McCrory is a city in Woodruff County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,583 at the 2020 census.
The McCrory Commercial Historic District, the McCrory Waterworks, and the Dr. John William Morris Clinic are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
History
The town began to get organized when word spread in 1886 that local land had been donated by one Wade McCrory to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway for their projected route from Memphis, Tennessee to Little Rock. The first train actually arrived the next year, and the town was formally incorporated on January 30, 1890. On May 21, 1910, the owners decided to form a fully-fledged railroad called the McCrory and Beedeville Southern Railway. The line to Jelks was completed around August 1911, along with two miles (to Comers Spur) toward the Beedeville objective.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, McCrory had a population of 1,583. The median age was 45.1 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.0 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 682 households in McCrory, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.4% were married-couple households, 19.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.