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Population (year 2000): 335. Estimated
population in July 2005: 343 (+2.4% change)
Males: 156 (46.6%), Females: 179 (53.4%)
Ouachita County
Zip code:
71726
Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $21,397 (year 2000)
Median house value: $32,000 (year 2000)
Races in Chidester:
- Black (62.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (37.0%)
Ancestries: United States (16.4%), German
(5.4%), English (3.0%), Irish (3.0%), French (1.5%).
Elevation: 237 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chidester
- High school or higher: 65.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 12.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chidester city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 48.3%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 14.3%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -148 (-30.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chidester:
- OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
CAMDEN, AR)
- BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER -ARKADEL (about 29
miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR)
- MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chidester:
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 53 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID:
HOT)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 69 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 90 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chidester:
- GURDON LOWE FIELD (about 18 miles; GURDON, AR; ID:
5M8)
- WILSON (about 19 miles; STEPHENS, AR; ID: 4F8)
- HARRELL FIELD (about 20 miles; CAMDEN, AR; ID: CDH)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chidester:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 34
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 84
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 85
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 85
miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
Public primary/middle school in Chidester:
- CHIDESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 77;
Location: 118 WILLOW STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
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