1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Bar ling ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 5 . 3 2 2 7 2 8 , ▁- 9 4 . 3 0 0 6 6 3 ). ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁A aron ▁Bar ling , ▁a ▁soldier ▁originally ▁posted ▁to ▁Fort ▁Gib son ▁in ▁Indian ▁Territ ory ▁who ▁subsequently ▁far med ▁in ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 0 . 5 9 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 , 1 7 6 ▁people , ▁ 1 , 5 9 9 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 , 1 2 2 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 9 0 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 7 3 . 5 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 , 6 9 7 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 7 7 . 4 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 9 . 9 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 8 7 . 0 5 % ▁White , ▁ 1 . 3 9 % ▁Black ▁or ▁African ▁American , ▁ 1 . 8 7 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 5 . 1 0 % ▁Asian , ▁ 0 . 0