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History
Delaplaine was incorporated as a town in April 1912 but has a history that dates back to the time of the French explorations. Early settlers found remains of a French-Indian trading post at the site. When the St. Louis-Iron Mountain Railroad pushed lines into northern Arkansas in 1873 a station was established called Grey's Station. The name was later changed to the French "De La Plaine" (of the plain) in recognition of the earlier French trading post. The rail line provided the entire county with passenger and freight services, especially for the local timber industry. The county's first newspaper was published at Delaplaine in 1873 by James W. Wray.
A fire destroyed the town on 16 April 1922 and the town never recovered from the disaster.
Geography
Delaplaine is located at 36°13'58" North, 90°43'33" West (36.232701, -90.725807)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²). 2.8 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 127 people, 49 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density is 44.6/km² (115.0/mi²). There are 56 housing units at an average density of 19.7/km² (50.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 89.76% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 10.24% from two or more races. 0.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 49 households out of which 28.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% are married couples living together, 14.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% are non-families. 24.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.59 and the average family size is 3.03.
In the town the population is spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 111.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $31,000, and the median income for a family is $27,500. Males have a median income of $27,083 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the town is $13,076. 0.8% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.