Rector, Arkansas
| Rector, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
 Location in Clay County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 36°15′48″N 90°17′36″W / 36.26333°N 90.29333°WCoordinates: 36°15′48″N 90°17′36″W / 36.26333°N 90.29333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,977 |
| • Density | 1,470/sq mi (567.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72461 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-58490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0058468 |
| Website | http://www.rectorarkansas.com/ |
Rector is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 census.
Rector is named after Governor Henry Massey Rector (1816–1899).
In 1881 the Texas and St. Louis Railroad laid out the town of Rector about 2 miles (3 km) to the south of an existing settlement named Scatterville, and the population of Scatterville gradually migrated to the new town.
Rector is located in southern Clay County along the southeastern edge of Crowley's Ridge. U.S. Route 49 passes through the city, leading northeast 13 miles (21 km) to Piggott and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Marmaduke.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rector has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, the racial makeup of the city was 98.26% White, 0.55% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were households out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.83.
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