Sparkman, Arkansas

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• Sparkman grad in inaugural parade
  

  Times Staff Writer patricia.mccarter@htimes.com Ryan Hurford is member of Navy Honor Guard Ryan Hurford will have one of the best views of the presidential inauguration parade.

• Sparkman hosts Christmas program
  

  Sophomore Zach Ivey reads Twas the Night Before Christmas. Senior Laura Batt holds the mircrophone.

• Sparkman wins Can-a-thon
  

  Sparkman Student Government Association vice-president, Laura Batt, proudly shows off the WAFF-48 Can-a-Thon trophy.

• For returnees in 39th, family is near and far
  

  Sgt. 1 st Class Stevie Junior stirred scrambled eggs into his grits Thursday morning in yet another Army chow hall.

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  Let's look at Palin's White House chances by examining the results of those who sought the Vice Presidency and lost.

• Sparkman chooses first Homecoming king
  

  He tied his tie with precision. He put just a little more effort into getting dressed for the big game.

• Comments [4]
  

  I knew nothing about "Swingtown," which Wikipedia tells me is a CBS TV series about the supposedly sexually liberating 1970s, until I started receiving a fearsome Astroturf campaign against the show.

City Description

Sparkman is a city in Dallas County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census. Sparkman is located at 33°55′2″N 92°50′56″W / 33.91722, -92.84889 (33.917201, -92.848763). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 586 people, 237 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 451.4 people per square mile (174.0/km²). There were 291 housing units at an average density of 224.2/sq mi (86.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 50.85% White, 42.15% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 6.48% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. 6.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 237 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family

City Contained By:

• Dallas County
• Arkansas

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 3.36698454344 km squared

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