Pope County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
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
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 18.8%
(19.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.5% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 6.0% for two or more races residents)
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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Atkins, AR
75 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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.
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Banks with branches in Atkins (2011 data):
- River Town Bank: Atkins Branch at 1511 North Church, branch established on 02/19/1999. Info updated 09/18/2006: Bank assets: $17.5 mil, Deposits: $14.9 mil, headquarters in Dardanelle, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of Dardanelle Bankshares, Inc.
- Liberty Bank of Arkansas: 812 North Church Branch at 812 North Church, branch established on 06/19/1998. Info updated 10/31/2008: Bank assets: $2,521.7 mil, Deposits: $1,884.9 mil, headquarters in Jonesboro, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Bancshares, Inc
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Pope County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Atkins:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.74%
| Here |  | 50.7% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | United Methodist Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 31.9% | 14.0% | 10.8% | 7.8% | 7.5% |
| Congregations | 13.4% | 19.7% | 7.1% | 13.4% | 2.4% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | American Baptist Association | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 6.0% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 13.1% |
| Congregations | 11.0% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 23.6% |
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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: 8 | Pope County: | 1.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Pope County: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27 | Pope County: | 4.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 35 | Here: | 5.91 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.0% | | Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Pope County: | 29.6% | | Arkansas: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.1% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $3,100 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,107 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $18,682 | $37,364 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,612 | $19,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 30 | $2,026 |
| Correction |
7 | $20,092 | $34,443 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,926 | $29,556 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,936 | $35,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $15,312 | $30,624 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
23 | $63,560 | $33,162 | 38 | $6,233 |
Atkins government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $292,000 ($98.02)
All Other: $22,000 ($7.39)
- Construction - General: $65,000 ($21.82)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $726,000 ($243.71)
Police Protection: $354,000 ($118.83)
Regular Highways: $278,000 ($93.32)
Fire Protection: $237,000 ($79.56)
Financial Administration: $237,000 ($79.56)
Sewerage: $164,000 ($55.05)
Parks & Recreation: $87,000 ($29.20)
General - Other: $38,000 ($12.76)
Health Services - Other: $17,000 ($5.71)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000 ($14.10)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($1.01)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $368,000 ($123.53)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,096,000 ($703.59)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $45,000 ($15.11)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $40,000 ($13.43)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,028,000 ($680.77)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $68,000 ($22.83)
Other, NEC: $5,000 ($1.68)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $96,000 ($32.23)
Interest Earnings: $46,000 ($15.44)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $771,000 ($258.81)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $695,000 ($233.30)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $197,000 ($66.13)
General Support: $56,000 ($18.80)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $465,000 ($156.09)
Public Utilities: $192,000 ($64.45)
Property: $22,000 ($7.39)
NEC: $4,000 ($1.34)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $565,000 ($189.66)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $120,000 ($40.28)
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:
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:
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)
- KGFL (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
- KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KVOM (800 AM; 0 kW; MORRILTON, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
- KCGS (960 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: SOUTHLAND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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)
- K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KARV-FM (101.3 FM; OLA, AR; Owner: KERM 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)
- KWKK (100.9 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
- KURB (98.5 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KVOM-FM (101.7 FM; MORRILTON, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
- KDJE (100.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMJX (105.1 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KHKN (106.7 FM; BENTON, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KUAR (89.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
- KSBC (90.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KYEL (105.5 FM; DANVILLE, AR; Owner: DANVILLE FM, 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.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Atkins, Arkansas:
- Fatal accident count: 14
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 14
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 30
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Arkansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 74
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 113
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 30
- Fatalities: 82
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 193
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Atkins fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 53 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Atkins)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - City Hall (Lat: 35.249528 Lon: -92.942111), Call Sign: KRJ430, Licensee ID: L00045830
Assigned Frequencies: 37.2000 MHz, 37.2400 MHz Grant Date: 03/31/2005, Expiration Date: 04/30/2015
Registrant: City Of Atkins, City Hall, Atkins, AR 72823, Phone: (501) 641-2900 - City Hall (Lat: 35.249528 Lon: -92.942111), Call Sign: WGI325, Licensee ID: L00045830
Assigned Frequencies: 155.700 MHz, 155.790 MHz Grant Date: 03/31/2005, Expiration Date: 04/30/2015
Registrant: City Of Atkins, City Hall, Atkins, AR 72823, Phone: (501) 641-2900
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - PETIT JEAN, 7 Miles S Of (Lat: 35.148972 Lon: -92.935722), Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WMK497
Assigned Frequencies: 2112.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/16/1992, Expiration Date: 02/01/2001, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Arkansas Cellular Limited Partnership, Building 100, Suite 200, Roswell, GA 30076
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 22 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Atkins)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: 172M (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 13452 , Serial Number: 17262762, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 12/13/1973
Registrant (Individual): Rodney Baker, 140 Happy Bend Rd, Atkins, AR 72823 - Aircraft: DCO-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 53761 , Serial Number: 5482, Year manufactured: 1943
Registrant (Individual): John W Bowden, Rt 1, Atkins, AR 72823
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Atkins, AR
| Most common first names in Atkins, AR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 58 | 72.9 years |
| William | 56 | 76.7 years |
| John | 44 | 74.8 years |
| Mary | 37 | 78.0 years |
| Robert | 27 | 68.7 years |
| George | 21 | 75.5 years |
| Roy | 19 | 74.9 years |
| Charles | 18 | 70.8 years |
| Ruth | 16 | 74.7 years |
| Joe | 16 | 73.4 years |
| Most common last names in Atkins, AR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Duvall | 48 | 71.1 years |
| Jackson | 19 | 80.9 years |
| Davis | 19 | 77.0 years |
| Reynolds | 17 | 77.2 years |
| Williams | 17 | 73.5 years |
| Moore | 16 | 76.8 years |
| May | 15 | 71.4 years |
| Jones | 15 | 72.8 years |
| Reed | 14 | 75.0 years |
| Taylor | 12 | 78.3 years |
| Businesses in Atkins, AR |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| KFC | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secondary school teachers"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
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