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Population (year 2000): 1,933. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,821 (-5.8% change)
Males: 910 (47.1%), Females: 1,023 (52.9%)
Prairie County
Zip code:
72040
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $23,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,200 (year 2000)
Races in Des Arc:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.8%)
- Black (14.8%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish (8.7%),
English (5.4%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Des Arc
- High school or higher: 60.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Des Arc city
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 12.8%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -107 (-5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Des Arc:
- CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SEARCY,
AR)
- WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; SEARCY,
AR)
- STUTTGART REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles;
STUTTGART, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Des
Arc:
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 45 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR;
ID: LRF)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 53 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 107 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Des Arc:
- HAZEN MUNI (about 18 miles; HAZEN, AR; ID: 6M0)
- CARLISLE MUNI (about 19 miles; CARLISLE, AR; ID:
4M3)
- SEARCY MUNI (about 23 miles; SEARCY, AR; ID: SRC)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Des Arc:
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; SEARCY, AR;
Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 30
miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 59
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 60 miles;
CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 61
miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 83
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 98
miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
Public high school in Des Arc:
- DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 326; Location:
620 MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Des Arc:
- DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 330;
Location: HAMILTON STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
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