{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Magness, Arkansas | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_seal = | image_map = File:Independence County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Magness Highlighted 0543370.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Magness in Independence 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 = Independence | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 1.59 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.61 | area_land_km2 = 1.59 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.61 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | elevation_ft = 266 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 220 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = 138.23 | population_density_sq_mi = 358.31 | timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | coordinates = {{coord|35|42|11|N|91|28|56|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 72553 | area_code = 870 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 05-43370 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2406077<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406077}}</ref> | footnotes = | website = | 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_est = 221 {{gain}} | 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> }}

'''Magness''' is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Magness had a population of 220.<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%3A43370&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 9, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

==Geography== Magness is located in eastern Independence County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Magness has an area of {{convert|1.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0543370| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Magness town, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=March 23, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213095558/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US0543370| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is named after a family, or one of its members (probably Colonel Morgan Magness), who was prominent in Independence County before the Civil War. They were the largest slaveholding family in the county, but since Independence County, located in the mountains, had few slaves, the Magnesses had less than 20.

===Transportation=== Arkansas Highway 69 passes through the town, leading east {{convert|2|mi|0}} to Newark and north {{convert|3|mi|0}} to Sulphur Rock. Batesville, the county seat, is {{convert|12|mi}} to the northwest via Highway 69. *20px Arkansas Highway 69

==Demographics== {{US Census population | align = left | 1910 = 216 | 1920 = 199 | 1930 = 179 | 1940 = 226 | 1950 = 229 | 1960 = 140 | 1970 = 139 | 1980 = 196 | 1990 = 158 | 2000 = 191 | 2010 = 202 | 2020 = 220 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 221 | estref = {{increase}} | 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> }}

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 191 people, 82 households, and 55 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|129.4|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 91 housing units at an average density of {{convert|61.6|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.95% White, and 1.05% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 82 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% 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 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,969, and the median income for a family was $35,000. Males had a median income of $27,750 versus $16,058 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,967. About 14.3% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 32.7% of those 65 or over. {{clear left}}

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{{Independence County, Arkansas}}

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Category:Towns in Independence County, Arkansas Category:Towns in Arkansas