Editing Austin, Arkansas

{{short description|City in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Austin, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City (Arkansas)|City]]
|image_skyline            = Sears House, Austin, AR.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = [[Sears House (Austin, Arkansas)|Sears House]], a historic house in the city
|image_flag               = Flag of Austin, Arkansas.png
|image_seal               = Seal of Austin, Arkansas.png
|pushpin_map              = USA Arkansas#USA#North America
|pushpin_label            = Austin
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Arkansas##Location in the United States##Location in North America
|image_map = File:Lonoke County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Austin Highlighted 0502860.svg
|map_caption = Location in Lonoke County, Arkansas
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Lonoke County, Arkansas|Lonoke]]
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Bernie Chamberlain<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Austin |url=http://www.austin-ar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=13 |title=Mayor's Office |publisher=Austin-ar.com |date= |accessdate=July 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123151212/http://www.austin-ar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=13 |archive-date=January 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|established_date         = circa 1873
|established_title        = Founded
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1895<ref name="AREncAustin" />
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 8.02
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.10
|area_land_km2            = 8.02
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.10
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 243
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 3460
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 431.49
|population_density_sq_mi = 1117.57
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|35|00|19|N|91|59|21|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 72007
|area_code                = [[Area code 501|501]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-02860
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2403140<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403140}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|www.austin-ar.com}}
}}
'''Austin''' is a city in [[Lonoke County, Arkansas|Lonoke County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 2,038 as of the 2010 census<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0502860| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Austin city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=August 28, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054805/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0502860| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> and an estimated 3,693 as of 2018.<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}</ref> It is part of the [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]&ndash;[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]&ndash;[[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]] [[Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The city was first settled ''circa'' 1872 when the [[St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad]] built its tracks approximately one mile southeast of Old Austin.<ref name="EncAr">{{cite encyclopedia | title=Old Austin (Lonoke County) | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture | publisher=Central Arkansas Library System }}</ref> Many residents of Old Austin moved near the railroad tracks, in some cases uprooting and transporting entire buildings. The new city forming near the tracks was originally known as "Austin Station" to distinguish it from the original Austin, but eventually became known as Austin while the old community became known as "Old Austin".<ref name="AREncAustin">{{cite encyclopedia | title=Austin (Lonoke County) | encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture | publisher=Central Arkansas Library System }}</ref>

Austin Academy was in Austin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMUUAAAAYAAJ&dq=austin+academy+arkansas&pg=PA51 | title=Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea: With Selected Biography of Actors and Witnesses to the Period of Growth and Achievement | last1=McGroarty | first1=John Steven | date=January 22, 2024 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Austin is located in northern Lonoke County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of [[Cabot, Arkansas|Cabot]] and to the northeast by the city of [[Ward, Arkansas|Ward]].

[[Interstate 57]]/[[U.S. Route 67]]/[[U.S. Route 167|167]], a four-lane freeway, passes through Austin, with access from Exit 22. I-57/Highway 67/167 leads southwest through Cabot {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], the state capital, and northeast {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Searcy, Arkansas|Searcy]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Austin has a total area of {{convert|7.6|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 22, 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 196
|1910= 177
|1920= 163
|1930= 123
|1940= 145
|1950= 154
|1960= 210
|1970= 236
|1980= 269
|1990= 235
|2000= 605
|2010= 2038
|2020= 3460
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Austin racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0502860&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,936
| 84.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 75
| 2.17%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.17%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 58
| 1.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 3
| 0.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 192
| 5.55%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 190
| 5.49%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,460 people, 1,249 households, and 969 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,038 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/AR/Austin/2010|title = 2010 Census Population of Austin, Arkansas - CensusViewer}}</ref> 218 households, and 173 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|202.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 236 housing units at an average density of {{convert|78.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.20% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.15% from two or more races. 5.62% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 218 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,063, and the median income for a family was $49,107. Males had a median income of $30,069 versus $21,116 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,369. About 3.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Schools==
The city currently has no schools. It is part of [[Cabot Public Schools]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05085_lonoke/DC20SD_C05085.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lonoke County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=February 19, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05085_lonoke/DC20SD_C05085_SD2MS.txt Text list].</ref> which serves the northern part of Lonoke County including Austin. Elementary school (grades K-4) students to the north of U.S. Highway 67/167 attend Mountain Springs Elementary near northwestern [[Cabot, Arkansas|Cabot]], while those to the south of the freeway attend Northside Elementary in Cabot's city core. Older students attend Cabot Middle School North (grades 5-6), Cabot Junior High North (grades 7-8), Cabot Freshman Academy (grade 9), and [[Cabot High School]] (grades 10-12), all in Cabot.

==Notable people==
[[Joe Farrer]], physical therapist and member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/134812/joe-farrer#.Ur36mpV3uZM|title=Joe Farrer's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.austin-ar.com/ Official website]

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[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Lonoke County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area]]