Strawberry, Arkansas

Strawberry, Arkansas
Town
Location in Lawrence County and the state of Arkansas Location in Lawrence County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Lawrence
Area
• Total	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2)
• Land	2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	341 ft (104 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	283
• Density	128.6/sq mi (48.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72469
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-67250
GNIS feature ID	0055268

Strawberry is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 283 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Strawberry is located at (35.964401, -91.315678).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.8 km² (2.2 mi²), all land.

List Of Highways

• Highway 25
• Highway 117
• Highway 230

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1970	218		—
1980	280		28.4%
1990	273		−2.5%
2000	283		3.7%
2010	302		6.7%
Est. 2014	293		−3.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 283 people, 112 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.6/km² (125.9/mi²). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km² (56.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 112 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $33,438. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $26,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,621. About 16.9% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under the age of 18 and 14.8% of those 65 or over.

Notable people

• Artist Herman Hugg and musician Roger Bennett were born in Strawberry, Arkansas.