Editing McRae, Arkansas

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[White County, Arkansas|White]]
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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Joel Pruitt
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|population_total         = 616
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|population_density_sq_mi = 915.30
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|postal_code              = 72102
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|blank_info               = 05-43220
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'''McRae''' is a city in [[White County, Arkansas|White County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 682 at the [[United States Census 2010|2010 census]], estimated by 2018 to have decreased to 663 residents.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 467
|1930= 458
|1940= 420
|1950= 414
|1960= 428
|1970= 643
|1980= 641
|1990= 669
|2000= 661
|2010= 682
|2020= 616
|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>
}}

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 661 people, 280 households, and 185 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,312.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 312 housing units at an average density of {{convert|619.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 95.31% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.45% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.61% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.57% from two or more races.  4.08% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 280 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,750, and the median income for a family was $25,833. Males had a median income of $25,774 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,917.  About 19.2% of families and 22.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
McRae is governed by a mayor-council form of government, led since 2019 by mayor Joel Pruitt,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/dec/09/new-mcrae-mayor-elect-wins-race-one-vote/?f=threerivers|title=New McRae mayor-elect wins race by one vote|date=December 9, 2018|website=Arkansas Online|language=en|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> with four council members. The city also operates a police department (which once housed prisoners in its [[McRae Jail|WPA-era jail]]), and a municipal water system.

==Education==
McRae became part of the [[Beebe School District]] on July 1, 2004, when the [[McRae School District]] merged into the Beebe district.<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on June 4, 2018.</ref> Within McRae, Beebe Middle School serves fifth- and sixth-graders, who proceed to Beebe Junior High School in neighborhing Beebe.

==References==
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{{White County, Arkansas}}

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