Barling, Arkansas | |
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City | |
Location in Sebastian County and the state of Arkansas |
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Coordinates: 35°19′22″N 94°18′2″W / 35.32278°N 94.30056°WCoordinates: 35°19′22″N 94°18′2″W / 35.32278°N 94.30056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Sebastian |
Area | |
• Total | 22 sq mi (57.1 km2) |
• Land | 21.9 sq mi (56.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,649 |
• Density | 189.8/sq mi (73.1/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 72923 |
Area code(s) | 479 |
FIPS code | 05-03640 |
GNIS feature ID | 0057330 |
Barling is a city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census the population was 4,649. According to the 2005 US Census Bureau estimate, the population of Barling was 4,367, ranking it eighth in the Greater Fort Smith Area. Barling was incorporated in 1956.
Barling is located at 35°19′22″N 94°18′2″W / 35.32278°N 94.30056°W (35.322728, -94.300663). It was named after Aaron Barling, a soldier originally posted to Fort Gibson in Indian Territory who subsequently farmed in Arkansas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.1 square miles (57 km2), of which, 21.9 square miles (57 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.59%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,176 people, 1,599 households, and 1,122 families residing in the city. The population density was 190.4 people per square mile (73.5/km²). There were 1,697 housing units at an average density of 77.4 per square mile (29.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.05% White, 1.39% Black or African American, 1.87% Native American, 5.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. 3.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.