Branch, Arkansas -- Near mountains and oil

Branch is in Franklin County, which is north of Fort Smith and two counties east of Oklahoma. The 2010 population was 367, the most since 1940, when 390 people lived there.

Branch is on Arkansas Highway 22 and sits between Charleston to the west and Cauksville to the east.

In 2010, Branch had a population of 357. Ethnic and race-wise breakdown showed 96.08% were white; 1.68% native American; 0.84% Asian; 0.56% other races; and 0.84% two or more races. Of all those, 0.56% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

About 10% of the total population and 6.9% of families had income below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18. Of the population older than 65 (14.4%), none was in poverty circumstances.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch,_Arkansas

Branch is a few miles north of the beginning of Arkansas’ folded up mountains. It is close enough to Oklahoma, though, that if you go down toward Booneville, you will see a couple hundred oil wells.

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