Editing Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas

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|map_caption              = Location of Horseshoe Lake in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Crittenden County, Arkansas|Crittenden]]
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|area_total_km2           = 0.41
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.16
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|elevation_ft             = 200
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 266
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|population_density_km2   = 665.13
|population_density_sq_mi = 1725.49
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|blank_info               = 05-33375
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'''Horseshoe Lake''' is a town in [[Crittenden County, Arkansas|Crittenden County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 264 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

The town is named after Horseshoe Lake, an [[oxbow lake]] at the eastern tip of which the town is located.

==Geography==
Horseshoe Lake is located in southern Crittenden County. The [[Mississippi River]] is {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the south.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.35|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0533375| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174416/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0533375| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Horseshoe Lake town, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 20, 2014}}</ref>

The elevation of Horseshoe Lake is {{convert|203|ft}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=262075 |title=Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas AR, town profile (Crittenden County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk |access-date=September 9, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819070827/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=262075 |archive-date=August 19, 2007 }} Epodunk.com</ref>

===The Horseshoe Lake===
The town of Horseshoe Lake is situated in the [[Mississippi River]] [[floodplain]] at the eastern tip of a [[horseshoe-shaped]] water body named Horseshoe Lake, which the town is named after. The Lake is a summer recreation spot for residents of nearby [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] offering boating, swimming, and fishing.

Changes in the course of the Mississippi River resulted in the shape of the lake. The lake is a former [[meander]] in the Mississippi River that was cut off, shortening the river, and is no longer connected to the river.

Horseshoe shaped lakes or [[oxbow lake]]s are not unusual in the flat plains of the lower Mississippi and other rivers.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 298
|2000= 321
|2010= 292
|2020= 264
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 321 people, 156 households, and 89 families in the town.  The population density was 885.3/km{{sup|2}} (2,264.4/mi<sup>2</sup>).  There were 241 housing units at an average density of 664.6/km{{sup|2}} (1,700.1/mi<sup>2</sup>).  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 94.39% White, 5.30% Black or African American, 0.31% from other races.  0.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<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>
[[Image:HouseOnHorseshoeLakeAR.jpg|left|thumb|A marina house on the lake built on stilts.]]
Of the 156 households 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 35.9% of households were one person and 16.7% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.65.

The age distribution was 17.4% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.9% 65 or older.  The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median household income was $30,083 and the median family income  was $36,250. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,517.  About 4.9% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Residents are zoned to schools in the [[West Memphis School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05035_crittenden/DC20SD_C05035.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crittenden County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=September 22, 2022}}</ref> which operates [[Academies of West Memphis]] (formerly West Memphis High School). The community was previously in the [[Hughes School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05035_crittenden/DC10SD_C05035_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Crittenden County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2018}} Note: Since the production of the map, the Hughes School District merged into the West Memphis school district in 2015</ref> which operated [[Hughes High School]].

On April 9, 2015, due to the low number of students in the Hughes district, the [[Arkansas Board of Education]] voted to consolidate the Hughes district into the West Memphis district 7-1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansasnews.com/news/arkansas/ed-board-votes-consolidate-hughes-west-memphis-districts|title=Ed Board votes to consolidate Hughes, West Memphis districts|publisher=[[Arkansas News]]|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Crittenden County, Arkansas}}
{{Memphis, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Crittenden County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Memphis metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1985]]
[[Category:1985 establishments in Arkansas]]