Mount Ida City, Arkansas

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Mount Ida City is a city in the Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 981 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 945, It is the 204th largest in terms of population. It has total area of 1.66 square miles (4.3 kmē), of which, 1.64 square miles (4.25 kmē) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 286th largest by total area in Arkansas.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 981 people, 412 households, and 257 families living in the city. The population density was 598.5 people per square mile (231.08/kmē), it would be the 220th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Arkansas. There were 471 housing units at an average density of 287.2 per square mile (110.89/kmē). The average household size was 2.15 people, and the average family size was 2.74 people. Age range in the city was well distributed with 19.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 34.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 78 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72 males. The median age of the city's population was 49.6 years, The median age of males and females living in Mount Ida City was 46.1 and 55.2 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 947 White, 1 Black or African American, 19 American Indian, 3 Asian, Native Hawaiian, 10 from two or more races and 1 Ohter races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $21438, making it the 100th poorest city by median household income among the Arkansas. The median income for a family in the city was $30714, it is Arkansas's 318th wealthiest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $13532, making it the 259th wealthiest city by per capita income among the Arkansas. The median income of city was $17656, The median income for males was $21016 versus $12500 for females.

In 2000, 214 pupils and students, of which 50.93% are male and 49.07% are female, 21.81% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 12.62% nursery or pri school, 6.54% kindergarten, 46.73% elementary school, 21.5% high school and 12.62% College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	981
April 2000 Estimate	975
July 2000 Estimate	977
July 2001 Estimate	963
July 2002 Estimate	949
July 2003 Estimate	951
July 2004 Estimate	954
July 2005 Estimate	951
July 2006 Estimate	945
July 2007 Estimate	943
July 2008 Estimate	945

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	11	16	27
Kindergarten	11	3	14
Elementary school	51	49	100
High school	24	22	46
College or graduate school	12	15	27

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Mount Ida city, Arkansas	$21438	$30714	$13532
Montgomery County, Arkansas	$28421	$32769	$14668
Arkansas, United States	$32182	$38663	$16904
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587