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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Dallas |
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| - Total | 1. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. List of 75 counties in the US state of Arkansas: List |} Former Counties in ArkansasLovely County (1827-28 Crawford and Disolved by Washington Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 3 sq mi (3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²) |
| - Land | 1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (3. 4 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 586 |
| - Density | 450. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (172. 4/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71763 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-65900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0058666 |
Sparkman is a city in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 586 at the 2000 census.
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Sparkman is located at (33. 917201, -92. 848763)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (3. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 586 people, 237 households, and 167 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 451. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (174. 0/km²). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 224. 2/sq mi (86. 4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 50. 85% White, 42. 15% Black or African American, 0. 34% Native American, 6. 48% from other races, and 0. 17% from two or more races. 6. 83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 237 households out of which 26. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. 1% were married couples living together, 18. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29. 5% were non-families. 27. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 47 and the average family size was 2. 95.
In the city the population was spread out with 26. 6% under the age of 18, 8. 0% from 18 to 24, 23. 5% from 25 to 44, 27. 1% from 45 to 64, and 14. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82. 2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,208, and the median income for a family was $32,875. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $20,795 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,492. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 14. 0% of families and 21. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 18. 6% of those age 65 or over.
Sparkman has an elementary and high school with an enrollment of 230 pupils K-12. They are now part of the (Camden) Harmony Grove School District. Sparkman Schools have high standards of education and the high school has recently been given a seven out of ten rating on greatschools. com, which rates high schools based on academic success. This rating is higher than any other high school around them. Sparkman athletics teams are known as the Raiders. They compete at the 1a level in girls and boys basketball, baseball, and softball. Sparkman had a football team until they consolidated in 2004. They were very competitive for many years in which they played in many state playoff games, sometimes with only 16 players.