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Of the 356 households, 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were not families. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living
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Gillett Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 5. The current facility was built in the 1950s. In 2010 the school had 81 students, and in 2012 the school had 74 students. In 2012, the DeWitt School District board voted in favor of closing Gillett Elementary, but it had to ask the
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In the city, the age distribution was 24.8% under 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
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The Gillett Coon Supper, held every year, was used to finance the Gillett High American football team; it became a scholarship fundraiser when the high school closed.
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 31,538, and for a family was $ 36,719. Males had a median income of $ 27,308 versus $ 19,219 for females. The
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of the city was 87.18% White, 12.58% African American, 1.20% Native American, and 1.02% from other races. About 0.37% of the population were Latino of any race.
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for approval. The state board denied the closure request 5-2. Several area donors promised to raise $ 68,000 per year to keep the school open.
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The largest alligator ever killed in Arkansas was harpooned near Gillett on September 19, 2010. The 13-ft, 1-in reptile weighed 680 lb.
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Since the 1940s, the town has held an annual "Coon Supper", a fundraiser in which attendees are served
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alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30, and the average family size was 2.82.
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for the city was $ 17,247. About 12.1% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the
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of 2000, 819 people, 356 households, and 242 families were in the city. The
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gillett, Arkansas
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was involved in a plane crash on the way to the supper in 1987.
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Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)
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City
Location of Gillett in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
34°07′19″N 91°22′33″W / 34.12194°N 91.37583°W / 34.12194; -91.37583
Country
State
Arkansas
County
Arkansas
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
870
FIPS code
GNIS
encyclopediaofarkansas.net/..
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jill-LET
Arkansas County, Arkansas
2010 census
Arkansas Post National Memorial
United States Census Bureau
DeWitt School District
DeWitt High School
Gillett High School
Gillett School District
Humphrey School District

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