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McCrory, Arkansas

Coordinates: 35°15′12″N 91°12′02″W / 35.25333°N 91.20056°W / 35.25333; -91.20056
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McCrory, Arkansas
Motto: 
The Heart of Woodruff County
Location of McCrory in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
Location of McCrory in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°15′12″N 91°12′02″W / 35.25333°N 91.20056°W / 35.25333; -91.20056
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyWoodruff
Area
 • Total2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2)
 • Land2.37 sq mi (6.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation207 ft (63 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,583
 • Density668.50/sq mi (258.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72101
Area code870
FIPS code05-42500
GNIS feature ID2405046[2]
Websitecityofmccrory.com

McCrory is a city in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,583 at the 2020 census.

The McCrory Commercial Historic District, the McCrory Waterworks, and the Dr. John William Morris Clinic are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Woodruff County, Arkansas.

History

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The town began to get organized when word spread in 1886 that local land had been donated by one Wade McCrory to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway for their projected route from Memphis, Tennessee to Little Rock.[3] The first train actually arrived the next year, and the town was formally incorporated on January 30, 1890.[3]

Given that another railway called the Batesville and Brinkley Railroad had in the early 1880’s built two miles west of town, local McCrory businessmen in 1906 tried to leverage their railroad connections by creating a tramway running from McCrory directly to the Batesville & Brinkley, at a point originally known as Martin’s Junction, later Jelks, and finally becoming Patterson in 1919.[4] On May 21, 1910, the owners decided to form a fully-fledged railroad called the McCrory and Beedeville Southern Railway.[4] The original plan was to run from McCrory north-northeast to the timber processing town of Beedeville, but this was quickly modified to include an extension west from McCrory to Jelks, replacing the tramway.[4][5] The line to Jelks was completed around August of 1911, along with two miles (to Comers Spur) toward the Beedeville objective.[4] Financial problems occurred almost immediately, but the line was extended about another 4 miles to around Odessa, Arkansas by November of 1912, and about another three-and-a-half miles to a point known as Langley Junction by November of 1913.[4] This gave the railroad a final line of about eleven-and-a-half miles of track from Jelks to Langley Junction, which was still about three-and-a-half miles short of Beedeville.[4] The railroad went bankrupt and was out of business by 1914, with the rails removed soon after.[4]

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890299
1900225−24.7%
1910637183.1%
19206877.8%
193092434.5%
19401,0109.3%
19501,11510.4%
19601,053−5.6%
19701,37830.9%
19801,94240.9%
19901,9711.5%
20001,850−6.1%
20101,729−6.5%
20201,583−8.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

2020 census

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McCrory Racial Composition
Race Num. Perc.
White 1,244 78.58%
Black or African American 227 14.34%
Asian 8 0.51%
Other/Mixed 88 5.56%
Hispanic or Latino 16 1.01%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 1,583 people, 741 households, and 500 families residing in the city.

Education

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McCrory provides public education from the McCrory School District including the McCrory High School.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCrory, Arkansas
  3. ^ a b "McCrory (Woodruff County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "The McCrory & Beedeville Southern Railway" (PDF). Arkansas Railroader, January 1994, pp. 11-17. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "Patterson, Arkansas to Beedeville, Arkansas". Google Maps. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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