Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas

Center Point, Howard County,
Arkansas
Census-designated place
Center Point is located in Arkansas
Center Point
Center Point
Center Point is located in the United States
Center Point
Center Point
Coordinates: 34°01′55″N 93°57′04″W / 34.03194°N 93.95111°W / 34.03194; -93.95111
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyHoward
Elevation
[1]
637 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
179
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code870
GNIS feature ID2805631[1]

Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 179.[2]

History

When Howard County formed in 1873, Center Point was its first county seat.[3] After the first railroad in the county was built through Nashville—bypassing Center Point—the county seat was moved there in 1884.[3]

Demographics

2020 census

Center Point CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[4] % 2020
White alone (NH) 141 78.77%
Black or African American alone (NH) 14 7.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 1.68%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.56%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 10 5.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10 5.59%
Total 179 100.00%

Notable people

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas
  2. ^ "Center Point CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Dierks Lake, Saline River: Environmental Impact Statement". US Army Corps of Engineers. 1975.
  4. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Center Point CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ Hempstead, Fay (1911). Historical Review of Arkansas. Vol. 2. Lewis Publishing. p. 1033.


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