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Cotter is a city located in Baxter County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 921.
(yeah, it's SMALL...that's north central arkansas for ya!)
The racial makeup of the city is 97.07% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.85% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
(SMALL and white...I didn't meet anyone who wasn't white or Native American until I was about 15)
In the city the population is spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.5 males.
(And it's kind of a retirement community, in some ways. Lost of older people, anyway...)
The median income for a household in the city is $22,857, and the median income for a family is $34,375. Males have a median income of $26,298 versus $17,266 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,893. 16.8% of the population and 11.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 18.3% of those under the age of 18 and 13.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
(And, like much of arkansas, it's kind of poor...)
Wikipedia doesn't mention that it's the trout capital of the United States. We have trout festival every year. Also, our school mascot is the Warriors, and we have the largest continually lighted bridge in a pretty big area. It's a nice, pretty town...and not TOO far from Mountain Home, which is bigger (around 12,000, according to the last census, although it has definitely grown since then!)
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