Editing Tuckerman, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Tuckerman
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
| image_skyline                   = Water Tower Tuckerman AR.jpg
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = The [[Tuckerman Water Tower]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Arkansas|National Register of Historic Places]]
| image_seal                      = 
| image_map                       = File:Jackson County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tuckerman Highlighted 0570100.svg
| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location of Tuckerman in Jackson County, 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|County]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_name1               = [[Arkansas]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Jackson County, Arkansas|Jackson]]
| government_type                 = Mayor/Council
| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Zack Graham <ref>{{cite web | title = Tuckerman - City Officials | publisher = Arkansas Municipal League | url = https://www.tuckermanar.net/Mayor.aspx | accessdate = November 4, 2016}}</ref>
| established_date                = 1891
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 6.94
| area_total_sq_mi                = 2.68
| area_land_km2                   = 6.93
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 2.68
| area_water_km2                  = 0.01
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.01
| elevation_ft                    = 246
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref name=gnis/>
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 1707
| population_density_km2          = 246.25
| population_density_sq_mi        = 637.89
| timezone                        = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -6
| coordinates                     = {{coord|35|43|33|N|91|12|06|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST                    = CDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 72473
| area_code                       = [[Area code 870|870]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 05-70100
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 2405609<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405609}}</ref>
| footnotes                       = 
| website                         = http://www.tuckermanar.net
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| population_est                  = 
| 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>
}}
'''Tuckerman''' is a city in [[Jackson County, Arkansas|Jackson County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 1,862 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0570100| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181839/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0570100| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tuckerman city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref>

Each year, Tuckerman hosts Hometown Days, for the town and fundraiser for the Tuckerman Volunteer Ambulance Service.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.22%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 260
|1910= 583
|1920= 778
|1930= 938
|1940= 875
|1950= 1253
|1960= 1539
|1970= 1731
|1980= 2078
|1990= 2020
|2000= 1757
|2010= 1862
|2020= 1707
|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"
|+Tuckerman racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0570100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,537
| 90.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 79
| 4.63%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3
| 0.18%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 61
| 3.57%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 26
| 1.52%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,707 people, 857 households, and 537 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 1,757 people, 769 households, and 519 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|830.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 834 housing units at an average density of {{convert|394.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 89.70% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 8.71% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.80% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 0.80% from two or more races.  0.91% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 769 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,000, and the median income for a family was $33,512. Males had a median income of $27,750 versus $19,621 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,803.  About 10.8% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Tuckerman is the home of the [[Jackson County School District (Arkansas)|Jackson County School District]] and [[Tuckerman High School]]. The school district formed on July 1, 1993, due to the merger of the [[Tuckerman School District]] and the [[Grubbs 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==
* [[Jim Barnes (basketball)|Jim Barnes]], basketball player, Olympic gold medalist, top pick of [[1964 NBA draft]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Jim Barnes | publisher = Sports Reference | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jim-barnes-1.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074727/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jim-barnes-1.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 18, 2020 | accessdate = October 31, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Bobby Winkles]], baseball coach at [[Arizona State University]] and in Major League Baseball.

==References==
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{{Jackson County, Arkansas}}

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