Editing Hackett, Arkansas

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|area_total_km2           = 3.79
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|population_total         = 784
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'''Hackett''' is a city in [[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. It is part of the [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]-[[Oklahoma]] [[Fort Smith metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 812 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==History==
A post office called Hackett City was established in 1877, and the name was changed to Hackett in 1887.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=AR | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> The city has the name of B. F. Hackett, the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA772|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=772}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 172
|1890= 458
|1900= 330
|1910= 363
|1920= 398
|1930= 316
|1940= 436
|1950= 440
|1960= 328
|1970= 462
|1980= 505
|1990= 490
|2000= 694
|2010= 812
|2020= 784
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{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>
}}

At the 2000 [[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> there were 694 people, 277 households and 193 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|424.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 294 housing units at an average density of {{convert|179.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.10% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.43% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 2.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.14% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.01% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 277 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.00.

27.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The [[median household income]] was $30,809 and the median family income was $35,909. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $20,446 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,051. About 7.9% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 28.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public elementary and secondary schools are administered by the [[Hackett School District]] and its two schools. Both schools are fully accredited by the [[Arkansas Department of Education]] (ADE) and [[AdvancED]]. The district and school mascot and athletic emblem is the ''[[Hornet]]'' with school colors of black and gold.

* Hackett Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 6.
* [[Hackett High School]], serving grades 7 through 12.

==Arts and culture==
Deer Acres Zoo, located on Jensen Road, has a variety of creatures including [[capybara]]s, [[monkey]]s and [[alligator]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/deeracreszoo/|title=/deeracreszoo/|accessdate=August 15, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422210534/http://www.geocities.com/deeracreszoo/|url-status=dead|archivedate=April 22, 2010}}</ref>

==Notable People==
* [[Hugh Franklin Waters]]—U.S. federal judge

==References==
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{{Sebastian County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Sebastian County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Fort Smith metropolitan area]]