Pocahontas (Arkansas)
Randolph County
05-56540
Pocahontas is an American city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and is the main town, so also the administrative seat of Randolph County. After based on the census in 2000 projection for 2006 by the United States Census Bureau Pocahontas has 6,765 inhabitants.
Geography
Pocahontas has a total area of 19.5 km ², including 0.5 km ² water surface. The city is located on Black River in northeastern Arkansas.
Randolph County is adjacent to the state of Missouri. The road from Pocahontas to Missouri is therefore correspondingly short.
Education
The local school system consists of the following educational institutions:
- Alma Spikes Elementary School ( elementary school )
- M. D. Williams Intermediate School
- Pocahontas Junior High School ( Grades 7-9)
- Pocahontas High School (Grades 10-12)
In addition, Pocahontas is home to the Black River Technical College ( BRTC ). The mascot of the local schools is the " redskin " ( " Injun " ), this is a racially descriptive name for " Indians."
Demographics
Demography
In 2000, 97.27 % of the population White, 1.1% African American, 0.89 % Hispanic origin, 0.44 % of indigenous origin, 0.08 % Asian, and 0.2 % members of other ethnic groups.
On average, the age is 38 years in Pocahontas. The age composition in the census in 2000 was:
- Under 18 to 23.7 %
- 18 to 24 - 9.7%
- 25-44 - 25.5%
- 45 to 64 - 20.1%
- About 65-21 %
For every 100 females came in 2000, 84.6 men and 100 women (18 years and older) were 78.5 males.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Nell I. Mondy, biochemist and for their " potato " Research is internationally known
- Billy Lee Riley - rockabilly, blues, folk and country musician
- Slim Rhodes - country and rockabilly musician and presenter