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Population (year 2000): 2,276. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,233 (-1.9% change)
Males: 1,052 (46.2%), Females: 1,224 (53.8%)
Clark County
Zip code:
71743
Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $26,446 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,200 (year 2000)
Races in Gurdon:
- White Non-Hispanic (59.3%)
- Black (35.8%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- Other race (3.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (11.2%), Irish (9.9%),
English (7.2%), Subsaharan African (5.7%), German (2.9%),
Scotch-Irish (2.6%).
Elevation: 205 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gurdon
- High school or higher: 65.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gurdon city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 14.0%
3.0% Foreign born (3.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -110 (-4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gurdon:
- BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER -ARKADEL (about 15
miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR)
- OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles;
CAMDEN, AR)
- MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; HOPE, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gurdon:
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 39 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID:
HOT)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 66 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 85 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gurdon:
- GURDON LOWE FIELD (about 2 miles; GURDON, AR; ID:
5M8)
- DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 14 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; ID: M89)
- KIZER FIELD (about 16 miles; PRESCOTT, AR; ID: 4F7)
Amtrak station near Gurdon:
- 16 miles: ARKADELPHIA (798 S. 5TH ST.)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gurdon:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 46
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 80
miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 87
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 96
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 99 miles;
CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
Public high school in Gurdon:
- GURDON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 267; Location:
7777 HWY 67 SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gurdon:
- GURDON PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 318;
Location: 401 NORTH 10 STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
- CABE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location:
7780 HWY 67 SOUTH; Grades: 05 - 08)
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