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Cotton Plant, Arkansas

Cotton Plant is a city in Woodruff County, Arkansas, home to about 444 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 72036.

Population444427 per sq mi
Median home value$41,100Census, as estimated by owners

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Distances

Nearest major airportFrederick W. Smith International Airport (MEM)71 miles away
Closer regional airportBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)60 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Memphis, TN72 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX353 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cotton Plant; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cotton Plant

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cotton Plant had 529 residents in the 2020 census, down 45% since 2000.

It’s the 317th largest of 615 towns in Arkansas by population.

Woodruff County grew from 16,304 residents in 1900 to 6,269 in 2020.

Cotton Plant population by census2000: 960, 2010: 649, 2020: 529960200064920105292020

Woodruff County, 1900–2020

Woodruff County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,304, 1910: 20,049, 1920: 21,547, 1930: 22,682, 1940: 22,133, 1950: 18,957, 1960: 13,954, 1970: 11,566, 1980: 11,222, 1990: 9,520, 2000: 8,741, 2010: 7,260, 2020: 6,26916K’00’1022K’20’3022K’40’5014K’60’7011K’80’909K’00’106K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 51.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 3 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Cotton PlantJan: high 48°F, low 31°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 53°F, low 34°F, 4.1 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 42°F, 5 in; Apr: high 71°F, low 51°F, 5.6 in; May: high 80°F, low 60°F, 6.3 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 69°F, 3.5 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 72°F, 3.3 in; Aug: high 90°F, low 70°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 63°F, 3 in; Oct: high 74°F, low 51°F, 4 in; Nov: high 61°F, low 41°F, 4.5 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 34°F, 5.1 in48°31°Jan3.853°34°Feb4.161°42°Mar5.071°51°Apr5.680°60°May6.387°69°Jun3.590°72°Jul3.390°70°Aug3.184°63°Sep3.074°51°Oct4.061°41°Nov4.551°34°Dec5.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brinkley, AR weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Woodruff County

1,429 jobs at 123 businesses in Woodruff County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Woodruff CountyHealth care and social assistance: 223 jobs; Manufacturing: 181 jobs; Retail trade: 158 jobs; Wholesale trade: 151 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 106 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 39 jobs; Other services: 31 jobs; Finance and insurance: 30 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Manufacturing 13% Retail trade 11% Wholesale trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 7% Transportation and warehousing 3% Other services 2% Finance and insurance 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cotton Plant.

Nearest hospitals

  • Forrest City Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Forrest City25.7 miles
  • Crossridge Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wynne28.6 miles
  • White County Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Searcy30.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Cotton Plant

Grocery stores

  • Cotton Plant Grocery Store1.4 mi

Museums

  • Cotton Plant Museum1.5 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

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