Haynes, Arkansas, down to about 130 people

Here is a link to a satellite image of Haynes and the surrounding area. The surrounding area is mostly fields.

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.8904574,-90.7934497,621m/data=!3m1!1e3

Haynes is in Lee County. The St. Francis River is the county’s east border. In 2000, Haynes had a population of 214. Per capita income was $8,057. Poverty level numbers were 30% of families and 42% of the overall population, including 54% of those under 18 and 50% of those 60 and over. Figures such as those indicate President Lyndon B. Johnson’s much-heralded War on Poverty isn’t working, even after 54 years.

Haynes’ 2010 population was 150. The 2016 population was estimated at 131.

Demographic breakdown of Hayne’s population show 85.05% black and 14.95% white.

Here is a link to a more detailed account of Haynes.

http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=7153

That account makes it seem that Haynes is simply wandering away.

Lots of farmland there, though.