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Population (year 2000): 4,781. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,531 (-5.2% change)
 
Males: 2,212   (46.3%)
Females: 2,569   (53.7%)

Little River County

Median resident age:   36.5 years
Arkansas median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 71822 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,800 (it was $26,754 in 2000)
Ashdown   $27,800
Arkansas:   $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,500 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
Ashdown   $61,500
Arkansas:   $87,400

Ashdown, AR residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Profiles of local businesses:
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Races in Ashdown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (62.5%)
  • Black (34.1%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)


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Ancestries: United States (13.4%), Irish (8.4%), English (7.0%), German (5.4%), Italian (1.7%), French (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/11/1892

Elevation: 322 feet

Land area: 7.11 square miles.

Population density: 639 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Ashdown

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%

37 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.8%
Arkansas:   2.8%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Ashdown, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ashdown to the number of sex offenders is 649 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ashdown:   0.6% ($350)
Arkansas:   0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (85.4 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (86.9 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (192.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Wilton, AR (4.7 miles ), Ogden, AR (8.3 miles ), Ben Lomond, AR (11.2 miles) , Red Lick, TX (14.2 miles ), Leary, TX (15.5 miles ), Nash, TX (16.0 miles ), Texarkana, TX (16.9 miles ), Wake Village, TX (17.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 8 buildings, average cost: $51,700
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $76,200
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $83,800
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $70,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $72,700
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $69,600
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $65,800
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 2005: 16 buildings, average cost: $125,200
  • 2006: 11 buildings, average cost: $129,900

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 33.67 N, Longitude: 94.13 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +597 (+12.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 786 (40.8%)


People in group quarters in Ashdown
  • 124 people in nursing homes
  • 36 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Area code: 870

Ashdown, Arkansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -448 (-8.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Paper (16%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)



 

Crime in Ashdown by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 3 1 2 0
    per 100,000 20.8 61.9 21.2 43.0 0.0
Robberies 5 4 2 2 5
    per 100,000 103.9 82.5 42.5 43.0 107.7
Assaults 10 18 5 5 7
    per 100,000 207.7 371.4 106.2 107.5 150.7
Burglaries 16 23 35 24 25
    per 100,000 332.4 474.5 743.4 515.9 538.3
Thefts 119 153 103 146 121
    per 100,000 2472.0 3156.6 2187.8 3138.4 2605.5
Auto thefts 1 7 16 11 3
    per 100,000 20.8 144.4 339.8 236.5 64.6
Arson 0 0 3 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 63.7 21.5 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 199.6) 213.1 319.6 217.7 249.4 209.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 12 (11 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.42
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Ashdown, Arkansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ashdown-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Ashdown city center killed 3 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 37.9 miles away from the city center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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 88 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 98 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 99 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 elementary/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)

Notable locations in Ashdown: Pleasant Manor Nursing Home (A) , Little River County Courthouse (B) , Little River County Jail (C) , Ashdown Library (D) , Little River Nursing Home (E) .

Shopping Center: Southtown Shopping Center (1) .

Churches in Ashdown include: Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (A) , Central Baptist Church (B) , Church of Christ (C) , Craig Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (D) , First Assembly of God Church (E) , First Baptist Church (F) , First Christian Church (G) , First Church of the Nazarene (H) , First Presbyterian Church (I) .

Cemetery: Ashdown Cemetery (1) .

Park in Ashdown: Ashdown City Park (1) .

Post office: Ashdown Post Office (A) .

Hotels: Budget Inn (Highway 71 South), Yarborough Landing Village (106 Pump Station Road), Economy Inn (Highway 71 North), A-Ok Motel (Highway 71 North).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashdown and their reported violations in the past:

ASHDOWN WATERWORKS (Population served: 4235, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • WQP Entry Point Non-Compliance - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2003
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2000)
MILLWOOD WATER CORPORATION (Population served: 468, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-08-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2000)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashdown that have no violations reported:
  • USCOE MIP2 RESIDENT OFFICE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • USCOE MIP5 COTTONSHED (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:   2.5 people
Arkansas:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   68.5%
Whole state:   70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   4.8%
Whole state:   3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   18.9%
Whole state:   15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   10.2%
Whole state:   6.6%

Ashdown compared to Arkansas state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Ashdown (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of De Queen: The First National Bank Branch at 110 West Main Street, branch established on 1971-02-08; South Branch at 640 South Constitution Avenue, branch established on 1974-05-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $338.0 mil, Deposits: $306.2 mil, headquarters in De Queen, AR, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First National Security Company
  • BancorpSouth Bank: 611 Wood St Branch at 611 East Wood Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
  • Regions Bank: Constitution Branch at 620 South Constitution, branch established on 1999-05-30. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • Century Bank, National Association: Ashdown Branch at 960 South Constitution Avenue, branch established on 2004-03-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,207.7 mil, Deposits: $1,112.4 mil, headquarters in New Boston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Century Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 11 $28,271 $30,841 2 $487
Other and Unallocable 1 $1,727 $20,724 0 $0
Water Supply 11 $25,682 $28,017 0 $0
Parks and Recreation 2 $3,804 $22,824 1 $511
Solid Waste Management 8 $14,814 $22,221 0 $0
Health 1 $1,678 $20,136 0 $0
Streets and Highways 13 $21,888 $20,204 0 $0
Firefighters 0 $0   21 $3,097
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $990
Other Government Administration 1 $1,652 $19,824 7 $2,770
Financial Administration 2 $4,386 $26,316 0 $0
Totals for Government 50 $103,901 $24,936 32 $7,855


Ashdown government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - All Other: $324,000
    Sewerage: $319,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $38,000
    Water Utilities: $35,000
    Sewerage: $14,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $625,000
    Regular Highways: $616,000
    Sewerage: $397,000
    Solid Waste Management: $345,000
    Water Utilities: $272,000
    Parks & Recreation: $259,000
    Fire Protection: $178,000
    Corrections - Other: $110,000
    Financial Administration: $104,000
    General - Other: $93,000
    Welfare - Other: $84,000
    Health Services - Other: $69,000
    Libraries: $19,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $128,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $438,000
    Highways: $47,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $855,000
    Industrial Revenue: $270,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,820,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,755,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $800,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $270,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $225,000
    Interest Earnings: $27,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $45,000
    Police Protection: $21,000
    Sewerage: $5,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,118,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $352,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $213,000
    General Support: $83,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,119,000
    Public Utilities: $177,000
    Property: $47,000
    NEC: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $969,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000

6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,220 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.32%
Arkansas average:   7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Miller County, AR  0.93% ($28,825 average AGI)
from Bowie County, TX  0.69% ($26,500)
from Sevier County, AR  0.62% ($18,148)


6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,106 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.32%
Arkansas average:   7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Miller County, AR  1.53% ($28,485 average AGI)
to Bowie County, TX  1.43% ($31,581)
to Sevier County, AR  0.37% ($19,563)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ashdown:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KCMC (740 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KNBO (1530 AM; daytime; 3 kW; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: BOWIE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KKTK (1400 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
  • KOSY (790 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ashdown:
  • KPGG (103.9 FM; ASHDOWN, AR; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
  • KMJI (93.3 FM; ASHDOWN, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KPWW (95.9 FM; HOOKS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFYX (107.1 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KKYR-FM (102.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTOY (104.7 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: JO-AL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJMY (101.7 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, INC.)
  • KEWL-FM (95.1 FM; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
  • KYGL (106.3 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KZRB (103.5 FM; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: B & H BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KTXK (91.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TEXARKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KHTA (92.5 FM; WAKE VILLAGE, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KNRB (100.1 FM; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ashdown:
  • KLFI-LP (Channel 35; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: BEECH STREET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • K41EQ (Channel 41; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K30EA (Channel 30; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)

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