Editing Datto, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Datto, Arkansas
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| image_skyline            = Datto-entrance-ar.jpg
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| image_caption            = Entrance along [[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|U.S. Route 67]]
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| map_caption              = Location of Datto in Clay County, Arkansas.
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Clay County, Arkansas|Clay]]
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| area_total_km2           = 1.61
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.62
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 289
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 65
| population_metro         = 
| population_density_km2   = 40.42
| population_density_sq_mi = 104.67
| timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
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| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 72424
| area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
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| blank_info               = 05-17410
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| blank1_info              = 2406356<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406356}}</ref>
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'''Datto''' is a town in [[Clay County, Arkansas|Clay County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 100 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0517410| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181306/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0517410| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Datto town, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 16, 2014}}</ref>

==History==

Datto was established as a railroad stop along the [[St. Louis Southwestern Railway|Cotton Belt Railroad]] in 1900. Members of the Day family, namely Isaac and his sons, Charles and Delmer, provided land for the new city. The city requested the name "Dayton," but after this was rejected by the U.S. Postal Service, the name "Datto" was chosen. Datto was incorporated in 1905.<ref>Steven Teske, "[https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/datto-clay-county-7121/ Datto (Clay County)]," ''Encyclopedia of Arkansas'', 2018.</ref>

==Geography==
Datto is located in western Clay County about {{convert|2|mi|0}} east of the [[Current River (Ozarks)|Current River]]. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 62 in Arkansas|62]] and [[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|67]] pass through the town concurrently, leading east {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Corning, Arkansas|Corning]] and southwest {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Pocahontas, Arkansas|Pocahontas]].<ref>''Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p.28 {{isbn|0899333451}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.7|sqmi}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1910= 244
|1920= 242
|1930= 275
|1940= 198
|1950= 176
|1960= 167
|1970= 142
|1980= 112
|1990= 120
|2000= 97
|2010= 100
|2020= 65
|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>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|accessdate=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>
}}

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 97 people, 44 households, and 31 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|54.3|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 53 housing units at an average density of {{convert|29.7|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[Race (United States Census)|White]].  [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 44 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.71.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $34,375. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $17,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,790. There were no families and 8.0% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 41.2% of those over 64.

==Notable people==

*[[Bill Rice]] - country music singer-songwriter

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Datto, Arkansas}}
* [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=7121 Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry]

{{Clay County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Clay County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]