Arbyrd, Missouri
| Arbyrd, Missouri | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Arbyrd, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 36°3′2″N 90°14′20″W / 36.05056°N 90.23889°WCoordinates: 36°3′2″N 90°14′20″W / 36.05056°N 90.23889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Dunklin |
| Arbyrd | 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeff Wilson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 509 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 486 |
| • Density | 509.0/sq mi (196.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63821 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-01630 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0713370 |
| Website | arbyrdmissouri.com |
Arbyrd is a small town in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. The population was 509 at the 2010 census. The town was officially incorporated in 1919.
A post office called Arbyrd has been in operation since 1911. The town's name is a contraction of A. R. Byrd, a land and cattle speculator from the St. Louis area that lived near San Antonio, Texas, at the time he purchased just over 4000 acres of mostly hardwood timber land just to the north of where the town was originally platted.
Arbyrd is located at 36°3′2″N 90°14′20″W / 36.05056°N 90.23889°W (36.050607, -90.238760).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.00 square mile (2.59 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 528 people, 230 households, and 143 families residing in the town. The population density was 528.8 people per square mile (203.9/km²). There were 257 housing units at an average density of 257.4 per square mile (99.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.48% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
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