Editing McAlmont, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = McAlmont, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski County]] and the state of [[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        = [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski]]
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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           = 4.07
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.57
|area_land_km2            = 4.07
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.57
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 276
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1447
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 355.31
|population_density_sq_mi = 920.48
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 72117
|area_code                = [[Area code 501|501]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-42350
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2403267<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403267}}</ref>
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'''McAlmont''', also referred to as "Mac Side", is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 1,873 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 6, 2011}}</ref> The community adjoins eastern [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]], and is part of the [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]&ndash;[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]&ndash;[[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]] [[Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 1922
|2010= 1873
|2020= 1447
|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, 2016}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+McAlmont racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0542350&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)
| 223
| 15.41%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,121
| 77.47%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.41%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 5
| 0.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2
| 0.12%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 37
| 2.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 53
| 3.66%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,447 people, 700 households, and 410 families residing in the CDP.

===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 1,922 people, 684 households, and 487 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,126.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 776 housing units at an average density of {{convert|454.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 25.08% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 70.50% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.68% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.99% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.65% from two or more races.  1.98% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 684 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,762, and the median income for a family was $27,174. Males had a median income of $30,855 versus $16,549 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $11,737.  About 23.3% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 45.5% of those under age 18 and 21.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:Harris Elementary School entrance.jpg|thumb|left|Front entrance to Harris Elementary School in McAlmont]]
Public education in much of the CDP is provided by the [[Pulaski County Special School District]],<ref name=PulaskiCountyschoolmap2010>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05119_pulaski/DC10SD_C05119_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pulaski County, AR]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 27, 2018.</ref> which operates Harris Elementary School in McAlmont,<ref name=HarrisEShome>[https://harris.pcssd.org/ Home]. Harris Elementary School. Retrieved on May 27, 2018. "4424 Highway 161 North N Little Rock, AR 72117" and "A school with a rich history, Harris Elementary can best be described as a welcoming and caring neighborhood school located in the heart of McAlmont. [...]" The "808 E. Dixon Road Little Rock, AR 72206" reflects district offices and not the school itself.</ref> All of the Pulaski County SSD part of McAlmont is zoned to Harris Elementary. Much of McAlmont is zoned to Sylvan Hills Middle School and [[Sylvan Hills High School]]. Some is zoned to Mills Middle School and [[Wilbur D. Mills High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ches.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/page/school-zone-map--10|title=School Zone Map|publisher=[[Pulaski County Special School District]]|accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref>

Prior to 1971, students attended Harris High School, which closed as part of the county's [[school integration in the United States|desegregation]] activities.  Harris became an elementary school after 1971.<ref name=HarrisEShome/>

Some portions of the CDP are served by the [[North Little Rock School District]],<ref name=PulaskiCountyschoolmap2010/> which operates [[North Little Rock High School]].

==See also==
*[[Sherwood, Arkansas]]

==References==
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{{Pulaski County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Pulaski County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area]]