Editing Casa, Arkansas

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|official_name            = Casa, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Casa in Perry County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Perry County, Arkansas|Perry]]
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|area_total_km2           = 2.83
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|elevation_ft             = 371
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 120
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|population_density_km2   = 42.45
|population_density_sq_mi = 109.99
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|postal_code              = 72025
|area_code                = [[Area code 501|501]]
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|blank_info               = 05-11890
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|blank1_info              = 2406232<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406232}}</ref>
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'''Casa''' is a town in [[Perry County, Arkansas|Perry County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. Located in [[Central Arkansas]], the town initially grew due to the mining of coal, harvesting of timber and cultivation of cotton. The [[Great Depression]] reduced the population greatly, and the community's economy never recovered. The population was 171 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

Casa is about midway between [[Ola, Arkansas|Ola]] and [[Perry, Arkansas|Perry]].<ref name=RichardArranged>{{cite news |author=Richard, Alan|url=https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2004/11/24/13merge.h24.html |title=Arranged Marriage: Newly Merged Districts Work to Make Combination Succeed |newspaper=[[Education Week]]|date=November 24, 2004 |access-date=January 5, 2019|quote=Casa, a smaller community, sits roughly halfway between Ola and Perry.}}</ref> The town is the westernmost municipality within the [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]–[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]–[[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]] [[Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Casa is located at {{Coord|35|1|25|N|93|2|50|W|type:city}} (35.023700, -93.047236).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1910= 310
|1920= 300
|1930= 269
|1940= 245
|1950= 184
|1960= 184
|1970= 208
|1980= 179
|1990= 200
|2000= 209
|2010= 171
|2020= 120
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2014 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522132816/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|archive-date=May 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

According to the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 209 people, 79 households, and 59 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|74.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|abbr=on}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32.9|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[Race (United States Census)|White]].

There were 79 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males.

The average income for a household in the town was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $32,250. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,312. About 19.0% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.1% of those 65 or over.

[[File:Perry-Casa_High_School.jpg|thumb|Perry-Casa High School]]

== Education==
Free access to public education is provided by the [[Two Rivers School District]] including Two Rivers Elementary School and [[Two Rivers High School (Arkansas)|Two Rivers High School]]. It was previously in the [[Perry-Casa School District]] until July 1, 2004, when it merged into the Two Rivers School District.<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls |date=2015-09-12 }}." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on October 21, 2017.</ref>

==References==
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{{Perry County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Perry County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Populated places in Central Arkansas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1900]]
[[Category:1900 establishments in Arkansas]]