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The city is also the home of Harding University , a private school affiliated with the Church Of Christ . According to Dr. Ray Muncy's Searcy, Arkansas: A Frontier Town Grows up with America, Israel Moore, who had travelled west from Philadelphia, was in charge of laying out Searcy's original streets, and "he proceeded to name the major streets of Searcy for those of downtown Old Philadelphia near Independence Hall; Race, Arch, Market, Vine, Spring, and the tree-honoring streets of Cherry, Spruce, Locust and Pine." In 1957, Searcy named Moore Street after this 19th-Century founder. During the American Civil War the Battle Of Whitney's Lane was fought near Searcy, though the exact site is disputed. Searcy Landing, on the Little Red River , is the final resting place for some unfortunate Yankee soldiers. GEOGRAPHY Searcy is located at 35°14'49" North, 91°44'1" West (35.247043, -91.733706). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 38.3 Km&2 (14.8 Mi&2 ). 38.1 km&2 (14.7 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.54% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 18,928 people, 6,822 households, and 4,495 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 497.2/km&2 (1,287.4/mi&2). There were 7,405 housing units at an average density of 194.5/km&2 (503.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.24% White , 6.60% Black or African American , 0.31% Native American , 0.50% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.09% from Other Races , and 1.25% from two or more races. 2.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,822 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were Married Couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% 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 2.86. In the city the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 23.4% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,321, and the median income for a family was $41,334. Males had a median income of $32,445 versus $21,142 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $16,553. 15.0% of the population and 11.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.1% of those under the age of 18 and 8.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS WORK CITED Muncy, Raymond Lee. Searcy, Arkansas: A Frontier Town Grows up with America. Harding Press: Searcy, 1976. |
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