Dora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County in the western part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is located approximately three miles west of Van Buren on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border along Interstate 40. The community is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dora shares its ZIP code (72956) and other municipal services with Van Buren.
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 121.
Dora had its start when the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway was extended to that point.
Demographics
2020 census +Dora CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)10990.08%Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)10.83%Pacific Islander alone (NH)21.65%Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)32.48%Hispanic or Latino (any race)64.96%Total121100.00%
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