Gurdon City, Arkansas

Gurdon City is a city located in Clark County, Arkansas, in the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. As of 2000 the population was 2276. In July 2008, its estimated population was 2285, It is 121st most populous in Arkansas. It has total area of 2.58 square miles (6.68 kmē), of which, 2.51 square miles (6.5 kmē) of it is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 kmē) of it is water, it is the 198th largest by area in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2276 people, 934 households, and 626 families living in the city. The population density was 908 people per square mile (350.58/kmē), it is the 110th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Arkansas. There were 1077 housing units at an average density of 429.1 per square mile (165.68/kmē). The average household size was 2.44 persons, and the average family size was 3.01 persons. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82 males. The median age of the city's population was 34.7 years, The median age of males was 31.8 years, for females the median age was 36.5 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 60.24% White, 35.76% Black or African American, 0.13% American Indian, 0.04% Asian, 0.04% Native Hawaiian, 0.66% from two or more races and 3.12% Other races.

Gurdon city Arkansas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gurdon city Arkansas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gurdon City Arkansas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $26446, it would be the 261st highest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The median income for a family in the city was $33564, it is the 223rd wealthiest city in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the city was $15043, it is the 170th wealthiest city in terms of per capita income. The median income of city was $17603, Median income for males is $21667, compared with $12738 for females.

In 2000, 527 pupils and students, of which 213 are male and 314 are female, 23.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 61 nursery or pri school, 37 kindergarten, 268 elementary school, 117 high school and 44 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2276
April 2000 Estimate2276
July 2000 Estimate2275
July 2001 Estimate2290
July 2002 Estimate2256
July 2003 Estimate2279
July 2004 Estimate2271
July 2005 Estimate2265
July 2006 Estimate2274
July 2007 Estimate2288
July 2008 Estimate2285
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school293261
Kindergarten33437
Elementary school123145268
High school4275117
College or graduate school162844
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gurdon city, Arkansas$26446$33564$15043
Clark County, Arkansas$28845$37092$14533
Arkansas, United States$32182$38663$16904
United States$41994$50046$21587