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Murfreesboro, Arkansas

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'''Murfreesboro''' is a city located in Pike County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,764. The city is the county seat of Pike County, Arkansas Pike County{{GR|6}}. Crater of Diamonds State Park is located just to the south. The "crater" is an eroded lamproite pipe where diamonds were discovered in 1906. 100,000 were found by 1933, and visitors to the park may still take away whatever they can find. Hillary Clinton wore a 4.25 carat (850 mg) yellow diamond, found in 1977 at the park, to the inaugural balls in 1993 and 1997.

Geography
Image:ARMap-doton-Murfreesboro.png right|Location of Murfreesboro, Arkansas Murfreesboro is located at 34°3'59" North, 93°41'21" West (34.066255, -93.689256){{GR|1}}. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square kilometre km² (2.0 square mile mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Demographics
As of the census{{GR.html">population density was 349.3/km² (906.5/mi²). There were 830 housing units at an average density of 164.3/km² (426.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.23% White.html">Race (U.S. census)|White, 7.31% Race (U.S. census) Black or Race (U.S. census) African American, 1.08% Race (U.S. census) Native American, 0.11% Race (U.S. census) Asian, 0.00% Race (U.S. census) Pacific Islander, 0.91% from race (U.S. census) other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population were Race (U.S. census) Hispanic or Race (U.S. census) Latino of any race. There were 732 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were Marriage married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,806, and the median income for a family was $33,456. Males had a median income of $26,300 versus $18,523 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,124. 14.1% of the population and 11.0% of families were below the poverty line. 13.7% of those under the age of 18 and 16.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

External links
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|34.066255|-93.689256}} Category:Pike County, Arkansas Category:Cities in Arkansas io:Murfreesboro, Arkansas

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