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Churches in Altus include: Altus First Baptist Church (A), Altus United Methodist Church (B), Altus United Pentecostal Church (C), Abundant Life Fellowship 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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Franklin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 30.0%
(30.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Arkansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 64.9% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Altus, AR
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 (2011 data):
- Bank of the Ozarks: Altus Branch at 1612 Franklin St, branch established on 07/10/1972. Info updated 01/18/2011: Bank assets: $3,164.1 mil, Deposits: $2,421.8 mil, headquarters in Little Rock, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 99 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of The Ozarks Inc
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Altus:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.56%
| Here | | 48.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | American Baptist Association | National Association of Free Will Baptists |
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| Adherents | 37.9% | 13.6% | 12.9% | 11.2% | 8.7% |
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| Congregations | 13.7% | 17.6% | 3.9% | 11.8% | 11.8% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ | Pentecostal Church of God | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 13.7% | 9.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 9.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | Franklin County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Franklin County: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9 | Franklin County: | 4.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Here: | 4.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.9% | | Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Franklin County: | 32.2% | | Arkansas: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 17.7% | | State: | 13.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,222 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,600 | $19,200 | 2 | $2,086 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $270 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,208 | $26,496 | 3 | $1,064 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,686 | $22,116 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $7,494 | $22,482 | 12 | $4,642 |
Altus government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $236,000 ($282.97)
Financial Administration: $107,000 ($128.30)
Regular Highways: $66,000 ($79.14)
Police Protection: $27,000 ($32.37)
Fire Protection: $22,000 ($26.38)
Parks & Recreation: $18,000 ($21.58)
General - Other: $4,000 ($4.80)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000 ($25.18)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $32,000 ($38.37)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $58,000 ($69.54)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($2.40)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $9,000 ($10.79)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $293,000 ($351.32)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $284,000 ($340.53)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $56,000 ($67.15)
General Support: $34,000 ($40.77)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $94,000 ($112.71)
Property: $25,000 ($29.98)
Public Utilities: $14,000 ($16.79)
NEC: $5,000 ($6.00)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $82,000 ($98.32)
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)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- 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)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KLYR (1360 AM; 1 kW; CLARKSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORRESTER ET AL)
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)
- KCJC (102.3 FM; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
- KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
- KERX (95.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF PARIS, INC.)
- KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
- KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLYR-FM (92.7 FM; CLARKSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORRESTER ET AL)
- KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTCS-FM (99.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KOLX (94.5 FM; BARLING, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- 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:
- KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- K52FJ (Channel 52; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
- KPOM-TV (Channel 24; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
- K53GB (Channel 53; PARIS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
Altus fatal accident list:
Sep 17, 2005 09:00 AM, Us-64-03, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 1
Sep 19, 1988 09:38 AM, 64s3, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 5, 1978 09:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 18 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Altus)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KD5DCZ
Grant Date: 01/23/1998, Expiration Date: 01/23/2008, Cancellation Date: 01/26/2010
Registrant: Joseph M Pennington, Altus, AR 72821 - Call Sign: WA5QGV, Licensee ID: L00699332
Grant Date: 06/11/2003, Expiration Date: 09/07/2013, Certifier: Bennie D Blanscet
Registrant: Bennie D Blanscet, 7402 Hwy 186, Altus, AR 72821 - Call Sign: KD5OWH, Licensee ID: L00369149
Grant Date: 06/19/2001, Expiration Date: 06/19/2011, Certifier: Alex J East
Registrant: Alex J East, 8704 E Hwy 64, Altus, AR 72821 - Call Sign: KE5ALR, Licensee ID: L00821252
Grant Date: 02/27/2004, Expiration Date: 02/27/2014, Certifier: Steve M Ricketts
Registrant: Steve M Ricketts, 9043 Wandering Way, Altus, AR 72821 - Call Sign: KE5GTN, Licensee ID: L01091312
Grant Date: 12/05/2005, Expiration Date: 12/05/2015, Certifier: Kathereen Mershon
Registrant: Kathereen Mershon, 8517 Kingsrun Lane, Altus, AR 72821
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: PA-28-160 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5072W , Serial Number: 28-81, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 09/08/1961
Registrant (Individual): Randall S Hurst, 3233 Shady Brook Rd, Altus, AR 72821 - Aircraft: S-14 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 5698M , Serial Number: 0792030
Registrant (Individual): Roger R Kunz, 9245 Highway 186, Altus, AR 72821
Deregistered: Cancel Date: 04/13/1990 - Aircraft: 269A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 65 mph), Engine: LYCOMING HO-360 (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8855F , Serial Number: 0216, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 06/14/1963
Registrant (Individual): Kari Lynn Chambers, 610 W Logan St, Altus, AR 72821
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Altus, AR
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