Editing Reader, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Reader, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline            = Reader arkansas sign.jpg
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = Street sign in Reader
|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = Ouachita_County_Arkansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Reader_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Ouachita County, Arkansas|Ouachita County]] and the state of [[Arkansas]]
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|Counties]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Ouachita County, Arkansas|Ouachita]], [[Nevada County, Arkansas|Nevada]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|established_date         = 
|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           = 6.05
|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.34
|area_land_km2            = 6.05
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.34
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 197
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 40
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 6.61
|population_density_sq_mi = 17.11
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|33|44|55|N|93|06|02|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = 
|postal_code              = 
|area_code                = 
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-58400
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2612131<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2612131}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = 
}}
'''Reader''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[census-designated place]] in [[Nevada County, Arkansas|Nevada]] and [[Ouachita County, Arkansas|Ouachita]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], its population is 66.<ref name=census>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 6, 2011}}</ref> Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 40.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reader CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0558400|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

The Nevada County portion of Reader is part of the [[Hope, Arkansas|Hope]] [[Hope micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]], while the Ouachita County portion is part of the [[Camden, Arkansas|Camden]] [[Camden micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town had a total area of 2.3&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup> (6.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 251
|1940= 145
|1950= 79
|1960= 86
|1970= 143
|1980= 127
|1990= 56
|2000= 82
|2010= 66
|2020= 40
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Reader CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Reader CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0558400&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Reader CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0558400&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|32
|13
|48.48%
|32.50%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|28
|19
|42.42%
|47.50%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|2.50%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5
|1
|7.58%
|2.50%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1
|2
|1.52%
|5.00%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|0
|4
|0.00%
|10.00%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''66'''
|'''40'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 Census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 66 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 48.5% White, 42.4% Black, 7.6% Asian and 1.5% from two or more races.

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 82 people, 28 households, and 19 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 35.0/mi<sup>2</sup> (13.5/km{{sup|2}}). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 18.4/mi<sup>2</sup> (7.1/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 50.0% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 50.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]].

There were 28 households, out of which 57.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.53.

In the town the population was spread out, with 42.7% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 6.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $14,375, and the median income for a family was $14,583. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $9,037. There were 39.1% of families and 38.4% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 42.9% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

== Education ==
Public education for elementary and secondary school students in the Ouachita County section is available from [[Camden Fairview School District]], which leads to graduation from [[Camden Fairview High School]].<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05103_ouachita/DC10SD_C05103_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ouachita County, AR]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.</ref>

Residents in the Nevada County portion are zoned to the [[Prescott School District (Arkansas)|Prescott School District]], which operates Prescott Elementary School, McRae Middle School, and [[Prescott High School (Arkansas)|Prescott High School]].<ref>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05099_nevada/DC10SD_C05099_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Nevada County, AR]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.</ref>

==References==
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{{Nevada County, Arkansas}}
{{Ouachita County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Nevada County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Ouachita County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2002]]
[[Category:Hope micropolitan area]] <!-- applies only to the Nevada County portion of Reader -->
[[Category:Camden, Arkansas micropolitan area]] <!-- applies only to the Ouachita County portion of Reader -->