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Rector is a city in southeastern Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 census.

Rector city overview:
Name:	Rector city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Clay County
Elevation:	292 ft (89 m)
Total Area:	1.36 sq mi (3.53 km²)
Land Area:	1.36 sq mi (3.53 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,862
Population Density:	1,366.10/sq mi (527.58/km²)
ZIP code:	72461
Area code:	870
FIPS code:	0558490
GNISfeature ID:	2404599
Website:	www.rectorarkansas.com

Online Interactive Map

Rector online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Rector location on the U.S. Map. Where is Rector city. — Rector location on the U.S. Map.

Rector location on the Arkansas map. Where is Rector city. — Location of Rector in Arkansas.

History

Rector is named after Governor Henry Massey Rector (1816–1899).

In 1881 the Texas and St. Louis Railroad laid out the town of Rector about 2 miles (3 km) to the south of an existing settlement named Scatterville, and the population of Scatterville gradually migrated to the new town.

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Geography

Rector is located in southern Clay County along the southeastern edge of Crowley’s Ridge. U.S. Route 49 passes through the city, leading northeast 13 miles (21 km) to Piggott and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to Marmaduke. In the southern part of the city, Arkansas Highway 90 (Main Street) intersects US 49.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rector has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km), all land.

Though a small portion of the town and surrounding area lies along Crowley’s Ridge, the majority of the town and surrounding land is flat and well-suited to farming.