Nimmons, Arkansas

Nimmons is a town in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 69 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 100 in 2000.

Nimmons, Arkansas
Town
City Hall
Location of Nimmons in Clay County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 36°18′19″N 90°5′46″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Clay
Area [1]
• Total	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km^2)
• Land	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	269 ft (82 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	69
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	64
• Density	256.00/sq mi (99.02/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	05-49820
GNIS feature ID	0058267

History

Nimmons was established as a stop along the St. Louis, Kennett and Southeastern Railroad (later part of the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway) in 1901, and was named for a railroad worker. The town was granted its own post office (since closed) in 1903, and several businesses, fueled by the timber industry, operated in the town over the next two decades. The town began to decline after timber resources in the area were exhausted.[4]

Geography

Nimmons is located in eastern Clay County at 36°18′19″N 90°5′46″W (36.305413, -90.096163).[5] It lies 1 mile (2 km) west of the St. Francis River, which forms the Arkansas–Missouri state line. Nimmons has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km²), all land.[3]

Ecologically, Nimmons is located within the St. Francis Lowlands ecoregion within the larger Mississippi Alluvial Plain. The St. Francis Lowlands are a flat region mostly covered with row crop agriculture today, though also containing sand blows and sunken lands remaining from the 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes. Waterways have mostly been channelized, causing loss of aquatic and riparian wildlife habitat.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1920	297		—
1930	193		−35.0%
1940	217		12.4%
1950	199		−8.3%
1960	154		−22.6%
1970	135		−12.3%
1980	112		−17.0%
1990	96		−14.3%
2000	100		4.2%
2010	69		−31.0%
2019 (est.)	64	[2]	−7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 100 people, 44 households, and 23 families residing in the town. The population density was 154.4/km² (396.7/mi²). There were 50 housing units at an average density of 77.2/km² (198.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.00% White and 4.00% Native American. 3.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 44 households, out of which 20.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,000, and the median income for a family was $29,792. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $13,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,725. There were 22.2% of families and 36.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 22.7% of under eighteens and 85.0% of those over 64.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Nimmons town, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
4. Steven Teske, "Nimmons (Clay County)," Encyclopedia of Arkansas, 2017.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6.  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: Woods, A.J., Foti, T.L., Chapman, S.S., Omernik, J.M.; et al. "Ecoregions of Arkansas" (PDF).CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs)
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.