{{short description|City in Arkansas, United States}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Austin, Arkansas | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Sears House, Austin, AR.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Sears House, a historic house in the city | image_flag = Flag of Austin, Arkansas.png | image_seal = Seal of Austin, Arkansas.png | pushpin_map = USA Arkansas#USA#North America | pushpin_label = Austin | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Arkansas##Location in the United States##Location in North America | image_map = File:Lonoke County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Austin Highlighted 0502860.svg | map_caption = Location in Lonoke County, Arkansas | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Arkansas}} | subdivision_name2 = Lonoke | government_type = Mayor–council | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Bernie Chamberlain<ref>{{cite web |author=City of Austin |url=http://www.austin-ar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=13 |title=Mayor's Office |publisher=Austin-ar.com |date= |accessdate=July 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123151212/http://www.austin-ar.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=13 |archive-date=January 23, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | established_date = circa 1873 | established_title = Founded | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date2 = 1895<ref name="AREncAustin" /> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 8.02 | area_total_sq_mi = 3.10 | area_land_km2 = 8.02 | area_land_sq_mi = 3.10 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | elevation_ft = 243 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3460 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = 431.49 | population_density_sq_mi = 1117.57 | population_est = 4017 {{gain}} | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="Vintage 2025 Total Population Estimates for Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions; Housing Unit Estimates for the Nation, States and Counties">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-kits/2026/vintage-2025-city-town-pop-estimates.html|title=Vintage 2025 Total Population Estimates for Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions; Housing Unit Estimates for the Nation, States and Counties|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 14, 2026}}</ref> | timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | coordinates = {{coord|35|00|19|N|91|59|21|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 72007 | area_code = 501 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 05-02860 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2403140<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403140}}</ref> | footnotes = | website = {{URL|www.austin-ar.com}} }} '''Austin''' is a city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,460 as of the 2020 census<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web|title=Austin city, Arkansas - Census Bureau Profile|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Austin_city,_Arkansas?g=160XX00US0502860|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 22, 2025}}</ref> and an estimated 4,027 as of 2024.<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2024.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=December 22, 2025}}</ref> It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
==History== The city was first settled {{circa|1872}} when the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad built its tracks approximately one mile southeast of Old Austin.<ref name="EncAr">{{cite encyclopedia | title=Old Austin (Lonoke County) | encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture | publisher=Central Arkansas Library System }}</ref> Many residents of Old Austin moved near the railroad tracks, in some cases uprooting and transporting entire buildings. The new city forming near the tracks was originally known as "Austin Station" to distinguish it from the original Austin, but eventually became known as Austin while the old community became known as "Old Austin".<ref name="AREncAustin">{{cite encyclopedia | title=Austin (Lonoke County) | encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture | publisher=Central Arkansas Library System }}</ref>
Austin Academy was in Austin.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMUUAAAAYAAJ&dq=austin+academy+arkansas&pg=PA51 | title=Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea: With Selected Biography of Actors and Witnesses to the Period of Growth and Achievement | last1=McGroarty | first1=John Steven | date=January 22, 2024 }}</ref>
==Geography== Austin is located in northern Lonoke County and is bordered to the southwest by the city of Cabot and to the northeast by the city of Ward.
Interstate 57/U.S. Route 67/167, a four-lane freeway, passes through Austin, with access from Exit 22. I-57/Highway 67/167 leads southwest through Cabot {{convert|26|mi}} to Little Rock, the state capital, and northeast {{convert|23|mi}} to Searcy.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Austin has a total area of {{convert|7.6|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 22, 2018}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1900 = 196 | 1910 = 177 | 1920 = 163 | 1930 = 123 | 1940 = 145 | 1950 = 154 | 1960 = 210 | 1970 = 236 | 1980 = 269 | 1990 = 235 | 2000 = 605 | 2010 = 2038 | 2020 = 3460 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 4017 | estref = {{increase}} | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}
===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Austin racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0502860&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,936 | 84.86% |- !scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 75 | 2.17% |- !scope="row"| Native American | 6 | 0.17% |- !scope="row"| Asian | 58 | 1.68% |- !scope="row"| Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.09% |- !scope="row"| Other/Mixed | 192 | 5.55% |- !scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino | 190 | 5.49% |} As of the 2020 census, Austin had a population of 3,460. The median age was 30.4 years. 32.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 6.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.4 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A02860&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A02860&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
As of the 2020 census, there were 969 families residing in the city.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
98.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 1.5% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A02860&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
There were 1,215 households in Austin, of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.4% were married-couple households, 12.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 17.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 1,269 housing units, of which 4.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,038 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/AR/Austin/2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521032012/http://censusviewer.com/city/AR/Austin/2010|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 21, 2014|title = 2010 Census Population of Austin, Arkansas - CensusViewer}}</ref> 218 households, and 173 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|202.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 236 housing units at an average density of {{convert|78.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.20% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.32% from other races, and 2.15% from two or more races. 5.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 218 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,063, and the median income for a family was $49,107. Males had a median income of $30,069 versus $21,116 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,369. About 3.6% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Schools== The city currently has no schools. It is part of Cabot Public Schools,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05085_lonoke/DC20SD_C05085.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lonoke County, AR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=February 19, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05085_lonoke/DC20SD_C05085_SD2MS.txt Text list].</ref> which serves the northern part of Lonoke County including Austin. Elementary school (grades K-4) students to the north of U.S. Highway 67/167 attend Mountain Springs Elementary near northwestern Cabot, while those to the south of the freeway attend Northside Elementary in Cabot's city core. Older students attend Cabot Middle School North (grades 5-6), Cabot Junior High North (grades 7-8), Cabot Freshman Academy (grade 9), and Cabot High School (grades 10-12), all in Cabot.
==Notable people== Joe Farrer, physical therapist and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/134812/joe-farrer#.Ur36mpV3uZM|title=Joe Farrer's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=December 27, 2013}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.austin-ar.com/ Official website]
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