Fourche, Arkansas
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Fourche is a town in Perry County, Arkansas
Arkansas
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, United States
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. The population was 59 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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. It is part of the Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
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North Little Rock
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the city was 62.55% White, 33.98% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races...

Conway
Conway, Arkansas
Conway is the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 58,908 at the 2010 census, making Conway the seventh most populous city in Arkansas. It is a principal city of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area which had...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Fourche is located at 34°59′35"N 92°37′8"W (34.993192, -92.618974).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 59 people, 23 households, and 16 families residing in the town. The population density
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 was 119.9/km² (303.5/mi²). There were 25 housing units at an average density of 50.8/km² (128.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.92% White
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 and 5.08% Black
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 or African American
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.

There were 23 households out of which 52.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples
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 living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the town the population was spread out with 33.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income
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 for the town was $12,927. There were 5.9% of families and 9.1% of the population living below the poverty line, including 18.2% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
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