Fulton, Arkansas

Fulton is located at the junction of Arkansas Highway 355 and Interstate 30 and lies on the north bank of the Red River of the South.[https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/fulton-hempstead-county-6195/ Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Fulton (Hempstead County)]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (10.00%) is water.

{{US Census population

|1880= 374

|1890= 337

|1900= 504

|1910= 647

|1920= 543

|1930= 593

|1940= 485

|1950= 385

|1960= 309

|1970= 323

|1980= 326

|1990= 269

|2000= 245

|2010= 201

|2020= 115

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}
2014 Estimate{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522132816/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2015|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}

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As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 245 people, 95 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,349.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 110 housing units at an average density of {{convert|605.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 55.92% White, 43.27% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, and 0.41% from two or more races. 1.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 95 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 14.3% from 18 to 24, 17.1% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $21,827 versus $17,656 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,280. About 20.0% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.2% of those 65 or over.

It is within the Hope School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05057_hempstead/DC10SD_C05057_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hempstead County, AR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=February 27, 2021}} It operates Hope High School.

• Robert Shaw, Illinois politician, was born in Fulton
• William Shaw, Illinois state legislator, was born in Fulton."Illinois Blue Book 2001-2002,' Biographical Sketch of William "Bill" Shaw, pg. 86

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• {{Cite map |year = 1864 |title=Plan of the Three Gun Battery at Fulton, Arkansas, by Capt. R. M. Venable |url = https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/gilmer/id/48 |scale = 1:30 |publisher = Confederate States. War department. Department of West Louisiana and Arkansas |access-date = February 25, 2019 |via = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.}}
• {{cite encyclopedia |last = Teske |first = Steven |date = November 29, 2016 |title = Fulton (Hempstead County) |url = http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=6195 |encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture |publisher = Central Arkansas Library System}}

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