Leachville, Arkansas facts for kids
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Leachville, Arkansas
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Location in Mississippi County, Arkansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Mississippi |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Incorporated | February 2, 1916 |
| Named for | Joshua Gilbert Leach |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.40 sq mi (11.40 km2) |
| • Land | 4.40 sq mi (11.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 233 ft (71 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,039 |
| • Density | 463.09/sq mi (178.81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72438
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-39010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404900 |
Leachville is a city in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,039 at the 2020 census. Leachville was incorporated in 1916.
History
Leachville was established in 1896 by land developers Joshua Gilbert Leach, James Wiseman Honnoll, and Sam McNamee, who afterward formed the Leach-McNamee Land Development Company.
The Jonesboro, Lake City and Eastern Railroad completed a rail line to Leachville in 1899, and the Blytheville, Leachville and Arkansas Southern Railroad completed a second line in 1908.
One of the largest cotton gins in Arkansas, the Adams Land Company gin, was completed in Leachville in the early 1990s.
On the evening of December 10, 2021, the north side of Leachville suffered major damage from a long track and violent EF4 tornado, a woman was killed at a Dollar General and several others suffered injuries.
Geography
Leachville is located in the Arkansas Delta region. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), all land. The city lies just south of the Arkansas-Missouri state line in northwestern Mississippi County. Arkansas Highway 77 connects the city with Manila 8 miles (13 km) to the southeast and the state line 4 miles (6 km) to the north at Arkmo (where the road continues as Missouri Route 108 in the direction of Arbyrd, Missouri). Arkansas Highway 119 connects the city with the east-west oriented Arkansas Highway 18 to the south.
Ecologically, Leachville 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 Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge, which preserves some of the bottomland hardwood forest typical of this ecoregion prior to development for row agriculture lies east of Leachville.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,157 | — | |
| 1940 | 1,076 | −7.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,230 | 14.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,507 | 22.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,582 | 5.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,882 | 19.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,743 | −7.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,981 | 13.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,993 | 0.6% | |
| 2020 | 2,039 | 2.3% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,656 | 81.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 15 | 0.74% |
| Native American | 3 | 0.15% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.1% |
| Other/Mixed | 97 | 4.76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 266 | 13.05% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,039 people, 971 households, and 654 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,993 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 85.6% White, 0.3% Black, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian and 1.3% from two or more races. 12.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Education
The Buffalo Island Central School District, which operates Buffalo Island Central High School and Buffalo Island Central Elementary School, serves Leachville. The school's mascot is the mustang.
The Buffalo Island Central School District was established on July 1, 1984. Until that point the Leachville School District served the community; on that day it merged with the Monette School District to form the current school district.
See also
In Spanish: Leachville para niños
