Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas

Center Point, Howard County,
Arkansas
Census-designated place
Center Point is located in Arkansas
Center Point
Center Point
Location within Arkansas
Center Point is located in the United States
Center Point
Center Point
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 34°01′55″N 93°57′04″W / 34.03194°N 93.95111°W / 34.03194; -93.95111
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyHoward
Elevation
637 ft (194 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
179
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code870
GNIS feature ID2805631

Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 179.

History

When Howard County formed in 1873, Center Point was its first county seat. After the first railroad in the county was built through Nashville—bypassing Center Point—the county seat was moved there in 1884.

Demographics

2020 census

Center Point CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 141 78.77%
Black or African American alone (NH) 14 7.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 1.68%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 1 0.56%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 10 5.59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10 5.59%
Total 179 100.00%

Notable people

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas
  2. ↑ "Center Point CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Dierks Lake, Saline River: Environmental Impact Statement". US Army Corps of Engineers. 1975.
  4. ↑ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Center Point CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ↑ Hempstead, Fay (1911). Historical Review of Arkansas. Vol. 2. Lewis Publishing. p. 1033.