Imboden, Arkansas
| Imboden, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Lawrence County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 36°12′6″N 91°10′48″W / 36.20167°N 91.18000°WCoordinates: 36°12′6″N 91°10′48″W / 36.20167°N 91.18000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 677 |
| • Density | 752.2/sq mi (294.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72434 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-34150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0057965 |
Imboden is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 677 at the 2000 census. It is named after a family of settlers.
The community was first settled around 1828 and was incorporated in 1887.
In 1912, Imboden elected Joe Sullivan as the youngest elected mayor in the United States of that period. He was 21 years old and paralyzed so relied on a goat-driven cart. He left the town in 1914 to pursue further education.
Imboden has two public schools. Sloan-Hendrix School was established in 1899 as Sloan-Hendrix Academy, a private school affiliated with Hendrix College in Conway. It later became a public school. Imboden Area Charter School, an open-enrollment public charter school, opened in 2002.
Imboden is located at 36°12′6″N 91°10′48″W / 36.20167°N 91.18000°W (36.201766, -91.179899).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 684 people, 308 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density was 760.5 people per square mile (293.4/km²). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 381.3/sq mi (147.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.25% Whites, 0.73% Native Americans, and 1.02% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.
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