Caraway, Arkansas facts for kids
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Caraway, Arkansas
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Location of Caraway in Craighead County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Craighead |
| Incorporated | 1923 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2) |
| • Land | 2.30 sq mi (5.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,133 |
| • Density | 491.75/sq mi (189.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72419
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-11410 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403991 |
Caraway is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,279 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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History
The town originally began as a lumber camp known as White Switch in 1912. It was incorporated in 1923, taking its name from then-U.S. Senator Thaddeus Caraway.
Geography
Caraway is located in the Arkansas Delta region. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi), all land.
Ecologically, Caraway is located within the St. Francis Lowlands ecoregion within the larger Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The St. Francis Lowlands are a flat region mostly covered with row crop agriculture today, though also containing sand blows and sunken lands remaining from the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes. Waterways have mostly been channelized, causing loss of aquatic and riparian wildlife habitat. The St. Francis Sunken Lands Wildlife Management Area, which preserves some of the bottomland hardwood forest typical of this ecoregion prior to development for row agriculture lies just west of Caraway along the St. Francis River.
List Of Highways
Highway 135
Highway 139
Highway 158
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 425 | — | |
| 1940 | 477 | 12.2% | |
| 1950 | 970 | 103.4% | |
| 1960 | 821 | −15.4% | |
| 1970 | 952 | 16.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,165 | 22.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,178 | 1.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,349 | 14.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,279 | −5.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,133 | −11.4% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,068 | 94.26% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1 | 0.09% |
| Native American | 3 | 0.26% |
| Other/Mixed | 36 | 3.18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 2.21% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,133 people, 422 households, and 231 families residing in the city.
Education
It is a part of the Riverside School District. It was served by the Caraway School District until it consolidated into Riverside on July 1, 1985.
Notable people
- Nick Bacon, an army first sergeant during the Vietnam War and recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Deleta Williams, Missouri state representative
See also
In Spanish: Caraway para niños
