Greenbrier, Arkansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Greenbrier, Arkansas
settlement_type = City


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map_caption = Location in Faulkner County and the state of Arkansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Arkansas
subdivision_name2 = Faulkner
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area_total_km2 = 20.1
area_total_sq_mi = 7.7
area_land_km2 = 20.1
area_land_sq_mi = 7.7
area_water_km2 = 0
area_water_sq_mi = 0
elevation_ft = 361
elevation_m = 110
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3042
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population_density_km2 = 151.3
population_density_sq_mi = 395.1
timezone = Central (CST)
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latd = 35 |latm = 13 |lats = 46 |latNS = N
longd = 92 |longm = 23 |longs = 21 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 72058
area_code = 501
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blank_info = 05-28510
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Greenbrier is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,042 at the 2000 census.

History

Greenbrier is a town that developed from a minor stop on the Butterfield Stagecoach route into a bustling city. The town was named for the Saw briers, which are green and prickly when touched, that were noticed in the creek that runs through the small town. The early pioneers found them to be a nuisance while clearing the land for homes and farms. To reach down and grab a hand full of saw briers would stop a working regimen immediately. Greenbrier is located 12 miles north of Conway on Highway 65. It is presently a fast growing city because of its unique location, but it hasn't always been that way. At one time Greenbrier was just a vast countryside.

From the 1500s to the 1800s the area was just wilderness and territorial land that was home for many Indians. The Quapaw and later the Cherokee Indians, along with famous people like Jim Bowie and Jesse James, were basically all that lived here. Of corse, Jim Bowie and Jesse James were just passing through on their way to the area of Oklahoma and Texas. The real settlers were people like the Wiley brothers that settled near East Fork Cadron, which is about eight miles east of Greenbrier today. They came along around 1818. in 1837, Jonathan Hardin settled near the Wiley settlement. Also, in the early 1800s the Casharago's settled north of Greenbrier in the present community of Republican.

Geography

Greenbrier is located at coor dms|35|13|46|N|92|23|21|W|city (35.229444, -92.389052)GR|1.

According o the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,042 people, 1,137 households, and 892 families residing in the city. The population density was 392.6 people per square mile (151.6/km²). There were 1,247 housing units at an average density of 160.9/sq mi (62.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.37% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,137 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,351, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $28,699 versus $24,630 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,950. About 7.2% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

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