Sweet Home, Arkansas facts for kids
Sweet Home is a small community located in Pulaski County, Arkansas, in the United States. It's known as a "census-designated place" (CDP), which means it's an area that the government tracks for statistics, but it's not officially a city or town with its own local government. In 2020, about 712 people lived in Sweet Home. It's also part of the larger area around Little Rock and North Little Rock.
Quick facts for kids
Sweet Home, Arkansas
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Location in Pulaski County and the state of Arkansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Pulaski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.07 sq mi (10.54 km2) |
| • Land | 3.89 sq mi (10.07 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 305 ft (93 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 712 |
| • Density | 183.03/sq mi (70.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72164
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| Area code(s) | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-68330 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2402909 |
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Sweet Home's Location and Size
Sweet Home covers a total area of about 4.1 square miles (10.5 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 3.9 square miles (10.1 square kilometers), is land. The rest, about 0.2 square miles (0.5 square kilometers), is water.
People Living in Sweet Home
The number of people living in Sweet Home has changed over the years.
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2000 | 1,070 | — | |
| 2010 | 849 | −20.7% | |
| 2020 | 712 | −16.1% | |
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Sweet Home's Population in 2020
In 2020, a total of 712 people lived in Sweet Home. These people made up 259 households, and 125 of these were families.
The table below shows the different groups of people living in Sweet Home based on the 2020 census:
| Group | Number of People | Percentage |
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| White (not Hispanic or Latino) | 150 | 21.07% |
| Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) | 500 | 70.22% |
| Asian | 4 | 0.56% |
| Other/Mixed (two or more races) | 26 | 3.65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 4.49% |
Sweet Home's Past
For a long time, the area around Sweet Home was mostly covered by farms and fields. Between the 1940s and 1960s, there was a lot of bauxite mining in the area. Bauxite is a type of rock used to make aluminum. After the mining stopped, many "blue holes" were left behind in the Sweet Home area. These are often deep, water-filled pits.
Sweet Home was also home to the Arkansas Confederate Soldiers' Home. This was a place where soldiers who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War could live. It was in Sweet Home from 1890 to 1955. Later, it moved to Little Rock. The Hanger Cotton Gin, an old machine used to separate cotton fibers from their seeds, is an important historical site in Sweet Home. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Schools in Sweet Home
Students living in Sweet Home attend schools that are part of the local school district. These include College Station Elementary School, Fuller Middle School, and Wilbur D. Mills University Studies High School.
Famous People from Sweet Home
One notable person from Sweet Home was the writer and poet Henry Dumas (1934–1968).
See also
In Spanish: Sweet Home (Arkansas) para niños
