According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Gould has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km2), all land.

[8] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 663 people, 408 households, and 196 families residing in the city.

Nash said that the ordinances were not allowed under the U.S. Constitution and that Gould citizens are generally ignoring them.

[13] Donna Terrell, a reporter at KLRT-TV Fox 16 News of Little Rock, said "You've got to be kidding me" when she heard about the ordinances.

[4] Mark Hayes, the general counsel of the Arkansas Municipal League, said "I've seen some humdingers, but never any ordinance like this.

"[4] Robbie Brown of The New York Times said that the ordinances are an indicator that Gould's politics had become "nasty".

[4] Brown added that legal scholars said that the law forbidding the formation of groups without the city council's permission was blatantly unconstitutional.

[4] On July 28, 2011, a man assaulted Nash, who accused his assailant of being allied with his political opponents.

[16] The United States Postal Service operates the Gould Post Office.

[17] Prior to the advent of court-mandated integration, separate schools were maintained for White and Black students.

When courts ordered the schools to integrate, Gould established a "freedom of choice plan".

[19][20][21][22] Some White parents proposed reducing the property tax rate in order to defund the public schools and free up funds to support the segregation academy.