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Population (year 2000): 589. Estimated
population in July 2005: 549 (-6.8% change)
Males: 266 (45.2%), Females: 323 (54.8%)
Desha County
Zip code:
71630
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $22,014 (year 2000)
Median house value: $29,400 (year 2000)
Races in Arkansas City:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.6%)
- Black (43.8%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (24.4%), Irish (9.3%),
German (3.7%), Dutch (1.9%), English (1.7%), Subsaharan African
(1.7%).
Elevation: 136 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Arkansas City
- High school or higher: 61.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 12.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Arkansas City city
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+12.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Arkansas City:
- MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
MCGEHEE, AR)
- CHICOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; LAKE
VILLAGE, AR)
- KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
GREENVILLE, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Arkansas City:
- MID DELTA RGNL (about 19 miles; GREENVILLE, MS; ID:
GLH)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 96 miles; MONROE, LA; ID:
MLU)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 104 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Arkansas City:
- MC GEHEE MUNI (about 11 miles; MC GEHEE, AR; ID:
7M1)
- DERMOTT MUNI (about 19 miles; DERMOTT, AR; ID: 4M5)
- LAKE VILLAGE MUNI (about 21 miles; LAKE VILLAGE, AR;
ID: M32)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Arkansas City:
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,288)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 43
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
MOORHEAD, MS; FT enrollment: 2,486)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 69
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 96 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
- HOLMES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; GOODMAN,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,485)
Public high school in Arkansas City:
- ARKANSAS CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 45;
Location: P O BOX 248; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Arkansas City:
- ARKANSAS CITY ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 58;
Location: P O BOX 248; Grades: PK - 06)
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