Cotton Plant, Arkansas

Cotton Plant: City in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States of America

About

Cotton Plant is a city located in the county of Woodruff in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population at the 2010 census was 649. After 10 years in 2020 city had an estimated population of 568 inhabitants.

The city was created 136 years ago in 1887.

Quick Facts about Cotton Plant

Population : 568 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : Arkansas (United States)
County : Woodruff County
Postal code : 72036
Phone Area Codes : 870
Water as percent of area : 0%
Land as percent of area : 100%
Altitude : 194 feet / 59 meters
Establishment : November 11, 1887 (136 years ago)
Time Zone : America/Chicago
Local time : 08:27:38 (28th March 2024)
Population growth : -14.26% (2010-2020)

Geography

Cotton Plant is located at 35°0'29"N 91°15'4"W (35.0081500, -91.2512400).

Cotton Plant map

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Cotton Plant decreased by 14.26% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 649 - census
2011 645 -0.62% estimation process
2012 635 -1.57% estimation process
2013 632 -0.47% estimation process
2014 620 -1.94% estimation process
2015 606 -2.31% estimation process
2016 598 -1.34% estimation process
2017 597 -0.17% estimation process
2018 587 -1.7% estimation process
2019 574 -2.26% estimation process
2020 568 -1.06% estimation process

Demographic Facts

Estimated population as of July 1, 2019 : 6,320
Based on demographic estimates as of April 1, 2010 : 7,264
Based on demographic estimates as of 1 April 2010 : -13.0%
April 1, 2020 Population : 6,269
April 1, 2010 Population : 7,260
People under 5 years old, percentage : 5.6%
People under 18 years old, percentage : 21.4%
People over 65 (%) : 23.4%
Female persons, % : 51.6%
White only, percent : 70.8%
Black or African American alone, percent : 26.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native only, % : 0.6%
Asians alone % : 0.3%
Only Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, % : 0.1%
% of people who have participated in two or more races : 2.1%
% of Hispanic or Latino : 2.2%
White people, not Hispanic or Latino people, make up the majority of the population. : 69.2%
2015-2019 Veterans : 328
Percentage of foreign-born people, 2015-2019 : 0.4%
Residential units, July 1, 2019 : 3,880

Cotton Plant zip code is 72036. County name: Woodruff, County fips: 05147

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Economic Facts

Residential units, July 1, 2019 : 3,880
Rate of owner-occupied housing units, 2015-2019 : 65.4%
Owner-occupied housing unit median value, 2015-2019 : $66,400
From 2015 to 2019, the median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage : $906
Monthly owner costs, without a mortgage, at the median, 2015-2019 : $306
2015-2019 median gross rent : $504
Permits for construction, 2020 : 2
2015-2019 Households : 2,932
Population per household, 2015-2019 : 2.19
Living in the same house a year ago, percentage of people aged one year and up, 2015-2019 : 90.4%
Languages other than English spoken at home, as a percentage of people aged 5 and up, 2015-2019 : 0.3%
Households with computers, %, 2015-2019 : 64.9%
Percentage of households with a broadband Internet subscription, 2015-2019 : 53.4%
Percentage of people aged 25 and up with a high school diploma or higher, 2015-2019 : 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, proportion of people aged 25 and up, 2015-2019 : 14.0%
Percentage of people under the age of 65 who have a disability, 2015-2019 : 16.6%
Persons under the age of 65 who do not have health insurance, as a percentage : 9.8%
Total civilian labor force, percent of population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 54.5%
Female labor force participation in the civilian labor force, as a percentage of the population aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 50.2%
2012 total retail sales ($1,000) : 74,228
2012 total retail sales per capita : $10,455
Mean commute time to work (in minutes), workers aged 16 and up, 2015-2019 : 18.9
2015-2019 median household income (in 2019 dollars) : $32,845
Income per capita in the previous 12 months (in 2019 dollars), 2015-2019 : $23,423
Percentage of people living in poverty : 27.1%
Total number of employer establishments, 2019 : 127
2019 total employment : 1,126
2019 total annual payroll ($1,000) : 38,966
Total employment, change in percentage terms, 2018-2019 : -1.7%
2018 total non-employer establishments : 418
Total number of businesses in 2012 : 589
Men-owned businesses in 2012 : 329
Women-owned businesses in 2012 : 170
Minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 156
Non-minority-owned businesses in 2012 : 414
Veteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 26
Nonveteran-owned businesses in 2012 : 536
2010 population per square mile : 12.4
2010 land area in square miles : 586.79

People born in Cotton Plant (1)

American Missionary Aaron Manasses McMillan was born in Cotton Plant

Schools in Cotton Plant

College & universities near Cotton Plant, AR

Code Name City ZIP
106829 Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute Forrest City (AR) 72335-0925

Stations (2)

Amtrak & bus stations near Cotton Plant, AR

Code Name Address Type
LRK Little Rock Union Station 1400 West Markham Street RAIL
MEM Central Station Central Station RAIL

Post offices near Cotton Plant

Post Office Name City ZIP
Cotton Plan Post Office Cotton Plant (AR) 72036

Other cities in Woodruff County

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Woodruff County , AR.

City Name Population Title
Augusta 1,929 Town in Arkansas
McCrory 1,496 City in Arkansas, USA
Hunter 93 Town in Arkansas, USA