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Bay, Arkansas
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Bay City Hall, July, 2011
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Location of Bay in Craighead County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Craighead |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.10 sq mi (8.02 km2) |
| • Land | 3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,876 |
| • Density | 607.51/sq mi (234.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72411
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-04180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0076250 |
Bay is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,801 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Bay is located at 35°44′43″N 90°33′46″W / 35.74528°N 90.56278°W (35.745157, -90.562777).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), all land.
History
Bay (Indian) Mounds Located at 35.756882,-90.56504, there are only 2 remaining mounds of society who inhabited the area between 1200 and 1400AD. The Bay group itself culturally belongs to the Lawhorn Phase, a society which existed along both sides of the St. Francis River north of Marked Tree, Arkansas.
At 3:01 PM on April 27, 2011, a tornado hit Bay as part of the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak. The tornado was classified as an EF-2, with estimated wind speeds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h; 100 kn). The tornado lifted a carport and other light debris at the Bay Airport; its path of destruction was 200 yards (180 m) wide and the tornado travelled a path of 0.7 miles (1.1 km).
List of highways
AR 158
AR 463
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 300 | — | |
| 1940 | 357 | 19.0% | |
| 1950 | 500 | 40.1% | |
| 1960 | 627 | 25.4% | |
| 1970 | 751 | 19.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,605 | 113.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,660 | 3.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,800 | 8.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,801 | 0.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,876 | 4.2% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,684 | 89.77% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 62 | 3.3% |
| Native American | 10 | 0.53% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.11% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.11% |
| Other/Mixed | 89 | 4.74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 1.44% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,876 people, 717 households, and 532 families residing in the city.
Gallery
Notable person
- Wally Moon, baseball player
See also
In Spanish: Bay (Arkansas) para niños
