Urbana is an

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and

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(CDP) in Union County,

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

, United States. Urbana is east-southeast of

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. Urbana has a

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with ZIP code 71768. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 177.

Education

It is in the El Dorado School District.SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Union County, AR
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. Retrieved on February 27, 2021. Compare to highway map for unincorporated areas. - See Lawson and Urbana on the map. The district operates El Dorado High School. In 1978 the Lawson and Urbana school districts merged into the El Dorado district.

Demographics

2020 census

Notable people

* Gertrude Jeannette (1914-2018), actress, was born in Urbana.Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Gertrude Jeannette
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References

Unincorporated communities in Union County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Census-designated places in Union County, Arkansas Census-designated places in Arkansas {{UnionCountyAR-geo-stub