Editing Norman, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Norman, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Norman_Town_Square.jpg
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|image_caption            = [[Norman Library|Norman Public Library]] on the town square
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|map_caption              = Location in Montgomery 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        = [[Montgomery County, Arkansas|Montgomery]]
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_05.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=June 24, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 2.95
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.14
|area_land_km2            = 2.91
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.13
|area_water_km2           = 0.04
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 722
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0550030&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Norman town, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=June 24, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 303
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|population_density_km2   = 104.02
|population_density_sq_mi = 269.33
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 71960
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-50030
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info              = 2406998<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406998}}</ref>
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'''Norman''' is a town in [[Montgomery County, Arkansas|Montgomery County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. It was known as '''Womble''' until 1925.<ref name="eoa">{{cite encyclopedia | url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2584 | title=Norman (Montgomery County) | publisher=Central Arkansas Library System | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture | accessdate=June 9, 2015}}</ref> The population was 303 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 378 in 2010.

==Geography==
The town is located in southern Montgomery County at the intersection of Arkansas highways [[Arkansas Highway 8|8]] and [[Arkansas Highway 27|27]]. It is {{convert|9|mi|0}} south of [[Mount Ida, Arkansas|Mount Ida]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|13|mi}} northwest of [[Glenwood, Arkansas|Glenwood]]. Norman is situated on the northeast bank of the [[Caddo River]] (which defines the town's southwestern city limits)<ref name=gnis/> and is surrounded by the [[Ouachita National Forest]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.14|sqmi}},  of which {{convert|0.014|sqmi|3}}, or 1.23%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

Norman is part of a local region that was formerly known as Womble. The west end of the town is unofficially known as Middlebuster and was in the past known as "Poor Horse".{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

There is a [[Caddo]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] burial ground on the southern end of town.  It was discovered by city officials, led by then-mayor Duane Cox, who protected it with a wooden fence. Recently, descendants of the Caddo added to the site a footpath and benches as well as plaques containing historical information regarding the living habits of Native Americans.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schnedler |first=Jack |date=September 6, 2018 |title=Caddo Indian Memorial recalls long-ago civilization |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2018/sep/06/caddo-indian-memorial-recalls-long-ago-/ |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |language=en}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 552
|1920= 420
|1930= 478
|1940= 512
|1950= 401
|1960= 482
|1970= 505
|1980= 539
|1990= 382
|2000= 423
|2010= 378
|2020= 303
|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 423 people, 190 households, and 117 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 140.8/km{{sup|2}} (364.8/mi<sup>2</sup>).  There were 224 housing units at an average density of 74.6/km{{sup|2}} (193.2/mi<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 94.56% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.42% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.95% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.13% from two or more races.  2.84% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 190 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.2 males.  For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 72.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,481, and the median income for a family was $25,417. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $16,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,807.  About 21.0% of families and 29.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 44.8% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the [[Caddo Hills School District]],<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05097_montgomery/DC10SD_C05097_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Montgomery County, AR]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 27, 2021.</ref> which leads to graduation from [[Caddo Hills High School]].

The Norman School District merged into the [[Caddo Gap, Arkansas|Caddo Gap]] one in 1971.<ref name=Goatcherp13>{{cite web|last=Goatcher|first=Truett|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED458075.pdf|title=School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?|publisher=Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators|date=January 1999|page=13 (PDF p. 16/27)}}</ref>

== Attractions ==
* [[Crystal Springs Dam (Norman, Arkansas)|Crystal Springs Dam]]
* [[Crystal Springs Camp Shelter]]
* The Norman Public Library is the smallest free-standing public library in the United States at just 170 square feet. It was originally constructed as a pumping station.

==Transportation==
* [[Arkansas Highway 8]]
* [[Arkansas Highway 27]]
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==Gallery==
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Norman, AR 001.jpg|Caddo burial mound
Norman, AR 015.jpg|Town hall
Norman, AR 019.jpg|Former school
Norman, AR 002.jpg|[[Caddo River]]
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==References==
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{{Montgomery County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Montgomery County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]