Palestine, Arkansas

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Palestine is a city in St. Francis County, Arkansas, along the L'Anguille River. The population was 741 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Palestine is located at 34°58′25″N, 90°54′22″W (34.973480, -90.905994)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 km² (3.2 mi²). 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 741 people, 299 households, and 209 families residing in the city. The population density was 88.9/km² (230.2/mi²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 38.5/km² (99.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 85.96% White, 13.23% Black or African American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.27% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 299 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,904, and the median income for a family was $36,023. Males had a median income of $28,661 versus $18,816 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,462. About 16.7% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.