Editing Strawberry, Arkansas

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|area_total_km2           = 6.07
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|population_total         = 268
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|postal_code              = 72469
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|blank_info               = 05-67250
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'''Strawberry''' is a town in [[Lawrence County, Arkansas|Lawrence County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 302 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0567250| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Strawberry town, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| accessdate=August 23, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213043357/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0567250| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
Strawberry is located in southwestern Lawrence County at {{coord|35|57|52|N|91|18|56|W|type:city}} (35.964401, -91.315678).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|6.03|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 22, 2018}}</ref>

===List of highways===

*[[Image:Arkansas 25.svg|22px]] [[Highway 25 (Arkansas)|Highway 25]] leads northeast {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Black Rock, Arkansas|Black Rock]] and south, then west, {{convert|33|mi}} to [[Batesville, Arkansas|Batesville]].
*[[Image:Arkansas 117.svg|24px]] [[Highway 117 (Arkansas)|Highway 117]] leads north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Smithville, Arkansas|Smithville]].
*[[Image:Arkansas 230.svg|24px]] [[Highway 230 (Arkansas)|Highway 230]] leads west {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Cave City, Arkansas|Cave City]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 218
|1980= 280
|1990= 273
|2000= 283
|2010= 302
|2020= 268
|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 283 people, 112 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 48.6/km{{sup|2}} (125.9/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km{{sup|2}} (56.5/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[Race (United States Census)|White]]. 0.71% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 112 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,621. About 16.9% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.9% of those under the age of 18 and 14.8% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Hillcrest School District]] operates area schools, including Hillcrest Elementary School in [[Lynn, Arkansas|Lynn]] and [[Hillcrest High School (Arkansas)|Hillcrest High School]] in Strawberry. The [[River Valley School District (Arkansas)|River Valley School District]] formed on July 1, 1992, by the merger of the [[Poughkeepsie School District]] and the [[Strawberry School District]]. On July 1, 2004, River Valley merged with the [[Lynn School District (Arkansas)|Lynn School District]] to form the Hillcrest School District.<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls |date=2015-09-12 }}." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.</ref>

==Notable people==
* Artist [[Herman Hugg]]
* [[Dennis Crouch (bassist)]], bassist
* Roger Bennett (1959-2007), southern gospel pianist for the [[Cathedral Quartet]] (1979 - 1986, 1989 - 1999) and [[Legacy Five]] (2000 - 2007)

==References==
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{{Lawrence County, Arkansas}}

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