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Havana is located between Booneville and Danville on State Highway 10. West of Havana lies Blue Mountain Lake , a US Army Corps of Engineers Lake, which provides recreational fishing, camping, swimming and boating. Havana is in the Petit Jean River Valley, with the Ouachita Mountain range to the south, and the Ozark Mountain range to the north. Mount Magazine to the north provides camping, cabins, a brand new 100 room (each with an incredible view) lodge, hiking, hang gliding and rock climbing. Havana is home to several small businesses, and the Western Yell County High School and Jr. High School Wolverines. The area is rural, covered with timber, pastures and row crop fields. Local industry centers on poultry, livestock and crops. Trucking businesses, garment production, poultry equipment supplies, and wood-working industries are also present. Natural Gas production has also increased dramatically since approximately 2004. Although small, the City of Havana provides city water, sewer and trash service to it's residents, as well as a Rural Fire Department with several pumper, tanker and brush fire trucks. GEOGRAPHY Havana is located at 35°6'40" North, 93°31'45" West (35.111021, -93.529064). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.2 Km&2 (0.5 Mi&2 ). 1.2 km&2 (0.5 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 392 people, 141 households, and 101 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 315.3/km&2 (822.0/mi&2). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 128.7/km&2 (335.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.93% White , 0.00% Black or African American , 0.77% Native American , 1.79% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 11.22% from Other Races , and 2.30% from two or more races. 17.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 141 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were Married Couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.25. In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 107.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $18,558 versus $17,222 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $10,963. 24.2% of the population and 20.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 39.1% of those under the age of 18 and 20.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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