It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography
Bay is located at 35°44′43″N 90°33′46″W / 35.74528°N 90.56278°W / 35.74528; -90.56278 (35.745157, -90.562777).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.7 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,800 people, 690
households, and 518 families residing in the city. The population density was 536.7 people per square mile (207.5/km²). There were 734 housing units at an average density of 218.8/sq mi (84.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.39% White, 2.94% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.78% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 1.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 690 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07. In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,828, and the median income for a family was $35,833. Males had a median income of $28,594 versus $19,732 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,743. About 13.3% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over. Culture
Bay, Arkansas is the setting for author Thom Vernon's 2010 novel "The Drifts"
Notable residents
* Wally Moon, baseball player
References
1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. ^ "American FactFinder". http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. Municipalities and communities of Craighead County, Arkansas
County seats: Jonesboro and Lake City
Cities
Bay | Bono | Jonesboro | Monette
Towns
Black Oak | Brookland | Caraway | Cash | Egypt | Lake City
Unincorporated
communities
Aetna | Antioch | Apt | Bowman | Buck Snort | Bunney | Burnt Hill | Cary | Childress | Chilson | Claunch | Cottonwood Corner | Davis Spur | Deep Landing | Degelow | Delfore | Denton Island | Dixie | Dorothy | Dryden | Elm Grove | Fallis | Farrville | Fiftysix | Fisher | Gibson | Gilkerson | Glendale | Goobertown | Greensboro | Gum Point | Hancock | Hancock Junction | Hergett | Herman | Herndon | Jonesboro Junction | Lake View | Lepanto Junction | Lester | Longwill | Lunsford | Macey | Mangrum | Nalle | Needham | Nemo Nettleton | Oak Ridge | Otwell | Pauls Switch | Philadelphia | Phillips | Pleasant Grove | Poplar Ridge | Ridge | Riggs | Risher | Sandy | Southland | Sterling Springs | Stier | Upper Poplar Ridge | Valley View | Winesburg |
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