Hector is a town in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hector had a population of 411. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Town numbers

ZIP code72843

Area code479

Living in Hector

Housing in Hector

$197K▲ 2.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hector home is worth about $197,000, up 2.2% in a year, 14% below the Arkansas typical home.

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Health in Hector

Compared with Arkansas

20worse than AR

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

Conditions 9▼ 3 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 3▼ 2 close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

34.3%More older adults who have lost all their teethAR 18.6% · worse 14.7%More adults with COPDAR 8.6% · worse 24.9%More smokersAR 15.8% · worse

Care nearby

St. Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville · 15.7 mi · ER

Arcare-105Hector · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

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Schools in Hector

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School Grade C

The public schools Hector’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 67% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictHECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools3

Hector Elementary School B-Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 245 students Hector Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 223 students Hector High School C-High · Grades 9–12 · 227 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Hector is

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Location map

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Nearby towns

Dover9 mi Atkins15 mi Russellville16 mi Pottsville17 mi London18 mi Dardanelle19 mi Knoxville22 mi Lamar23 mi Morrilton25 mi Oppelo28 mi

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