According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.8 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,477 people, 1,026 households, and 667 families residing in the city.

At the 2000 census there were 2,972 people in 1,183 households, including 830 families, in the city.

There were 1,305 housing units at an average density of 701.3 per square mile (270.8/km2).

The Arkansas Department of Correction operates the Willis H. Sargent Training Academy in England.