The city of Monette is located in Craighead County. Its population is 1,506. The city was incorporated in 1898. Its name was derived from a combination of the names Mona and Nettie of two wives or sisters of early settlers. It is part of the Buffalo Island Central School District, which serves students from Craighead and Mississippi counties in eastern Arkansas and northeastern Mississippi. It is also home to Kohn Memorial Library, one of seven libraries in the Crowley Ridge Regional Library System.

The wealth index for Monette is 84, which is in the upper-middle of the state and national averages. The city’s median household income is $42,031. The unemployment rate is 3.2%. The average commute time is 30 minutes. The number of households in the city is 525. The average household size is 2.12. In the city, the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.9 males.

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