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Population (year 2000): 2,878. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,921 (+1.5% change)
 
Males: 1,322   (45.9%)
Females: 1,556   (54.1%)

Pope County

Median resident age:   37.2 years
Arkansas median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 72823 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,600 (it was $30,339 in 2000)
Atkins   $31,600
Arkansas:   $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,800 (it was $54,400 in 2000)
Atkins   $59,800
Arkansas:   $87,400

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Atkins, AR residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Atkins:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Black (0.9%)


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Ancestries: United States (23.9%), Irish (13.8%), German (10.4%), English (2.5%), Dutch (2.2%), French (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 369 feet

Land area: 6.13 square miles.

Population density: 472 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Atkins

For population 25 years and over in Atkins

  • High school or higher: 70.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Atkins city

  • Never married: 16.9%
  • Now married: 59.9%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 10.0%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.3%
Arkansas:   2.8%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Atkins, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Atkins to the number of sex offenders is 724 to 1.

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

Atkins:   0.6% ($331)
Arkansas:   0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Little Rock, AR (54.5 miles , pop. 183,133).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (200.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (313.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Pottsville, AR (7.5 miles ), Russellville, AR (13.9 miles ), Adona, AR (14.4 miles) , Morrilton, AR (14.8 miles ), Oppelo, AR (15.2 miles ), Dardanelle, AR (15.3 miles ), Hector, AR (15.4 miles ), Dover, AR (16.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $65,500
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $56,300
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $66,600
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $36,700
  • 2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $111,300
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $59,400
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $99,300
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $86,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 35.24 N, Longitude: 92.94 W


75 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 479

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


Population change in the 1990s: -163 (-5.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)



 

Crime in Atkins by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 2 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 69.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 3 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 104.6 0.0 0.0
Assaults 2 1 1 1 1
    per 100,000 69.0 34.3 34.9 35.0 34.2
Burglaries 10 11 9 19 33
    per 100,000 345.1 377.0 313.7 664.6 1129.0
Thefts 23 57 13 54 49
    per 100,000 793.7 1953.4 453.1 1888.8 1676.4
Auto thefts 3 2 1 3 1
    per 100,000 103.5 68.5 34.9 104.9 34.2
Arson 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.7) 133.2 116.9 81.2 137.5 155.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.07
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Atkins, Arkansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Atkins-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 133% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/14/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the Atkins city center killed one person and injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/10/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.1 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 200 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Atkins:
  • ST ANTHONY'S HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 10 miles; MORRILTON, AR)
  • ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR)
  • DARDANELLE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; DARDANELLE, AR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Atkins:
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 55 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 61 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 62 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Atkins:
  • PETIT JEAN PARK (about 9 miles; MORRILTON, AR; ID: MPJ)
  • RUSSELLVILLE RGNL (about 11 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; ID: RUE)
  • MORRILTON MUNI (about 19 miles; MORRILTON, AR; ID: BDQ)

Operable nuclear power plants near Atkins:
  • 14 miles: Arkansas Nuclear One 1 and 2 in Russellville, AR.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Atkins:
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 42 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 55 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 73 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 90 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
Public high school in Atkins:
  • ATKINS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 351; Location: 403 AVENUE THREE NW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Atkins:
  • ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location: 302 NW 5TH STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
  • ATKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 302 AVENUE TWO, NW; Grades: 05 - 08)

Cemeteries: Atkins Catholic Cemetery (1) , Atkins Cemetery (2) .

 

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

ATKINS WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 2850, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-01-2005 and APR-01-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-25-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-11-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-25-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-2001
RIVER VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - Between JAN-1998 and MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Show-cause Hearing (NOV-25-1996), St Admin Penalty assessed (APR-24-1997)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:   73.2%
Whole state:   70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   3.5%
Whole state:   3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   13.5%
Whole state:   15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   4.0%
Whole state:   6.6%

Atkins compared to Arkansas state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Atkins (2007 data):
  • River Town Bank: Atkins Branch at 1511 North Church, branch established on 1999-02-19. Info updated 2006-09-18: Bank assets: $138.7 mil, Deposits: $117.8 mil, headquarters in Dardanelle, AR, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Dardanelle Bankshares, Inc.
  • Liberty Bank of Arkansas: 812 North Church Branch at 812 North Church, branch established on 1998-06-19. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,219.0 mil, Deposits: $1,745.0 mil, headquarters in Jonesboro, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Bancshares, Inc



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1 $2,159 $25,908 1 $518
Other Government Administration 0 $0   7 $2,878
Sewerage 1 $2,945 $35,340 0 $0
Streets and Highways 2 $4,778 $28,668 0 $0
Correction 7 $19,330 $33,137 0 $0
Firefighters 0 $0   24 $1,993
Police - Other 1 $1,568 $18,816 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 6 $17,763 $35,526 0 $0
Judicial and Legal 0 $0   1 $1,107
Water Supply 6 $15,011 $30,022 0 $0
Health 1 $2,066 $24,792 0 $0
Totals for Government 25 $65,619 $31,497 33 $6,496


Atkins government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $292,000
    All Other: $22,000
  • Construction - General: $65,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $726,000
    Police Protection: $354,000
    Regular Highways: $278,000
    Fire Protection: $237,000
    Financial Administration: $237,000
    Sewerage: $164,000
    Parks & Recreation: $87,000
    General - Other: $38,000
    Health Services - Other: $17,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $368,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,096,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $45,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,028,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $68,000
    Other, NEC: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $96,000
    Interest Earnings: $46,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $771,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $695,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $197,000
    General Support: $56,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $465,000
    Public Utilities: $192,000
    Property: $22,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $565,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $120,000

8.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.14%
Arkansas average:   7.98%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Pope County:   0.11%
Arkansas average:   0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Yell County, AR  1.31% ($24,665 average AGI)
from Johnson County, AR  0.50% ($25,394)
from Logan County, AR  0.25% ($25,128)


6.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,494 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.93%
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 Yell County, AR  0.98% ($22,359 average AGI)
to Faulkner County, AR  0.50% ($30,304)
to Johnson County, AR  0.36% ($26,687)


Strongest AM radio stations in Atkins:
  • KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KARV (610 AM; 1 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: KERM, INC.)
  • KWXT (1490 AM; 1 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KGFL (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
  • KCGS (960 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: SOUTHLAND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVOM (800 AM; 0 kW; MORRILTON, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Atkins:
  • KVLD (99.3 FM; ATKINS, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KCJC (102.3 FM; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KARV-FM (101.3 FM; OLA, AR; Owner: KERM INC)
  • K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KSSN (95.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKPT (94.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC.)
  • KABZ (103.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC)
  • KURB (98.5 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWKK (100.9 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KVOM-FM (101.7 FM; MORRILTON, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KMJX (105.1 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KDJE (100.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSBC (90.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Atkins:
  • KTHV (Channel 11; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KLRT-TV (Channel 16; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KARK-TV (Channel 4; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KARK-TV, INC.)
  • KWBF (Channel 42; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKYK-LP (Channel 22; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)

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