75.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,885 | −6.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,034 | 7.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,558 | 25.8% | |
| 1960 | 2,776 | 8.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,087 | 11.2% | |
| 1980 | 3,762 | 21.9% | |
| 1990 | 3,777 | 0.4% | |
| 2000 | 3,894 | 3.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,849 | −1.2% | |
| 2020 | 3,622 | −5.9% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,385 | 93.46% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 13 | 0.36% |
| Native American | 5 | 0.14% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.06% |
| Other/Mixed | 107 | 2.95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 3.04% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,622 people, 1,589 households, and 955 families residing in the city.
Education
The Piggott School District is composed of two campuses. Piggott Elementary School is the campus for grades K-6, while Piggott High School is composed of grades 7-12. As of October 2024, 410 students were enrolled at the elementary school and 330 were enrolled at the high school. The schools offer several extracurricular activities for students including athletics, band, and various clubs and organizations. The athletic program includes boys' football, tennis, basketball, baseball, golf, and track and field. Girls' sports include basketball, volleyball, tennis, softball, track and field, and golf. Most recently, the school added a skeet shooting team to its list of activities. PHS also opened a new gymnasium during the 2007-2008 athletic season.
Notable people
- Frances Greer, opera singer
- Pauline Pfeiffer, second wife of Ernest Hemingway
See also
In Spanish: Piggott (Arkansas) para niños
