Editing Hughes, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Hughes, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Hughes in St. Francis County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[St. Francis County, Arkansas|St. Francis]]
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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           = 5.92
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.28
|area_land_km2            = 5.86
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.26
|area_water_km2           = 0.06
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 207
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1056
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 180.16
|population_density_sq_mi = 466.64
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-33760
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2404739<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404739}}</ref>
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'''Hughes''' is a city in [[St. Francis County, Arkansas|St. Francis County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], it had a population of 1,056.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hughes city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hughes_city,_Arkansas?g=1600000US0533760|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 25, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.92%) is water.

It is about {{convert|37|mi|km}} from [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref name=Superville>{{cite web|author=Superville, Denisa R.|url=https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/06/07/when-a-community-loses-its-schools.html|title=When a Community Loses Its Schools|work=[[Education Week]]|date=June 7, 2017|accessdate=April 12, 2020|quote=A sign welcomes visitors to Hughes, Ark., which is 37 miles from Memphis, Tenn.}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 451
|1930= 815
|1940= 1004
|1950= 1686
|1960= 1960
|1970= 1872
|1980= 1919
|1990= 1810
|2000= 1867
|2010= 1441
|2020= 1056
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hughes city, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hughes city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0533760&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hughes city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0533760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|337
|style='background: #ffffe6; |201
|23.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.03%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,069
|style='background: #ffffe6; |810
|74.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76.70%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.28%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.65%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|1.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.23%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,441'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,056'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:Dream Roller Rink (Oblique View) 01.jpg|thumb|right|Dream Roller Rink, now abandoned, in Wattsville in 2008]]

===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 1,867 people, 682 households, and 493 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|869.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 762 housing units at an average density of {{convert|355.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 29.41% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 67.76% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.61% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.59% from two or more races.  0.70% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 682 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 29.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,333, and the median income for a family was $22,976. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $16,641 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,039.  About 31.7% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 53.3% of those under age 18 and 31.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by the [[West Memphis School District]]. Post-2015 most students were transferred to Faulk Elementary School, West Junior High School, and [[Academies of West Memphis]] (formerly West Memphis High School).<ref name=Superville/>

Typically school bus commute times from Hughes to West Memphis are about one hour each way due to the bus making multiple stops; without stops the commute would take about thirty minutes. In winter periods Hughes students depart from school and/or arrive from home when the sun is not out.<ref name=Superville/>

It was formerly served by the [[Hughes School District]], which operated Mildred Jackson Elementary School<!--named "Hughes Elementary School" in the article--> and [[Hughes High School]]. In 2015 the [[Arkansas Board of Education]] voted to consolidate the Hughes district into the West Memphis district because of a decline in enrollment in the Hughes district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wreg.com/2015/04/10/hughes-arkansas-schools-ordered-to-merge-with-west-memphis-school-district/|title=Hughes Arkansas Schools ordered to merge with West Memphis School District|publisher=[[WREG]]|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=May 14, 2018}}</ref> The West Memphis district took possession of the school buildings, then gave them to the Hughes municipal government in 2016.<ref name=Superville/>

==Economy==
Hughes School District, in its existence, employed the largest number of people in Hughes prior to its 2015 closure. Former Hughes board member Lincoln Barnett stated that several area businesses, as a result of the district closure, encountered financial problems.<ref name=Superville/>

==Recreation==
After 2016 the municipal government, at no charge, leased the Hughes school gymnasium to Deon Lee, an alumnus of Hughes High and the chief of police, who spent $3,000 to revamp the building to make into an after school center for children.<ref name=Superville/>

==Notable people==
*[[Lincoln Barnett (politician)|Lincoln Barnett]], city mayor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor Lincoln Barnett for Arkansas |url=https://www.lincolnbarnettar.com/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Lincoln |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Mark Martin (Arkansas politician)|Mark R. Martin]], [[Secretary of State of Arkansas]] 2011–2019, graduated from [[Hughes High School]] in 1986.

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{{St. Francis County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in St. Francis County, Arkansas]]