Editing Quitman, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Quitman, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Quitman in Cleburne County and Faulkner County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Cleburne County, Arkansas|Cleburne]], [[Faulkner County, Arkansas|Faulkner]]
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|area_total_km2           = 4.91
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.90
|area_land_km2            = 4.91
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.90
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|elevation_ft             = 591
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 694
|population_metro         = 748,031
|population_density_km2   = 141.42
|population_density_sq_mi = 366.23
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
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|postal_code              = 72131
|area_code                = [[Area code 501|501]]
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|blank_info               = 05-57950
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|blank1_info              = 2404582<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404582}}</ref>
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'''Quitman''' is a city in [[Cleburne County, Arkansas|Cleburne]] and [[Faulkner County, Arkansas|Faulkner]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. Its population was 762 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/G001/1600000US0557950| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183118/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0557950| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Quitman city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 17, 2014}}</ref> The portion of the city in Faulkner County is part of the [[Central Arkansas]] region.

==Geography==
Quitman is located in southwestern Cleburne County and extends southwest along [[Arkansas Highway 25]] into Faulkner County. Highway 25 leads {{convert|15|mi}} northeast to [[Heber Springs, Arkansas|Heber Springs]], the Cleburne County seat, and southwest {{convert|14|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 65]] north of [[Greenbrier, Arkansas|Greenbrier]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Quitman has a total area of {{convert|5.1|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 177
|1890= 327
|1900= 383
|1910= 471
|1920= 366
|1930= 333
|1940= 393
|1950= 345
|1960= 305
|1970= 354
|1980= 556
|1990= 632
|2000= 714
|2010= 762
|2020= 694
|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"
|+Quitman racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0557950&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)
| 634
| 91.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4
| 0.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 4
| 0.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 37
| 5.33%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 14
| 2.02%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 694 people, 311 households, and 218 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 714 people in 316 households, including 204 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|378.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 358 housing units at an average density of {{convert|189.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 98.88% White, 1.04% Native American, 0.14% Asian, and 0.84% from two or more races.  0.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<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 the 316 households 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.6% of households were one person and 20.6% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84.

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.8% 65 or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median household income was $24,375 and the median family income  was $31,964. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $18,047 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,537.  About 11.8% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 23.2% of those age 65 or over.

[[File:City of Quitman, Arkansas Library.jpg|right|thumb|Quitman Branch of the Cleburne County Library]]

== Education ==
Public education of elementary and secondary school students is available from [[Quitman School District (Arkansas)|Quitman School District]] leading to graduation from [[Quitman High School (Arkansas)|Quitman High School]].

==References==
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==External links==

{{Cleburne County, Arkansas}}
{{Faulkner County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Cleburne County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Faulkner County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area]]