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Churches in Altus include: Abundant Life Fellowship Church (A), Altus First Baptist Church (B), Altus United Methodist Church (C), Altus United Pentecostal Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Altus Heritage Museum (26 West Main).
Hotel: St Mary's Mountain Guest Inn (2121 Saint Marys Mountain).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Altus and their reported violations in the past:
ALTUS WATERWORKS (Population served: 1730, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Public Education - Between JUN-25-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-28-2005)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-2002
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between FEB-25-2001 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-20-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-20-1999)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAY-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-1997)
- One other older monitoring violation
DENNING WATERWORKS (Population served: 733, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2006), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-25-2006)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In AUG-2005. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-25-2006)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2005. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAY-25-2006)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2002 and OCT-19-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2002)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2002
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Arkansas: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.9% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 28.1% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Altus 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.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Altus (2007 data):
- Bank of the Ozarks: Altus Branch at 1612 Franklin St, branch established on 1972-07-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,517.9 mil, Deposits: $2,077.3 mil, headquarters in Little Rock, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 70 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of The Ozarks Inc
- Simmons First National Bank: Altus Branch at Highway 64 West, branch established on 1971-04-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,302.8 mil, Deposits: $1,044.6 mil, headquarters in Pine Bluff, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 38 total offices, Holding Company: Simmons First National Corporation
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
2 | $2,858 | $17,148 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $105 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $140 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $926 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $708 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $438 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,085 | $25,020 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $4,943 | $19,772 | 13 | $2,317 |
Altus government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $236,000
Financial Administration: $107,000
Regular Highways: $66,000
Police Protection: $27,000
Fire Protection: $22,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
General - Other: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $32,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $58,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $293,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $284,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $56,000
General Support: $34,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $94,000
Property: $25,000
Public Utilities: $14,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $82,000
7.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,327 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.41% | | 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:
7.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,756 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.06% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Altus:
- KDYN (1540 AM; 1 kW; OZARK, AR; Owner: OZARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Altus:
- K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KDYN-FM (96.7 FM; OZARK, AR; Owner: OZARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
- KCJC (102.3 FM; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
- KERX (95.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF PARIS, INC.)
- KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
- KOLX (94.5 FM; BARLING, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLYR-FM (92.7 FM; CLARKSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORRESTER ET AL)
- KREU (92.3 FM; ROLAND, OK; Owner: STAR 92 CO.)
- K210BN (89.9 FM; CLARKSVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KRBK (104.7 FM; BOONEVILLE, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC,)
TV broadcast stations around Altus:
- KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K52FJ (Channel 52; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
- K53GB (Channel 53; PARIS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
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