Editing Strong, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Strong, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|image_map                = File:Union County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Strong Highlighted 0567370.svg
|mapsize                  = 250x200px
|map_caption              = Location of Strong in Union County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Union County, Arkansas|Union]]
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|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           = 4.14
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.60
|area_land_km2            = 4.14
|area_land_sq_mi          = 1.60
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 118
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 410
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 99.12
|population_density_sq_mi = 256.73
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|33|06|28|N|92|21|20|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 71765
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-67370
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2405534<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405534}}</ref>
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'''Strong''' is a city in [[Union County, Arkansas|Union County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 558 at the [[United States Census 2010|2010 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 465
|1920= 507
|1930= 740
|1940= 762
|1950= 839
|1960= 741
|1970= 965
|1980= 785
|1990= 624
|2000= 651
|2010= 558
|2020= 410
|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:center;"
|+'''Strong, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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 <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Strong city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US0567370&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!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) – Strong city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0567370&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|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) – Strong city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0567370&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|261
|161
|style='background: #ffffe6; |117
|40.09%
|28.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |28.54%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|346
|339
|style='background: #ffffe6; |270
|53.15%
|60.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.85%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.15%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.15%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|5
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.77%
|1.79%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.93%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|37
|46
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|5.68%
|8.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.44%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''651'''
|'''558'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''410'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===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 651 people, 256 households, and 171 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|581.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 285 housing units at an average density of {{convert|254.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 42.24% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 53.61% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 3.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races.  5.68% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 256 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 23.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $21,389, and the median income for a family was $26,023. Males had a median income of $25,750 versus $20,417 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,802.  About 24.3% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.5% of those under age 18 and 22.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Strong is the home of the [[Strong–Huttig School District]], which includes Gardner–Strong Elementary School and [[Strong High School]].

On July 1, 2004, the [[Strong School District]] consolidated with the [[Huttig School District]] to form the Strong-Huttig School District.<ref name=Schoolmerge>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Union County, Arkansas}}

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