{{About||the unincorporated community in Madison County|Georgetown, Madison County, Arkansas|the unincorporated community in Pope County|Georgetown, Pope County, Arkansas}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Georgetown, Arkansas | settlement_type = Town | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = 260 px | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = File:White County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Georgetown Highlighted 0526440.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Georgetown in White County, Arkansas. | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Arkansas}} | subdivision_name2 = White | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Rickie Stephenson | established_title = Founded | established_title2 = Incorporated | established_date = 1789 | established_date2 = 1986 | 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_sq_mi = 0.29 | area_total_km2 = 0.75 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.29 | area_land_km2 = 0.75 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = 2020 | population_note = | population_total = 81 | population_metro = | 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> | population_urban = | population_density_km2 = 108.31 | population_density_sq_mi = 280.28 | population_est = 87 {{gain}} | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | coordinates = {{coord|35|07|30|N|91|27|14|W|region:US-AR_type:city|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 203 | website = | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 72143 | area_code = 501 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 05-26440 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2406558<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406558}}</ref> | footnotes = }}

'''Georgetown''' is a town in southeastern White County, Arkansas, United States,<ref name=gnis/> overlooking the White River. As of the 2020 census, Georgetown had a population of 81.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A26440&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> First settled in 1789 before the Louisiana Purchase, the community is the oldest continuously settled area in Arkansas.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~arwhite/history/The_One_Stop_Cafe.htm Georgetown history] from the ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'', via the White County Historical Society</ref>

==History== The settlement of Arkansas Post, which began in 1686,<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/arpo/learn/historyculture/index.htm Arkansas Post history] from the United States National Park Service</ref> came more than a century earlier, though that community dissolved in the years following the American Civil War. The state's next oldest community after Georgetown — Batesville — was founded approximately 21 years later.

In 1945, the White River flooded its banks in Georgetown. The disaster contributed to the demise the next year of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, which had provided passenger and freight service since 1906 from Joplin, Missouri, to Helena, Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5103|title=H. Glenn Mosenthin, "Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad"|publisher=encyclopediaofarkansas.net|accessdate=April 28, 2013}}</ref> The population of Georgetown was 126 at the 2000 census.

==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|0.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, all land.

==Demographics== {{US Census population | align = left | 1880 = 92 | 1990 = 126 | 2000 = 126 | 2010 = 124 | 2020 = 81 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 87 | 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><br>2014 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522132816/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2015|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> }} 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 2000, there were 126 people, 55 households, and 33 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|180.2|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 71 housing units at an average density of {{convert|101.5|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.83% White and 3.17% Black or African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.

There were 55 households, out of which 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $12,500, and the median income for a family was $25,357. Males had a median income of $22,500 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,283. There were 25.0% of families and 38.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 50.0% of those under 18 and 37.1% of those over 64.

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{{White County, Arkansas}}

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