Strong, Arkansas Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Strong, Arkansas
City
Location of Strong in Union County, Arkansas.
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Union
Area
• Total	1.60 sq mi (4.14 km²)
• Land	1.60 sq mi (4.14 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation	118 ft (36 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	410
• Density	256.73/sq mi (99.12/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71765
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-67370
GNIS feature ID	2405534

Strong is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 558 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all land.

**Strong, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	261	161	117	40.09%	28.85%	28.54%
Black or African American alone (NH)	346	339	270	53.15%	60.75%	65.85%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1	1	1	0.15%	0.18%	0.24%
Asian alone (NH)	1	1	0	0.15%	0.18%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	5	10	12	0.77%	1.79%	2.93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	46	10	5.68%	8.24%	2.44%
Total	651	558	410	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

Strong is the home of the Strong–Huttig School District, which includes Gardner–Strong Elementary School and Strong High School.

On July 1, 2004, the Strong School District consolidated with the Huttig School District to form the Strong-Huttig School District.