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Alpena, AR map Population (year 2000): 371. Estimated population in July 2006: 392 (+5.7% change)
 

Males: 169  (45.6%)
Females: 202  (54.4%)

Boone County

Median resident age:  31.2 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72611.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $23,906 in 2000)
Alpena  $24,900
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $58,900 (it was $53,500 in 2000)
Alpena  $58,900
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Alpena:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (22.1%), Irish (8.1%), German (6.5%), English (5.7%), Italian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1144 feet

Land area: 1.36 square miles.

Population density: 283 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alpena

  • High school or higher: 65.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alpena town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 48.7%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 15.3%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.8%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Alpena, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alpena to the number of sex offenders is 385 to 1.

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

Alpena:  0.6% ($344)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (61.3 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (181.8 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (340.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Green Forest, AR (9.8 miles ), Harrison, AR (13.1 miles ), Omaha, AR (13.2 miles) , Oak Grove, AR (15.0 miles ), Blue Eye, AR (15.6 miles) , Blue Eye, MO (15.8 miles) , Bellefonte, AR (18.3 miles ), Berryville, AR (19.4 miles ).

Latitude: 36.29 N, Longitude: 93.30 W


Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+7.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (34%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Food and beverage stores (17%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (11%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Construction laborers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)


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Alpena-area historical tornado activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/20/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Alpena town center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 3 tornado 20.4 miles away from the town center injured 5 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alpena:
  • NORTH ARKANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; HARRISON, AR)
  • CARROLL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; BERRYVILLE, AR)
  • SKAGGS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (about 30 miles; BRANSON, MO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alpena:
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 64 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)
  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 65 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 70 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alpena:
  • BOONE COUNTY (about 11 miles; HARRISON, AR; ID: HRO)
  • CARROLL COUNTY (about 23 miles; BERRYVILLE, AR; ID: 4M1)
  • M GRAHAM CLARK (about 23 miles; POINT LOOKOUT, MO; ID: PLK)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alpena:
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
Public high school in Alpena:
  • ALPENA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 300A SOUTH DENVER; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Alpena:
  • ALPENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 300D SOUTH DENVER; Grades: KG - 06)

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

ALPENA WATERWORKS (Population served: 530, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In OCT-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-06-1996), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-06-1996)
  • Notification, Public - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: SWTR

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.1%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.5%
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: 1.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

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

Alpena 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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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
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$175
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 3$1,070
Firefighters 0$0 1$324
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,550
Other and Unallocable 0$0 3$1,794
Financial Administration 0$0 1$260
Totals for Government 0$0 11$5,173


Alpena government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $10,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $57,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $38,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $216,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $211,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $50,000
    Police Protection: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $70,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $70,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000
    General Support: $7,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $13,000
    Property: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000

8.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.22%
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 Newton County, AR  0.81% ($25,660 average AGI)
from Taney County, MO  0.48% ($26,207)
from Carroll County, AR  0.38% ($25,522)


7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,385 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.00%
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 Washington County, AR  0.70% ($36,759 average AGI)
to Newton County, AR  0.57% ($22,471)
to Taney County, MO  0.53% ($18,714)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alpena:
  • KNWA (1600 AM; 5 kW; BELLEFONTE, AR; Owner: HARRISON RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTHS (1480 AM; 5 kW; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
  • KHOZ (900 AM; 1 kW; HARRISON, AR; Owner: HARRISON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KWTO (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
  • KCGS (960 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: SOUTHLAND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KOMC (1220 AM; 1 kW; BRANSON, MO; Owner: TURTLE BROADCASTING CO. OF BRANSON, L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alpena:
  • KHOZ-FM (102.9 FM; HARRISON, AR; Owner: HARRISON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCWD (96.1 FM; HARRISON, AR; Owner: HARRISON RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTHS-FM (107.1 FM; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
  • KSMS-FM (90.5 FM; POINT LOOKOUT, MO; Owner: SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UINIVERSITY)
  • KOMC-FM (100.1 FM; KIMBERLING CITY, MO; Owner: TURTLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, L.P.)
  • KBPB (91.9 FM; HARRISON, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • KOZO (89.7 FM; BRANSON, MO; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP, INC)
  • K204CN (88.7 FM; BRANSON, MO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KRZK (106.3 FM; BRANSON, MO; Owner: TURTLE BROADCASTING CO. OF BRANSON)
  • KLFC (88.1 FM; BRANSON, MO; Owner: MOUNTAINTOP BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTCN (100.9 FM; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alpena:
  • K54FH (Channel 54; GREEN FOREST, AR; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC)
  • KWBM (Channel 31; HARRISON, AR; Owner: R.S. COMMUNICATIONS LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • K23DU (Channel 23; HARRISON, AR; Owner: CHRISTIANS INCORPORATED FOR CHRIST)
  • KTKO-LP (Channel 8; HARRISON, AR; Owner: TKO, INC.)
  • K17DL (Channel 17; BRANSON, MO; Owner: KY3, INC.)

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