Editing Shannon Hills, Arkansas

{{other uses|Shannon (disambiguation)}}
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|population_total         = 4490
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.shannonhills.ar.gov/}}
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'''Shannon Hills''' is a city in [[Saline County, Arkansas|Saline County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 3,143 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], rising to 4,490 with the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]]&ndash;[[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]&ndash;[[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]] [[Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==
The area that would become Shannon Hills remained undeveloped until ''circa'' 1960, when housing development started. In 1977, residents voted to incorporate in part to avoid annexation into Little Rock.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=984|title=Shannon Hills (Saline County) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas|website=www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net|access-date=November 22, 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

== Government ==
The city uses a city council governance model, with the council acting as the legislative and policy making body of the city.<ref name="Shannon Hills">{{cite web|url=https://shannonhills.ar.gov/council/|title="Shannon Hills City Council" |access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref> The council consists of a treasurer, recorder, and six alderman, with the mayor as a tie-breaker.

Mayor Mike Kemp has been in office since 2010,<ref name="Saline Courier">{{cite web|url= https://www.bentoncourier.com/news/shannon-hills-mayor-talks-about-water-and-sewer-increases-improvements/article_c77e929c-7dae-11ee-b028-a70c5b489066.html |title=Shannon Hills mayor talks water and sewer increases, improvements |publisher=[[Saline Courier]] |accessdate=November 25, 2023|date=November 7, 2023}}</ref> following the resignation of Lawrence Davis, who served for about 10 years until he pled guilty to not filing his taxes from the 1996-2009.<ref name="Lawrence Davis">{{cite web|url= https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/may/23/shannon-hills-mayor-admits-felony-gets-pr-20090523/ |title=Shannon Hills mayor admits to felony, gets probation, quits |publisher=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|accessdate=November 25, 2023|date=May 23, 2009}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 1556
|1990= 1755
|2000= 2005
|2010= 3143
|2020= 4490
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Shannon Hills racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0563470&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)
| 2,104
| 46.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,640
| 36.53%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 8
| 0.18%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 51
| 1.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 9
| 0.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 236
| 5.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 442
| 9.84%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,490 people, 1,200 households, and 880 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]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,005 people, 748 households, and 594 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,327.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 784 housing units at an average density of {{convert|519.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 92.02% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 3.94% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.85% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.75% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.90% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.55% from two or more races.  [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.04% of the population.

There were 748 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 32 years.  For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,068, and the median income for a family was $43,021. Males had a median income of $31,184 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,292.  About 6.7% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under the age of 18 and 7.0% of those 65 and older.

==Education==
Most of Shannon Hills is in the [[Bryant School District]],<ref name=SalineCountymap>"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05125_saline/DC10SD_C05125_001.pdf SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Saline County, AR]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 24, 2018.</ref> which operates [[Bryant High School (Arkansas)|Bryant High School]].

A portion is in the [[Pulaski County Special School District]], which extends into Saline County.<ref name=SalineCountymap/> This part is zoned to Landmark Elementary School, Mills Middle School and [[Wilbur D. Mills High School]].<ref name=Zonemap>{{cite web|url=https://ches.pcssd.org/o/pcssd/page/school-zone-map--10|title=School Zone Map|publisher=[[Pulaski County Special School District]]|accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Saline County, Arkansas}}

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