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Population (year 2000): 4,781. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,592 (-4.0% change)
Males: 2,212 (46.3%), Females: 2,569 (53.7%)
Little River County
Zip code:
71822
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $26,754 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,900 (year 2000)
Races in Ashdown:
- White Non-Hispanic (62.5%)
- Black (34.1%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (13.4%), Irish (8.4%),
English (7.0%), German (5.4%), Italian (1.7%), French (1.4%).
Elevation: 322 feet
Land area: 7.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashdown
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashdown city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 13.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -448 (-8.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Ashdown:
- LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (451 WEST
LOCKE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ashdown:
- CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL REHAB HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
TEXARKANA, TX)
- DUBUIS HOSPITAL OF TEXARKANA (about 14 miles;
TEXARKANA, TX)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TEXARKANA (about 18 miles;
TEXARKANA, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashdown:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 19 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 88 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 88 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashdown:
- HOWARD COUNTY (about 30 miles; NASHVILLE, AR; ID:
M77)
- J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 31 miles; DE
QUEEN, AR; ID: DEQ)
- HOPE MUNI (about 34 miles; HOPE, AR; ID: M18)
Amtrak station near Ashdown:
- 19 miles: TEXARKANA (100 E. FRONT ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashdown:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 71
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 98
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 103 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 105 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,472)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 119 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
Public high school in Ashdown:
- ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location:
751 RANKIN ST; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high school in Ashdown:
- NEW FAITH TABERNALCE ACADEMY (Students: 56;
Location: P O BOX 486; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashdown:
- ASHDOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 416;
Location: 600 S ELLEN DR; Grades: 07 - 09)
- C. D. FRANKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
392; Location: 1321 FOSTER ST; Grades: 02 - 04)
- MARGARET DANIELS PRIMARY (Students: 277;
Location: 1323 FOSTER; Grades: KG - 01)
- L.F. HENDERSON INTERM. SCH. (Students: 241;
Location: 410 BURKE ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
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