Sherrill is a town in Plum Bayou Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 84 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sherrill, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
| Town of Sherrill | |
 Downtown Sherrill | |
 Location of Sherrill in Jefferson County, Arkansas. | |
  Sherrill Location of Sherrill in the US | |
| Coordinates: 34°23′06″N 91°57′07″W / 34.38500°N 91.95194°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Plum Bayou |
| Incorporated[1] | May 25, 1935 |
| Named for | Dr. Albert Rush Sherrill |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Jody Campbell (I) |
| • Council | Sherrill Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| • Land | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 53 |
| • Density | 401.52/sq mi (155.56/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72152 |
| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-63740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407326[4] |
| Major airport | LIT |
Geography
editAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 km2 (0.1 mi2), all land.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 258 | — | |
| 1950 | 263 | 1.9% | |
| 1960 | 241 | −8.4% | |
| 1970 | 208 | −13.7% | |
| 1980 | 161 | −22.6% | |
| 1990 | 55 | −65.8% | |
| 2000 | 126 | 129.1% | |
| 2010 | 84 | −33.3% | |
| 2020 | 53 | −36.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 84 people, 37 households, and 25 families residing in the town. The population density was 347.5/km2 (900/sq mi). There were 54 housing units at an average density of 148.9/km2 (386/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 44.0% White and 56.0% Black or African American.
There were 37 households, out of which 10.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 16.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $24,643. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,096. There were 16.2% of families and 21.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 30.3% of under eighteens and 26.7% of those over 64.
Education
editSherrill is served by the Pine Bluff School District.[7] Students are zoned to Park/Greenville School for preschool, James Matthews Elementary School, Robert F. Morehead Middle School, and Dollarway High School.
At one point it was served by the Sherrill School District, which operated Sherrill Elementary School.[8] The Altheimer-Sherrill district was created in 1979 when the Altheimer and Sherrill districts merged.[9]
On September 1, 1993, Altheimer-Sherrill consolidated into the Altheimer Unified School District;[10] Altheimer Unified operated two schools: Martin Elementary School and Altheimer-Sherrill High School.[11] The Altheimer Unified School District consolidated into the Dollarway School District on July 10, 2006.[10] Altheimer-Sherrill High closed in 2007, with students moved to Dollarway High.[12] Altheimer Martin Elementary School closed in 2013.[13]
In December 2020 the Arkansas State Board of Education ruled that the Dollarway School District should merge into the Pine Bluff School District as of July 1, 2021; the post-merger school district is to operate all existing schools from both districts.[14] Accordingly, the attendance boundary maps of the respective schools remained the same for the 2021–2022 school year, and all DSD territory became a part of the PBSD territory.[15] The exception was with the pre-kindergarten levels, as all PBSD areas are now assigned to Forrest Park/Greenville School, including the territory from the former Dollarway district.[16] In 2023 the district announced that Dollarway High would merge into Pine Bluff High School, and that Morehead Middle School would become the only middle school for all of the Pine Bluff School District.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Teske, Steven (2017). "Sherrill (Jefferson County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "Sherrill". Arkansas Municipal League. 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherrill, Arkansas
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jefferson County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2021. - The map shows Dollarway School District as not yet merged into Pine Bluff School District; the merger occurred on July 1, 2021.
- ^ Gertler, Diane B. "Directory Public Elementary and Secondary Day Schools 1968-69" (PDF). U.S. Department of Health, Education & Welfare Office of Education. p. 49 (PDF p. 53/266). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 14 (PDF p. 17/27).
- ^ a b "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Archived September 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Note that Altheimer-Sherrill consolidated into Altheimer Unified, which in turn consolidated into Dollarway.
- ^ "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Page 65 (PDF p. 71/157).
- ^ Colvin, Eplunus (October 2, 2020). "Closing schools took life out of Altheimer, residents recall". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Hardy, Benjamin (July 28, 2016). "School's out forever". Arkansas Times. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ Howell, Cynthia (December 11, 2020). "State votes to combine Dollarway, Pine Bluff schools". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Annexation/Transition FAQ". Pine Bluff School District. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Murrel, I. C. (June 28, 2021). "Dollarway alumni honor district". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Murrell, I. C. (March 1, 2023). "Pine Bluff School District will consolidate junior, senior highs this fall". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
Further reading
edit- Rand, McNally & Co.'s New Business Atlas Map of Arkansas (Map). 1:900,000. Rand, McNally & Co. 1898. LCCN 98688447. Retrieved July 4, 2017 – via Library of Congress.
External links
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- Altheimer Public Library at Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System
- Sherrill, Arkansas at Ballotpedia
- Sherrill, Arkansas at Jefferson County, Arkansas (jeffersoncountyar.gov)
