Editing Kensett, Arkansas

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|map_caption              = Location of Kensett in White County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_name2        = [[White County, Arkansas|White]]
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|area_total_km2           = 4.87
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1400
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|population_density_km2   = 289.75
|population_density_sq_mi = 750.27
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|blank_info               = 05-36430
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|website                  = {{URL|https://cityofkensett.com/}}
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'''Kensett''' is a city in [[White County, Arkansas|White County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. Located adjacent to the east side of [[Searcy, Arkansas|Searcy]], the city is the hometown of noted legislator [[Wilbur Mills|Wilbur D. Mills]], who was influential throughout the 1960s and 1970s in the [[United States House of Representatives]].

Allen Edge is the current mayor.  The population was 1,648 at the [[United States Census 2010|2010 census]]. Many companies have moved to Kensett to support the natural gas industry. Kensett is a center for landscaping and nursery activity. Double Springs sod farm is located in or near Kensett. There are several restaurants, and Kensett has the lowest [[sales tax]] rate in White County.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.56% is water. The city is bounded on its east by Black Creek, a tributary of the [[Little Red River (Arkansas)|Little Red River]] that lies farther northeast and east.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 86
|1920= 480
|1930= 889
|1940= 827
|1950= 829
|1960= 905
|1970= 1444
|1980= 1751
|1990= 1741
|2000= 1791
|2010= 1648
|2020= 1400
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Kensett racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0536430&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 828
| 59.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 219
| 15.64%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.43%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 4
| 0.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 95
| 6.79%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 248
| 17.71%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,400 people, 717 households, and 407 families residing in the city.

===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 1,791 people, 699 households, and 445 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,008.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 778 housing units at an average density of {{convert|438.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 70.24% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 24.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 2.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.57% from two or more races.  4.02% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 699 households, out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,478, and the median income for a family was $26,161. Males had a median income of $22,763 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,049.  About 26.3% of families and 30.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.5% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Residents are zoned to the [[Riverview School District (Arkansas)|Riverview School District]], which operates Kensett Elementary School, Riverview Junior High School in [[Searcy, Arkansas|Searcy]], and [[Riverview High School (Arkansas)|Riverview High School]] in Searcy.

The Riverview district is the result of a consolidation, effective July 1, 1991, of the [[Judsonia School District|Judsonia]], [[Kensett School District|Kensett]], and [[Griffithville School District|Griffithville]] school districts.<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 13, 2017.</ref>

==Transportation==
Kensett is served by three state highways:  [[Arkansas Highway 36]] (Wilbur D. Mills Avenue/Northeast 4th Street), which runs across the width of White County into neighboring Faulkner County to the west, and southeast to the [[White River (Arkansas–Missouri)|White River]] via [[West Point, Arkansas|West Point]] and [[Georgetown, Arkansas|Georgetown]]; [[Arkansas Highway 87]] (Usery Road), running parallel to the current Union Pacific rail line and connecting southwest to [[Higginson, Arkansas|Higginson]]; and [[Arkansas Highway 385]] (Southeast 1st Street/Depot Street), leading south to [[Griffithville, Arkansas|Griffithville]] at [[Arkansas Highway 11]]. Additional major pathways include Searcy Street, which proceeds northeast to cross into neighboring Searcy as East Park Avenue, and Old Railroad Road, a secondary connection southeast to West Point.

==Notable natives and residents==
* [[George Dickey (baseball)|George Dickey]] - Catcher for the [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[Chicago White Sox]].
* [[Georgia Holt]] -  singer-songwriter, actress, and model and  mother of singer and actress [[Cher]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://cityofkensett.com Official Website]

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[[Category:Cities in White County, Arkansas]]