Dora, Arkansas

Dora, Arkansas
Dora, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Dora, Arkansas
Dora, Arkansas
Dora, Arkansas is located in the United States
Dora, Arkansas
Dora, Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°27′46″N 94°25′47″W / 35.46278°N 94.42972°W / 35.46278; -94.42972
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyCrawford
Elevation594 ft (181 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total121
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2805637[1]

Dora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County in the western part of the U.S. state of Arkansas.[2] It is located approximately three miles west of Van Buren on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border along Interstate 40. The community is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dora shares its ZIP code (72956) and other municipal services with Van Buren.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 121.[3]

Dora had its start when the Kansas and Arkansas Railway was extended to that point.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020121
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

2020 census

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Dora CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[6] % 2020
White alone (NH) 109 90.08%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0.83%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2 1.65%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 3 2.48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6 4.96%
Total 121 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dora, Arkansas
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dora, Arkansas
  3. ^ "Dora CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 555.
  5. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dora CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.