Editing Ratcliff, Arkansas

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|official_name            = Ratcliff, Arkansas
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|area_total_km2           = 4.72
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|elevation_ft             = 400
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 167
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|population_density_km2   = 35.54
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|population_density_sq_mi = 92.06
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|postal_code              = 72951
|area_code                = [[Area code 479|479]]
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|blank_info               = 05-58160
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'''Ratcliff''' is a city in [[Logan County, Arkansas|Logan County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 202 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_SF1/G001/1600000US0558160| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Ratcliff city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=August 27, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213063920/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0558160| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ratcliff is located in northwestern Logan County and is bordered to the east by the town of [[Caulksville, Arkansas|Caulksville]]. [[Arkansas Highway 22]] passes through the center of Ratcliff, leading east through Caulksville {{Convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Paris, Arkansas|Paris]] and west {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Branch, Arkansas|Branch]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Ratcliff has a total area of {{convert|4.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.42%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town is on the north side of the valley of Little Creek, a tributary of Sixmile Creek which flows northeast to the [[Arkansas River]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1910= 175
|1920= 257
|1930= 231
|1940= 337
|1950= 213
|1960= 147
|1970= 184
|1980= 197
|1990= 180
|2000= 191
|2010= 202
|2020= 167
|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>
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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 191 people, 76 households, and 57 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|103.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 86 housing units at an average density of {{convert|46.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 98.43% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.52% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 1.05% from two or more races.  1.57% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 76 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,000, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $16,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,530.  About 15.5% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.6% of those 65 or over.

==Notable person==
*[[Rollie Stiles]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player

==References==
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{{Logan County, Arkansas}}

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