Stamps, Arkansas facts for kids
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Stamps, Arkansas
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Location in Lafayette County, Arkansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Lafayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.17 km2) |
| • Land | 3.05 sq mi (7.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,258 |
| • Density | 412.19/sq mi (159.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
71860
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-66320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0058678 |
Stamps is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census, down from 2,131 at the 2000 census.
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History
A post office has been in operation in Stamps since 1887. The community has the name of the local Stamps family. Stamps was the shop headquarters for the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway until the relocation in the early 1920s to Minden in Webster Parish in north Louisiana.
Stamps has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. An early postmaster quipped Stamps is "the only town in the U.S. that stamps Stamps on stamps."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2). 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.54%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,021 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,316 | 126.8% | |
| 1920 | 2,564 | 10.7% | |
| 1930 | 2,705 | 5.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,405 | −11.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,552 | 6.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,591 | 1.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,448 | −5.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,859 | 16.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,478 | −13.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,131 | −14.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,693 | −20.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,258 | −25.7% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 485 | 38.55% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 693 | 55.09% |
| Native American | 6 | 0.48% |
| Asian | 6 | 0.48% |
| Other/Mixed | 44 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 1.91% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,258 people, 657 households, and 378 families residing in the city.
Education
Public education for elementary and secondary students is provided by the Lafayette County School District, which includes Lafayette County Elementary School and Lafayette County High School. The school's mascot and athletic emblem is the Cougar.
On July 1, 2003, the Stamps School District consolidated with the Lewisville School District to form the Lafayette County district.
Infrastructure
Highways
U.S. Highway 82
Arkansas Highway 53
Notable people
- Maya Angelou (1928-2014), raised in Stamps by her paternal grandmother – author and poet
- George Doherty (1920-1987), mathematics and physical education teacher in Stamps – American football player and inspirational coach
- Earl T. Ricks (1908-1954), raised in Stamps – United States Air Force major general
- Rolling Thunder (1916–1997), born in Stamps – self-identified hippie medicine man
Images for kids
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Stamps Ice & Fuel Company and a boxcar of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, c. 1904
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Stamps Fire Department
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Bodcaw Bank in Stamps
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