{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Piggott, Arkansas | settlement_type = City | image_skyline = Hemingway House-Piggott.jpg | image_caption = Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum | image_seal = | image_map = Clay County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Piggott Highlighted 0555130.svg | map_caption = Location of Piggott in Clay County, Arkansas. | image_map1 = | map_caption1 = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Arkansas}} | subdivision_name2 = Clay | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_date = | 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 = 14.03 | area_total_sq_mi = 5.42 | area_land_km2 = 13.89 | area_land_sq_mi = 5.36 | area_water_km2 = 0.14 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.05 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 322 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3622 | population_metro = | population_density_km2 = 260.75 | population_density_sq_mi = 675.37 | population_est = 3508 {{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 14, 2026}}</ref> | timezone = Central (CST) | utc_offset = -6 | coordinates = {{coord|36|23|09|N|90|12|06|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 72454 | area_code = 870 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 05-55130 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2404517<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404517}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://www.cityofpiggott.org/}} }}
'''Piggott''' is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. It is one of the two county seats of Clay County, along with Corning.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=https://ce.naco.org/?county_info=05021| title=Find a County | publisher=National Association of Counties.| access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref> It is the northern terminus of the Arkansas segment of the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, a National Scenic Byway. As of the 2020 census, Piggott had a population of 3,622.<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%3A55130&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 4, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The town was named after James A. Piggott, one of the early settlers and initiator of the local post office.<ref>[http://www.cityofpiggott.org/history.php History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902211951/http://cityofpiggott.org/history.php |date=September 2, 2018 }}. Cityofpiggett.org. Retrieved March 14, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.arkansas.com/piggott Piggott]. Arkansas.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.</ref>
==Geography== Piggott is located in eastern Clay County on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge. U.S. Route 62 passes through the city, running west {{convert|25|mi}} to Corning and northeast {{convert|45|mi}} to Interstate 55 at New Madrid, Missouri. The northern terminus of U.S. Route 49 is in Piggott; the highway runs southwest {{convert|32|mi}} to Paragould, and {{convert|516|mi}} to Gulfport, Mississippi.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Piggott has a total area of {{convert|13.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|disp=flip|2}}, or 1.01%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0555130| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181617/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0555130| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Piggott city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 16, 2014}}</ref>
The topography of Piggott is mostly flat in the eastern half of the city with the more developed western half lying along Crowley’s Ridge, creating a sensation of coming down from a small mount to the flatland below. This ridge is a naturally occurring phenomenon created over millennia by wind-blown periglacial loess and possibly by seismic activity in the region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/crowleys-ridge-12/|access-date=July 5, 2021|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population | align = right | 1900 = 597 | 1910 = 1150 | 1920 = 2016 | 1930 = 1885 | 1940 = 2034 | 1950 = 2558 | 1960 = 2776 | 1970 = 3087 | 1980 = 3762 | 1990 = 3777 | 2000 = 3894 | 2010 = 3849 | 2020 = 3622 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 3508 | 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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | align-fn = center }}
===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right" |+Piggott racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0555130&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> !scope="col"| Race !scope="col"| Number !scope="col"| Percentage |- !scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,385 | 93.46% |- !scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 13 | 0.36% |- !scope="row"| Native American | 5 | 0.14% |- !scope="row"| Asian | 2 | 0.06% |- !scope="row"| Other/Mixed | 107 | 2.95% |- !scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 3.04% |} As of the 2020 census, there were 3,622 people, 1,589 households, and 955 families residing in the city.<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%3A55130&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%3A55130&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
The median age was 42.0 years. 22.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% 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%3A55130&in=state%3A05|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 28, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
Of all households, 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 42.0% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 1,886 housing units, of which 16.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 17.5%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
===2000 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,894 people, 1,726 households, and 1,101 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|751.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,912 housing units at an average density of {{convert|369.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.59% White, 0.23% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,726 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,404, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $25,482 versus $19,405 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,382. About 8.1% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Government== ===Voting districts=== *State Senate District: 20 *State House District: 56 *U.S. Congressional District: 1<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://portal.arkansas.gov?agency=Piggott|title = Order #2566 – Arkansas Municipal League}}</ref>
==Education== The Piggott School District is composed of two campuses. Piggott Elementary School is the campus for grades K-6, while Piggott High School is composed of grades 7-12. As of October 2024, 410 students were enrolled at the elementary school and 330 were enrolled at the high school.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 October 2024 |title=Piggott Public Schools 2024 Annual Report to the Public |url=https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/233/piggottar/4916874/2024_Annual_Report_to_the_Public.pptx |access-date=25 October 2024 |publisher=Piggott School District}}</ref> The schools offer several extracurricular activities for students including athletics, band, and various clubs and organizations. The athletic program includes boys' football, tennis, basketball, baseball, golf, and track and field. Girls' sports include basketball, volleyball, tennis, softball, track and field, and golf. Most recently, the school added a skeet shooting team to its list of activities. PHS also opened a new gymnasium during the 2007-2008 athletic season.
==Cultural references== Piggott is perhaps best known for its association with American writer and Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway, whose second wife Pauline Pfeiffer was the daughter of prominent local landowner and businessman Paul Pfeiffer. After meeting and marrying in Paris in the late 1920s, Hemingway and Pauline made frequent and lengthy visits to her parents' home in Piggott, where Ernest Hemingway wrote portions of ''A Farewell to Arms'', and other works. The Pfeiffer House and Carriage House are now preserved as the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, run by Arkansas State University.
The Piggott Post Office is the home of an oil-on-canvas mural "Air Mail" painted in 1941 by Dan Rhodes and funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, a New Deal public art program. The mural was featured on a sheet of U.S. postage stamps, "Post Office Murals," issued on April 10, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://livingnewdeal.org/projects/post-office-mural-piggott-ar/|title = Post Office Mural - Piggott AR}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Frances Greer, opera singer *Pauline Pfeiffer, second wife of Ernest Hemingway
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Piggott, Arkansas}} *[http://www.cityofpiggott.org/ City of Piggott official website] *[http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/10408/ Crowley's Ridge Parkway - Arkansas] *[http://hemingway.astate.edu/ Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center] *[http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=851/%20 Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry] *[https://talkbusiness.net/2018/11/kim-eskew-president-and-ceo-of-harps-food-stores-elected-chairman-of-the-board]
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