Editing Montrose, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Montrose, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Montrose in Ashley County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Ashley County, Arkansas|Ashley]]
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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           = 0.98
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.38
|area_land_km2            = 0.98
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.38
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 125
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 243
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 247.83
|population_density_sq_mi = 641.16
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 71658
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-46670
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2404294<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404294}}</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|http://www.cityofmontrose.net/}}
}}
'''Montrose''' is a city in [[Ashley County, Arkansas|Ashley County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 354 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0546670| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181007/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0546670| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montrose city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> Montrose is located where [[U.S. Route 165]] intersects with [[U.S. Route 82]]. The town was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on [[Tornadoes of 2023#January 2–4|January 2, 2023]].<ref>{{cite web |title=...NWS Damage Survey for 01/02/2023 to 01/03/2023 Tornado Event... |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSJAN&e=202301050135 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |publisher=NWS Jackson MS |access-date=January 5, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.2|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 404
|1930= 431
|1940= 343
|1950= 344
|1960= 399
|1970= 558
|1980= 641
|1990= 528
|2000= 526
|2010= 354
|2020= 243
|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"
|+Montrose racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0546670&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 12, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|45
|18.52%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|174
|71.6%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|1
|0.41%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|7
|2.88%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|16
|6.58%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 243 people, 152 households, and 113 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 526 people, 188 households, and 129 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,141.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 220 housing units at an average density of {{convert|477.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 26.24% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 71.86% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.19% from two or more races.  1.90% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 188 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,625, and the median income for a family was $22,361. Males had a median income of $24,688 versus $15,536 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,363.  About 30.4% of families and 34.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 51.0% of those under age 18 and 28.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Lakeside School District (Lake Village, Arkansas)|Lakeside School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05003_ashley/DC10SD_C05003_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ashley County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 5, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Ashley County, Arkansas}}

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