Editing Lake City, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Lake City, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|image_skyline            = File:Lake City AR 011.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Craighead County Courthouse, Eastern District in Lake City
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = File:Craighead County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lake City Highlighted 0537780.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Lake City in Craighead County, Arkansas.
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = {{flag|United States}}
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Arkansas}}
|subdivision_name2        = {{flagicon image|Flag of Craighead County, Arkansas.svg}} [[Craighead County, Arkansas|Craighead]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = 
|established_date         = 1898
|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           = 8.24
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.18
|area_land_km2            = 8.17
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.15
|area_water_km2           = 0.08
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
|elevation_ft             = 233
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2326
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 284.83
|population_density_sq_mi = 737.71
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = −06:00
|coordinates              = {{coord|35|49|13|N|90|27|17|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = −05:00
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 72437
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-37780
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2404860<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404860}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = http://lakecityar.com/
}}
'''Lake City''' is a city<ref>{{Citation
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 | title = Local.Arkansas.gov - Lake City
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 | url = http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Lake%20City
 | access-date = September 3, 2012 }}</ref> in [[Craighead County, Arkansas|Craighead County]], [[Arkansas]], United States, along the [[St. Francis River]]. Lake City is one of two county seats in Craighead County. The population was 2,326 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0537780| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183221/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0537780| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lake City city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> It is included in the [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
On [[Tornado outbreak and floods of April 2–5, 2025|April 2, 2025]], a [[Tornado outbreak and floods of April 2–5, 2025#Bay–Lake City–Monette–Leachville, Arkansas|large EF3 tornado]] hit the western part of the city, destroying or inflicting severe damage to several homes. This area had previously been struck by an [[2021 Tri-State tornado|EF4 tornado]] that passed just northwest of the city on [[Tornado outbreak of December 10–11, 2021|December 10, 2021]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kait8.com/2021/12/10/weather-alert-severe-storms-tornadoes-expected-overnight/|title=Authorities release name of victim in Leachville tornado|date=12 December 2024|work=K8 News|access-date=3 April 2025}}</ref>

==Geography==
Lake City is located in eastern Craighead County at {{Coord|35|49|4|N|90|26|24|W|type:city}} (35.817866, -90.439927),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the west bank of the St. Francis River. It is {{convert|16|mi}} east of downtown Jonesboro.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.9|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|7.8|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.35%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===List of highways===
*[[Image:US 78.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 78 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway 78]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 18.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 18|Highway 18]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 135.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 135|Highway 135]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 158.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 158|Highway 158]]

== Notable facts and former residents ==
[[File:St. Francis River Bridge, Lake City.jpg|thumb|left|The St. Francis River Bridge in Lake City is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Craighead County, Arkansas|National Register of Historic Places]].]]
The [[St. Francis River Bridge (Lake City, Arkansas)|St. Francis River Bridge]] located in Lake City is the only [[lift bridge]] in the world that has been raised only once since its construction.<ref>https://www.ardot.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AR-18-St.-Francis-River-Bridge-01207.pdf</ref> To construct a four-lane highway, a new bridge was constructed in 2002 and the lift bridge was moved to a location just south of the new bridge where it remains as a landmark.

[[Bart Barber]], 64th President of the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], was born and raised in Lake City.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://erlc.com/multi_author/bart-barber/ | title=Bart Barber Archives }}</ref>

[[Gavin Stone]], professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB/2023-), was born and attended Riverside High School in Lake City.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Stone | title=Gavin Stone Archives }}</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2024}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 434
|1910= 448
|1920= 635
|1930= 760
|1940= 786
|1950= 783
|1960= 850
|1970= 948
|1980= 1842
|1990= 1833
|2000= 1956
|2010= 2082
|2020= 2326
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Lake City racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0537780&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,112
| 90.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 42
| 1.81%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 13
| 0.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 5
| 0.21%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 1
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 92
| 3.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 61
| 2.62%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,326 people, 936 households, and 651 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]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,956 people, 731 households, and 546 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|881.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 776 housing units at an average density of {{convert|349.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.67% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.61% from two or more races.  1.02% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 731 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,844, and the median income for a family was $33,477. Males had a median income of $27,798 versus $19,205 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,126.  About 11.4% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Lake City is part of the [[Riverside School District (Arkansas)|Riverside School District]], formed as a result of consolidation with the [[Lake City School District]] with [[Caraway School District|that of]] nearby [[Caraway, Arkansas|Caraway]] on July 1, 1985.<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> The [[Riverside High School (Lake City, Arkansas)|Riverside High School]] mascot and athletic teams are known as "the Rebels". There are two elementary schools associated with the school: one is located in Lake City and the other in Caraway.

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[[Category:Cities in Craighead County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:County seats in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Jonesboro metropolitan area]]