Collins, Arkansas

Collins, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Collins-Cominto Fire Department, Station 1
Collins-Cominto Fire Department, Station 1
Collins is located in Arkansas
Collins
Collins
Location within Arkansas
Collins is located in the United States
Collins
Collins
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°31′56″N 91°34′21″W / 33.53222°N 91.57250°W / 33.53222; -91.57250
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyDrew
Area
 • Total
1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2)
 • Land1.63 sq mi (4.21 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
154 ft (47 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
149
 • Density92/sq mi (35.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
71638 (Dermott)
FIPS code05-14920
GNIS feature ID2805233

Collins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Drew County, Arkansas, United States. It is located along Arkansas Highway 35, 7 miles (11 km) west of Dermott and 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Monticello. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 149.

History

The community was initially called Cut-Off after nearby Cut-Off Creek. It had a post office by 1850 and served as a stagecoach stop. The Mississippi, Ouachita and Red River Railroad was constructed to Collins before halting due to the Panic of 1857. It was an important rail stop for shipping cotton, timber and hogs from the region to market. The community began to decline in the early 1900s.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020149—
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

2020 census

Collins 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) 133 89.26%
Black or African American alone (NH) 2 1.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 3 2.01%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 6 4.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5 3.36%
Total 149 100.00%

Education

Collins is in the Dermott School District, which operates Dermott High School.

Collins previously had its own school district. In 1979 the Collins school district dissolved, with portions of the students going to the Dermott school district.

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Collins, Arkansas
  3. ↑ "Collins CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ DeArmond, Rebecca (1980). Old Times Not Forgotten: A History of Drew County. Little Rock, Ark: Rose Publishing Company. pp. 15–16, 86. ISBN 0914546317. LCCN 80-052077.
  5. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Collins CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Drew County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2023. - Text list
  8. ↑ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 14 (PDF p. 17/27).