Cash, Arkansas
City
Location of Cash in Craighead County, Arkansas.
Location of Cash in Craighead County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 35°47′54″N 90°56′0″W / 35.79833°N 90.93333°W / 35.79833; -90.93333
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyCraighead
Area
[1]
 • Total0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)
 • Land0.37 sq mi (0.95 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
249 ft (76 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total280
 • Density762.94/sq mi (294.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72421
Area code870
FIPS code05-11920
GNIS feature ID0076543[2]

Cash is a city[3] in western Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 342 at the 2010 census. Cash Arkansas population was of mostly white with 99.8% and partial Puerto Rican ethnicity. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The name "Cash" is a corruption of the Cache River.[4]

Geography

Cash is located at 35°47′54″N 90°56′0″W / 35.79833°N 90.93333°W / 35.79833; -90.93333 (35.798207, -90.933464).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 km2 (0.4 mi2), all land.

List Of Highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1940186—
19501881.1%
1960141−25.0%
197026587.9%
19802857.5%
1990214−24.9%
200029437.4%
201034216.3%
2020280−18.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2014 Estimate[7]

As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 342 people, 120 households, and 90 families residing in the town. The population density was 306.8/km2 (804.4/mi2). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 147.1/km2 (385.8/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.98% White, 0.68% Black or African American and 0.34% Asian. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 120 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $22,500, and the median income for a family was $24,722. Males had a median income of $26,136 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,888. About 10.0% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under the age of 18 and 8.3% of those 65 or over.

Notable people

Education

Cash residents are served by the Westside Consolidated School District.[9][10] The district opened in 1966 after the Cash School District merged into it.[11] Its high school is Westside High School.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cash, Arkansas
  3. ^ Local.Arkansas.gov - Cash, retrieved September 3, 2012
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 20.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  9. ^ Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence. The National Academies, Committee on Law and Justice, Board on Children, Youth and Families. 2003. 102. Retrieved on October 18, 2010. "The Westside School District is one of five public school districts in the immediate area and serves the Bono, Cash, and Egypt communities, which lie adjacent to Jonesboro and are largely rural towns."
  10. ^ Deadly Lessons: Understanding Lethal School Violence. The National Academies, Committee on Law and Justice, Board on Children, Youth and Families. 2003. 102 Acknowledgements. Retrieved on October 18, 2010. "Bono is the largest of the three with a population just over 1,000 residents. Cash and Egypt count 280 and 112 residents, respectively."
  11. ^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 12 (PDF p. 15/27).
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