For population 15 years and over in Bellefonte town:
Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 57.1%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 18.0%
19 residents are foreign born (4.3% Asia, 0.5% Oceania).
This town:
4.8%
Arkansas:
2.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $683 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $567 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (62.8 miles , pop. 58,047).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (161.5 miles , pop. 393,049).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (317.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Valley Springs, AR (2.1 miles)
,
Harrison, AR (2.1 miles ),
Bergman, AR (2.8 miles ),
Everton, AR (2.9 miles)
,
Western Grove, AR (2.9 miles ),
Zinc, AR (3.1 miles)
,
Pyatt, AR (3.5 miles ),
Pindall, AR (3.7 miles)
.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Bellefonte-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/20/1973, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Bellefonte town center killed one personand injured 19 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/2/1982, a category F3 tornado 8.7 miles away from the town center injured 5 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bellefonte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.8 miles away from the city center On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 85.4 miles away from Bellefonte center On 6/27/2000 at 01:28:45, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.3 miles away from the city center On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 84.3 miles away from the city center On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.6 miles away from Bellefonte center On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 3.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Boone County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Landslide: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bellefonte:
NORTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; HARRISON, AR)
ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL-BERRYVILLE (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; BERRYVILLE, AR)
SKAGGS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 32 miles away; BRANSON, MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bellefonte:
University of Arkansas (about 61 miles; Fayetteville, AR; Full-time enrollment: 15,441)
Arkansas Tech University (about 63 miles; Russellville, AR; FT enrollment: 6,534)
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (about 64 miles; Bentonville, AR; FT enrollment: 3,034)
Missouri State University (about 71 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 14,879)
Ozarks Technical Community College (about 72 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 6,501)
Drury University (about 72 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,600)
University of Central Arkansas (about 85 miles; Conway, AR; FT enrollment: 9,257)
Religion statistics for Bellefonte (based on Boone County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.72%
Here
54.7%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Catholic Church
Adherents
49.8%
13.2%
6.8%
6.8%
5.3%
Congregations
32.5%
10.0%
12.5%
17.5%
1.3%
Name
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
American Baptist Association
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
3.0%
2.4%
2.0%
1.9%
8.9%
Congregations
1.3%
2.5%
3.8%
1.3%
17.5%
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: 5
Boone County:
1.36 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Boone County:
0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Boone County:
5.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
Here:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.5%
Arkansas:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Boone County:
27.8%
Arkansas:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
12.8%
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
$1,200
Water Supply
0
$0
2
$1,800
Totals for Government
0
$0
3
$3,000
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:
