Biggers, Arkansas
Location in Randolph County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°19′56″N 90°48′27″W / 36.33222, -90.8075
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Randolph
Area
- Total	1 sq mi (2.6 km²)
- Land	1 sq mi (2.6 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	279 ft (85 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	355
- Density	355/sq mi (136.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72413
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-06040
GNIS feature ID	0046616

Biggers is a town in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Biggers is located at 36°19′56″N, 90°48′27″W (36.332334, -90.807521)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.92%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 355 people, 139 households, and 99 families residing in the town. The population density was 134.4/km² (347.9/mi²). There were 149 housing units at an average density of 56.4/km² (146.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.49% White, 1.97% Black or African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.28% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 139 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $19,821 versus $17,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,926. About 13.5% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable native

• Dennis Knight-WWF wrestler who was born here.

References

External links

• Biggers, Arkansas is at coordinates 36°19′56″N 90°48′27″W / 36.332334, -90.807521 (Biggers, Arkansas)Coordinates: 36°19′56″N 90°48′27″W / 36.332334, -90.807521 (Biggers, Arkansas)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Arkansas
County seat: Pocahontas
City	Pocahontas
Towns	Biggers | Maynard | O'Kean | Ravenden Springs | Reyno