Beaver, Arkansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Beaver, Arkansas
settlement_type = Town


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map_caption = Location in Carroll County and the state of Arkansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Arkansas
subdivision_name2 = Carroll
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area_total_km2 = 1.3
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_km2 = 0.9
area_land_sq_mi = 0.4
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2
elevation_ft = 932
elevation_m = 284
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 95
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population_density_km2 = 73.1
population_density_sq_mi = 158.3
timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
latd = 36 |latm = 28 |lats = 32 |latNS = N
longd = 93 |longm = 46 |longs = 16 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 72613
area_code = 479
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 05-04540
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0057351
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Beaver is a town in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census. The town contains Dinosaur World, a theme park covering 65 acres, which has 100 life-size sculptures of dinosaurs and cavemen. It also features a convert|40|ft|m|sing=on tall statue of King Kong known as the "World's Largest King Kong".

Geography

Beaver is located at coor dms|36|28|32|N|93|46|16|W|city (36.475495, -93.771170)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (32.69%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 95 people, 37 households, and 27 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.8/km² (271.0/mi²). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 47.4/km² (122.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.84% White, 2.11% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 2.11% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 37 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,438, and the median income for a family was $25,417. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,665. There were 13.0% of families and 16.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

External links

* [http://www.worldslargestthings.com/arkansas/kong.htm Page about the World's Largest King Kong]