Editing Carlisle, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Carlisle, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City (Arkansas)|City]]
|motto                    = "Land here"
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|image_map                = File:Lonoke County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Carlisle Highlighted 0511500.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in Lonoke County, Arkansas
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|pushpin_map              = USA
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
|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]]
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|leader_name              = 
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|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           = 12.60
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.87
|area_land_km2            = 12.55
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.84
|area_water_km2           = 0.06
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 240
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2033
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 162.01
<!-- 2017 est. -->
|population_density_sq_mi = 419.61
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|47|30|N|91|44|45|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 72024
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-11500
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2403994<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403994}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|www.carlislear.org}}
}}
'''Carlisle''' is a city in [[Lonoke County, Arkansas|Lonoke County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. It is the easternmost municipality within 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]]. Carlisle was incorporated in 1878. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 2,214.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0511500| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Carlisle city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=August 29, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213041414/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0511500| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Carlisle is located in eastern Lonoke County at {{coord|34|47|10|N|91|44|41|W|type:city}} (34.786109, -91.744835).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Interstate 40]] passes through the northern side of the city, with access from Exit 183 (Highway 13). I-40 leads east {{convert|57|mi}} to [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]] and west {{convert|29|mi}} to [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]. [[U.S. Route 70]] passes through the center of Carlisle as Park Street and serves as a local highway parallel to I-40. US-70 leads east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Hazen, Arkansas|Hazen]] and west the same distance to [[Lonoke, Arkansas|Lonoke]], the [[county seat]]. [[Arkansas Highway 13]] passes through the west side of Carlisle and leads north {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Hickory Plains, Arkansas|Hickory Plains]] and south {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Humnoke, Arkansas|Humnoke]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Carlisle has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.9|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.48%, are water.<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> Bayou Two Prairie, a southeast-flowing tributary of [[Bayou Meto River|Bayou Meto]], touches the southwest corner of the city limits.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 159
|1890= 185
|1900= 212
|1910= 516
|1920= 602
|1930= 907
|1940= 1080
|1950= 1396
|1960= 1514
|1970= 2048
|1980= 2567
|1990= 2253
|2000= 2304
|2010= 2214
|2020= 2033
|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><br>2015 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015|accessdate=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019182931/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2015/SUB-EST2015-3.html|archive-date=October 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Carlisle racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0511500&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)
| 1,613
| 79.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 271
| 13.33%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 6
| 0.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 79
| 3.89%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 56
| 2.75%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,033 people, 896 households, and 637 families residing in the city.

===2000 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 2000, there were 2,304 people, 955 households, and 645 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|471.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,029 housing units at an average density of {{convert|210.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 86.28% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 12.46% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.52% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 0.52% from two or more races.  0.56% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 954 households, out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,086, and the median income for a family was $39,853. Males had a median income of $30,292 versus $20,563 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,725.  About 10.5% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 26.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is provided from:

* [[Carlisle School District (Arkansas)|Carlisle School District]] (primary), which leads to graduation from [[Carlisle High School (Arkansas)|Carlisle High School]].

==Notable people==
*[[John H. Adams (jockey)|Johnny Adams]], jockey and racehorse trainer; born in Carlisle, raised in [[Iola, Kansas]]
*[[Maurice Britt]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient from [[World War II]]; first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[lieutenant governor]] of Arkansas since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]]; born in Carlisle and reared in [[Lonoke, Arkansas|Lonoke]]
*[[Mitch Petrus]], former NFL offensive lineman for the [[New York Giants]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.carlislear.org Official website]
* [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=926 Carlisle (Lonoke County)], ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture''

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[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Lonoke County, Arkansas]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1878]]
[[Category:1878 establishments in Arkansas]]