Briarcliff, Arkansas
| Briarcliff, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
 Location of Briarcliff in Baxter County, Arkansas. |
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| Coordinates: 36°16′17″N 92°16′50″W / 36.27139°N 92.28056°WCoordinates: 36°16′17″N 92°16′50″W / 36.27139°N 92.28056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Baxter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2) |
| • Land | 2.17 sq mi (5.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 236 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 234 |
| • Density | 107.88/sq mi (41.66/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 05-08665 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0069346 |
Briarcliff is a second-class city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census.
The community began as a small retirement community near Lake Norfork following completion of the Norfork Dam. Initially an unincorporated area, residents voted to incorporate as a town in 1997. In 2000, town residents approved upgrading Briarcliff's status to a second-class city in order to establish a municipal government.
Briarcliff is located at 36°16′17″N 92°16′50″W / 36.27139°N 92.28056°W (36.271281, -92.280624).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.
Briarcliff is in the Norfork School District with students graduating from Norfork High School.
As of the census of 2000, there were 240 people, 98 households, and 68 families residing in the town. The population density was 50.9/km² (131.8/mi²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 24.8/km² (64.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.92% White, 0.83% Native American, and 1.25% from two or more races.
There were 98 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% 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 2.94.
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