Stamps, Arkansas facts for kids
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Stamps, Arkansas
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Location in Lafayette County, Arkansas
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Lafayette |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.17 km2) |
| • Land | 3.05 sq mi (7.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 262 ft (80 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,258 |
| • Density | 412.19/sq mi (159.12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
71860
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-66320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2405518 |
Stamps is a city in Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census, down from 2,131 at the 2000 census.
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History
A post office has been in operation in Stamps since 1887. The community has the name of the local Stamps family. Stamps was the shop headquarters for the former Louisiana and Arkansas Railway until the relocation in the early 1920s to Minden in Webster Parish in northern Louisiana.
Stamps has been noted on lists of unusual place names. An early postmaster quipped that Stamps was "the only town in the U.S. that stamps Stamps on stamps".
Geography
Stamps is in northeastern Lafayette County in southwestern Arkansas. U.S. Route 82 passes through the northern side of the city, leading west 5 miles (8 km) to Lewisville, the county seat, and east 3 miles (5 km) to Buckner. Arkansas Highway 53 has its northern terminus at US 82 and leads south through the center of Stamps 27 miles (43 km) to the state line near Springhill, Louisiana.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km2), of which 3.1 square miles (7.9 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 3.19%, are water. Lake June lies within the southern part of the city limits.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,021 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,316 | 126.8% | |
| 1920 | 2,564 | 10.7% | |
| 1930 | 2,705 | 5.5% | |
| 1940 | 2,405 | −11.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,552 | 6.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,591 | 1.5% | |
| 1970 | 2,448 | −5.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,859 | 16.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,478 | −13.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,131 | −14.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,693 | −20.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,258 | −25.7% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 485 | 38.55% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 693 | 55.09% |
| Native American | 6 | 0.48% |
| Asian | 6 | 0.48% |
| Other/Mixed | 44 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 1.91% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,258 people, 657 households, and 378 families residing in the city.
Education
Public education for elementary and secondary students is provided by the Lafayette County School District, which includes Lafayette County Elementary School and Lafayette County High School. The school's mascot and athletic emblem is the Cougar.
On July 1, 2003, the Stamps School District consolidated with the Lewisville School District to form the Lafayette County district.
Infrastructure
Highways
U.S. Highway 82
Arkansas Highway 53
Notable people
- Maya Angelou (1928–2014), author and poet, tells about growing up in the Black community of Stamps in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Black Ivory King (1899–1947), blues and boogie-woogie pianist, best known for his original version of the then popular train blues song, "The Flying Crow".
- George Doherty (1920–1987), math and PE teacher in Stamps – football player and inspirational coach
- Danny Ormand, retired Arkansas state employee, former Stamps Fire Chief
- Earl T. Ricks (1908–1954), raised in Stamps – United States Air Force major general
- Rolling Thunder (1916–1997), born in Stamps – self-identified hippie medicine man
Gallery
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Stamps Ice & Fuel Company and a boxcar of the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway, c. 1904
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Stamps Fire Department
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Bodcaw Bank in Stamps
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See also
In Spanish: Stamps (Arkansas) para niños
