Parkdale, Arkansas

Parkdale, Arkansas
City
Location of Parkdale in Ashley County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 33°07′26″N 91°32′47″W / 33.12389°N 91.54639°W / 33.12389; -91.54639
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Ashley
Area [1]
• Total	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	118 ft (36 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	172
• Density	168.63/sq mi (65.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	71661
Area code	870
FIPS code	05-53510
GNIS feature ID	2404478[2]

Parkdale is a city in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 277 at the 2010 census.^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land.^[3]

In 1908, a Black man named Earnest Williams was lynched by a white mob who were "outraged" because he had used "offensive language".^[4]

In 1979, Parkdale High School (later shut down and merged with Hamburg school district in 1994) won the Arkansas overall state championship in boys basketball, as a Class B school.

Ronald Claiborne scored 32 points for Parkdale in the overall championship game against Marmaduke. Parkdale finished 42-2 in 1979, including an overall tournament upset win over Pine Bluff. Parkdale's population at the time was approximately 471, as opposed to Pine Bluff's population of approximately 57,000.

The basketball championship by Class B Parkdale was later compared to the movie Hoosiers, where a tiny school wins the overall basketball championship in Indiana.^[5]

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 172 people, 89 households, and 66 families residing in the city.

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 377 people, 141 households, and 100 families residing in the city. The population density was 374.0 inhabitants per square mile (144.4/km²). There were 158 housing units at an average density of 156.7 per square mile (60.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 29.44% White, 66.84% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.33% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 141 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were married couples living together, 28.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,188, and the median income for a family was $16,875. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $14,659 for females. The per capita income for the city was $9,050. About 43.5% of families and 49.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 74.6% of those under age 18 and 24.7% of those age 65 or over.

Public education is provide to elementary and secondary school students from the Hamburg School District leading to graduation from Hamburg High School.

It was served by the Parkdale School District until July 1, 1994, when it consolidated into Hamburg SD.^[9]