Swifton, Arkansas
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|population_total = 733
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|area_code = 870
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Swifton is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. The mayor is Craig Crider.{{Cite web |title=Order #2678 – Arkansas Municipal League |url=https://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Swifton |access-date=October 24, 2022 |website=local.arkansas.gov}} The population was 798 at the 2010 census.{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0568360| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174626/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0568360| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Swifton city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 11, 2013}} Swifton was the hometown of Baseball Hall of Famer George Kell.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|1.4|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 56
|1900= 206
|1910= 290
|1920= 450
|1930= 488
|1940= 484
|1950= 539
|1960= 601
|1970= 703
|1980= 859
|1990= 830
|2000= 871
|2010= 798
|2020= 733
|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}}
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=2020 census=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Swifton racial composition{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0568360&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=data.census.gov}} !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |
| scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 672 | 91.68% |
|---|
| scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 18 | 2.46% |
| scope="row"| Native American
| 3 | 0.41% |
| scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 30 | 4.09% |
| scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 10 | 1.36% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 733 people, 374 households, and 237 families residing in the city.
=2000 census=
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 871 people, 335 households, and 245 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,752.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 365 housing units at an average density of {{convert|734.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.93% White, 0.46% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 1.03% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. 2.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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There were 335 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.5% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $31,375. Males had a median income of $22,500, versus $15,682 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,922. About 17.5% of families and 22.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over.
Education
It is within the Jackson County School District. Tuckerman Elementary School, Swifton Middle School, and Tuckerman High School are the district schools.
On July 1, 2004, the Swifton School District was merged into the Jackson County School District."{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100924075952/http://arkansased.org/about/excel/consolidaton_annexation_070110.xls Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)]}}." () Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
Notable people
- William P. Bowden, retired major general of the United States Air ForceU.S. Air Force [https://web.archive.org/web/20090616082815/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4748] Major General William P. Bowden Biography Retrieved on November 23, 2012
- George Kell, Major League Baseball player, member of Baseball Hall of Fame{{cite book |editor= Reichler, Joseph L. |title= The Baseball Encyclopedia |orig-year= 1969 |edition= 4th |year= 1979 |publisher= Macmillan Publishing |location= New York |isbn= 0-02-578970-8 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop00reic }}
- Skeeter Kell, Major League baseball player
- Bobby Winkles, Major League and college baseball manager, raised in Swifton
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