{{distinguish|Lakeview, Arkansas}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Lake View, Arkansas | image_seal = | image_map = File:Phillips County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lake View Highlighted 0538110.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Lake View in Phillips County, Arkansas. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = Counties | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Arkansas}} | subdivision_name2 = Phillips | leader_title = | leader_name = | 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 = 12.96 | area_total_sq_mi = 5.00 | area_land_km2 = 12.96 | area_land_sq_mi = 5.00 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | elevation_ft = 167 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 327 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = 25.23 | population_density_sq_mi = 65.36 | population_est = 284 {{loss}} | 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 19, 2026}}</ref> | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = {{FIPS|05|38110}} | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2404867<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404867}}</ref> | timezone = | utc_offset = | coordinates = {{coord|34|25|16|N|90|48|48|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | footnotes = }} '''Lake View''' is a city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake View had a population of 327.<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%3A38110&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 4, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> There is also a Lakeview in Baxter County. The original settlement name was "Turkey Scratch" from the 1850s until the town was renamed in the 1920s. When the town was re-established in 1937, Lake View became one of three communities in Arkansas to be reserved for black farm families by the Resettlement Administration. It is one of the few communities in the U.S. with an African-American percentage at over 90 percent of the population.
==Geography==
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1980 = 609 | 1990 = 526 | 2000 = 531 | 2010 = 443 | 2020 = 327 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 284 | estref = {{decrease}} | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{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> }}
===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Lake View, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small> !Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lake View city, Arkansas |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0538110|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake View city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0538110&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lake View city, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0538110&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|2020}} |- |White alone (NH) |37 |23 |style='background: #ffffe6; |18 |6.97% |5.19% |style='background: #ffffe6; |5.50% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |487 |411 |style='background: #ffffe6; |305 |91.71% |92.78% |style='background: #ffffe6; |93.27% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Asian alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Pacific Islander alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Some Other Race alone (NH) |0 |0 |style='background: #ffffe6; |0 |0.00% |0.00% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00% |- |Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) |6 |5 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3 |1.13% |1.13% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.92% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |1 |4 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1 |0.19% |0.90% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31% |- |'''Total''' |'''531''' |'''443''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''327''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}
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 531 people, 177 households, and 136 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|105.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 7.16% White, 91.71% African American, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 177 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.4% were married couples living together, 41.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.47.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 72.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $15,536, and the median income for a family was $16,944. Males had a median income of $17,031 versus $14,444 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,651. About 45.2% of families and 45.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 57.4% of those under age 18 and 40.6% of those age 65 or over.
==Education== The Barton–Lexa School District provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education to more than 800 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 at is two schools. Students complete their studies at Barton High School.
It was previously served by the Lake View School District, which operated Lake View Elementary School (K-6) and C. V. White High School (7-12).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040414192512/http://lakeview.grsc.k12.ar.us/ Home]. Lake View School District. April 14, 2004. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. "14582 Highway 44 Helena, AR 72342"</ref> On July 1, 2004, it was consolidated into the Barton-Lexa School District.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.</ref>
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