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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 121 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2020[6] | |||
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | 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/Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 2.48% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6 | 4.96% |
| Total | 121 | 100.00% |
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dora, Arkansas
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dora, Arkansas
- ^ "Dora CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 555.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ 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.
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