New Blaine, Arkansas

New Blaine, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Location in Logan County, Arkansas
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Coordinates: 35°17′35″N 93°25′13″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Logan
Area [1]
• Total	1.90 sq mi (4.93 km^2)
• Land	1.59 sq mi (4.13 km^2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.80 km^2)
Elevation [2]	397 ft (121 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	173
• Density	108.46/sq mi (41.88/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	2612130[2]
FIPS code	05-49070

New Blaine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 173.[3]

The following sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places are in or near New Blaine:

• Anhalt Barn, on County Road 68
• Old Arkansas Highway 22, part of AR 197, AR 197 Loop, and Rainwater Loop
• Elizabeth Hall, off AR 22
• Farmer's State Bank, at 100 Seallars St.
• Freeborn T. Lasater House, at 494 AR 197
• Main Street Bridge, 2002 Sellers St. at Silver Smith Branch
• New Blaine School, at the junction of AR 22 and Spring Rd.
• Troy Lasater Service Station, on the AR 197 Loop.[4]

Geography

The community is in eastern Logan County in the valley of Little Shoal Creek at its inlet to an arm of Lake Dardanelle, an impoundment on the Arkansas River. Arkansas Highway 22 passes through the community, leading east 16 miles (26 km) to Dardanelle and west 18 miles (29 km) to Paris. Highway 197 branches north from Highway 22 in New Blaine, leading north 2 miles (3 km) to the Shoal Bay Recreation Area.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the New Blaine CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km^2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.2 km^2) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km^2), or 16.53%, are water.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	174		—
2020	173		−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2010[7] 2020[8]

2020 census

New Blaine CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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	Pop 2010[7]	Pop 2020[8]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	168	140	96.55%	80.92%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	17	0.00%	9.83%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	2	9	1.15%	5.20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	7	2.30%	4.05%
Total	174	173	100.00%	100.00%

Education

Paris is in the Paris School District,[9] which operates Paris High School.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Blaine, Arkansas
3. "New Blaine CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), New Blaine CDP, Arkansas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – New Blaine CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
8. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – New Blaine CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Logan County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

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