Editing Turrell, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Turrell, Arkansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|image_skyline            = Turrell AR 07.jpg
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|image_caption            = Downtown Turrell
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|map_caption              = Location of Turrell in Crittenden 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        = [[Crittenden County, Arkansas|Crittenden]]
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|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           = 13.89
|area_total_sq_mi         = 5.36
|area_land_km2            = 13.85
|area_land_sq_mi          = 5.35
|area_water_km2           = 0.05
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|elevation_ft             = 220
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 517
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 37.34
|population_density_sq_mi = 96.71
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|35|22|20|N|90|16|17|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 72384
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 05-70430
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2405613<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405613}}</ref>
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'''Turrell''' is a city in [[Crittenden County, Arkansas|Crittenden County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 517.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Turrell city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0570430|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Turrell is located in northern Crittenden County and is bordered by the town of [[Gilmore, Arkansas|Gilmore]] to the north. Turrell is located on [[Arkansas Highway 77]], just southeast of the junction where [[Interstate 55 in Arkansas|Interstate 55]] and [[U.S. Route 61|U.S. Routes 61]] merge. Prior to 2021, [[U.S. Route 63 in Arkansas|US 63]] merged here too. Interstate 55 leads south {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Memphis, Tennessee]], and north {{convert|42|mi}} to [[Blytheville, Arkansas]], near the [[Missouri]] border. US 61/[[Interstate 555]] leads northwest {{convert|45|mi}} to [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]].

The [[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad]] runs through Turrell. Two major lines of the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Springfield Division converge at Turrell (the Thayer South and the River subdivisions), which funnel trains from the [[Springfield, Missouri]], yard and the [[St. Louis]] yard, respectively, to Turrell. Once these two lines converge, the trackage then goes to Memphis. The railroad was formerly the [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway]] (better known as the Frisco). The Frisco Railroad was absorbed by the Burlington Northern in 1980.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Turrell has a total area of {{convert|14.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.33%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0570430| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174937/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0570430| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Turrell city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 456
|1940= 515
|1950= 670
|1960= 794
|1970= 783
|1980= 1041
|1990= 988
|2000= 957
|2010= 615
|2020= 517
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Turrell city, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. 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 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) – Turrell city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0570430&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) – Turrell city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0570430&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34
|14.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.58%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|523
|style='background: #ffffe6; |458
|85.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |88.59%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.32%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.32%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''615'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''517'''
|'''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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 957 people, 326 households, and 222 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|176.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 357 housing units at an average density of {{convert|65.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 19.44% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 78.79% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.73% from two or more races.  2.93% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 326 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 29.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $15,000, and the median income for a family was $21,750. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $14,861 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $8,908.  About 38.1% of families and 41.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 50.8% of those under age 18 and 30.4% of those age 65 or over.

== Education ==
Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is primarily provided by the [[Marion School District (Arkansas)|Marion School District]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05035_crittenden/DC20SD_C05035.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crittenden County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-09-22}}</ref> which leads to graduation from [[Marion High School (Arkansas)|Marion High School]].

On July 1, 2010,<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Archive]). [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.</ref> the former [[Turrell School District]] consolidated with the Marion School District, thus closing the former Turrell High School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/apr/12/turrell-school-district-consolidated-marion/ |title=VIDEO: Turrell School District consolidated into Marion |publisher=[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]] |date=12 April 2010 |first1=Gavin |last1=Lesnick |accessdate=11 February 2013}}</ref> The Turrell High School mascot was the ''Rockets'' and its boys basketball teams won two consecutive Class A [[List of Arkansas state high school basketball champions|state basketball championships]] in 1999 and 2000 and the girls won the state title in 1987.

==Notable person==
*[[Jerry Rook]] (born 1943), two-time All-American basketball player at [[Arkansas State University|Arkansas State]]; born in Turrell

== See also ==
* [[Old Turrell City Hall]]
* [[WGUE (AM)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Cities in Crittenden County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Memphis metropolitan area]]