Editing Twin Groves, Arkansas

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|official_name            = Twin Groves, Arkansas
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|area_total_km2           = 11.93
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|elevation_ft             = 597
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 317
|population_metro         = 748,031
|population_density_km2   = 26.58
|population_density_sq_mi = 68.84
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code              = 72039
|area_code                = [[Area code 501|501]]
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|blank_info               = 05-70540
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'''Twin Groves''' is a town in northwestern [[Faulkner County, Arkansas|Faulkner County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The name of the town comes from two neighboring communities — Solomon Grove and Zion Grove — which joined to incorporate as a town in 1991. The town's population was 335 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_SF1/G001/1600000US0570540| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Twin Groves town, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 19, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070727/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0570540| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 276 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. Twin Groves is part of the [[Central Arkansas]] region.

==Geography==
Twin Groves follows the crest of Batesville Mountain, a low ridge that rises {{convert|300|ft}} above [[Cadron Creek]] to the south. [[U.S. Route 65]] passes through the eastern (Zion Grove) side of the town, leading south {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Conway, Arkansas|Conway]], the [[county seat]], and north {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Clinton, Arkansas|Clinton]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town of Twin Groves has a total area of {{Convert|11.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 276
|2010= 335
|2020= 317
|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;"
|+'''Twin Groves, 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 – Twin Groves town, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US0570540&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) – Twin Groves town, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0570540&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) – Twin Groves town, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0570540&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|73
|138
|style='background: #ffffe6; |140
|26.45%
|41.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44.16%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|199
|185
|style='background: #ffffe6; |148
|72.10%
|55.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |46.69%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|1.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.63%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|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)
|3
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|1.09%
|1.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.36%
|0.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.95%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''276'''
|'''335'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''317'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

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 276 people, 103 households, and 74 families residing in the town.  The [[population density]] was 22.7/km{{sup|2}} (58.8/mi<sup>2</sup>).  There were 113 housing units at an average density of 9.3/km{{sup|2}} (24.1/mi<sup>2</sup>).  The racial makeup of the town was 26.81% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 72.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], and 1.09% from two or more races.  0.36% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 103 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $37,222. Males had a median income of $28,929 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,811.  None of the families and 3.3% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 8.5% of those over 64.

== Education ==
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is available from the [[Guy–Perkins School District]], which covers the vast majority of the area.<ref name=FaulknerCoMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05045_faulkner/DC10SD_C05045_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Faulkner County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 17, 2021}}</ref> From 1879 until consolidation with Guy-Perkins in 1949, Solomon Grove operated a separate school district including three black schools, whose students then attended classes in Conway until integration of Guy-Perkins High School in 1964 and Guy-Perkins Elementary School in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecabin.net/article/20120211/NEWS/302119900|title=Guy-Perkins explained|last=Petrucelli|first=Fred|website=Log Cabin Democrat|language=en|access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref>

Small sections extend into the [[South Side School District]] and the [[Greenbrier School District]].<ref name=FaulknerCoMap/>

==References==
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{{Faulkner County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Towns in Faulkner County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area]]