Editing Tillar, Arkansas

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|map_caption              = Location of Tillar in Desha County and Drew County, Arkansas.
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Arkansas]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Drew County, Arkansas|Drew]], [[Desha County, Arkansas|Desha]]
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|area_total_km2           = 2.03
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|elevation_ft             = 148
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 172
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|population_density_km2   = 84.62
|population_density_sq_mi = 219.11
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|postal_code              = 71670
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
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|blank_info               = 05-69230
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'''Tillar''' is a town<ref>{{Citation
 | title = Local.Arkansas.gov - Tillar
 | url = http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Tillar
 | accessdate = September 3, 2012}}</ref> in [[Desha County, Arkansas|Desha]] and [[Drew County, Arkansas|Drew]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. The population was 225 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Tillar city, Arkansas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> The area west of it was known as '''Tillar Station'''. [[Frank Tillar Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, South]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 180
|1920= 350
|1930= 267
|1940= 229
|1950= 239
|1960= 232
|1970= 293
|1980= 280
|1990= 221
|2000= 240
|2010= 225
|2020= 172
|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 240 people, 99 households, and 75 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|325.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|149.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.67% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 5.83% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.42% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. 4.58% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 99 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.2% 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 2.42 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,792, and the median income for a family was $34,821. Males had a median income of $23,929 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,568. About 13.4% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.0% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
Its school district is the [[McGehee School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05041_desha/DC20SD_C05041.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Desha County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 11, 2023}} - [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05041_desha/DC10SD_C05041_001.pdf 2010 map]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05043_drew/DC20SD_C05043.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Drew County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 11, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05043_drew/DC10SD_C05043_001.pdf 2010 map]</ref>

Formerly the [[Desha-Drew School District]] operated the B. C. Prewitt Memorial Elementary and Junior High School in Tillar.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gertler|first=Diane Bochner|title=Directory: Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Large School Districts with Enrollment and Instructional Staff, by Race: Fall 1967, Volume 20121|publisher=[[U.S. National Center for Educational Statistics]]|year=1969|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aOE6AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA35 35]}}</ref> It also operated a school called Tillar School.<ref>{{cite book|title=Directory of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Selected Districts|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare]], [[Office for Civil Rights]]|year=1968|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aOE6AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA35 35]}}</ref> On July 1, 1993, the Desha-Drew district was disestablished with some territory given to the McGehee School District.<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[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 October 13, 2017.</ref>

There is a Christian school in Tillar, called Cornerstone Christian Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccawarriors.net/|title=Home|publisher=Cornerstone Christian Academy|accessdate=March 11, 2023|quote=909 Highway 65 N [...] Tillar AR 71670}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Mark McElroy (Arkansas politician)|Mark D. McElroy]] [[Arkansas House of Representatives|Arkansas State Representative]] resides in Tillar.
*[[Charlotte Tillar Schexnayder]] (1923 - 2020) member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from 1985-1999.

==References==
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{{Desha County, Arkansas}}
{{Drew County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Desha County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Drew County, Arkansas]]