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Notable locations in Blytheville: Mississippi County Fairgrounds (A), Cherrytree Plaza (B), Fire Station Number 2 (C), Fire Station Number 1 (D), Blytheville City Hall (E), Ritz Civic Center (F), Blytheville Public Library (G), Mississippi County Nursing Home (H), Mississippi County Courthouse (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Town North Shopping Center (1), Blytheville Plaza Shopping Center (2), Colony Square Shopping Center (3), Day Shopping Center (4), Downtown Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Blytheville include: Blytheville First Assembly of God Church (A), Calvary Baptist Church (B), True Light Baptist Church (C), Trinity Baptist Church (D), Temple Israel (E), Church of Christ (F), Church of God (G), Church of the Lord Jesus (H), Church of the Lord Jesus Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: North Sawba Cemetery (1), Sawyer Cemetery (2), Spur Cemetery (3), Lane Cemetery (4), Elmwood Cemetery (5), Maple Grove Cemetery (6), Memorial Park Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Blytheville include: Cypress Park (1), Walker Park (2), Little Park (3), Mahoney Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Blytheville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Green Dragon- The (Arcades & Amusements; 821 East Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Economy Inn (1003 South Division Street) (1), Comfort Inn Blytheville (1520 East Main Street) (2), Best Western Blytheville Inn (1101 Kari Street) (3), Days Inn (East Highway 18 & I 55) (4), Royal Inn (1214 South Division Street) (5), Best Budget Inn (357 South Division Street) (6), Holiday Inn of Blytheville (1121 West Main Street) (7), Hampton Inn (301 North Service Road) (8), Blytheville-Days Inn (PO Box 1342) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Blytheville and their reported violations in the past:
BLYTHEVILLE WATERWORKS (Population served: 18272, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-1998), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-05-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-26-1998)
NE MISSISSIPPI CO WATER ASSOC (Population served: 919, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2005)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - In SEP-09-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-09-1994)
EAKER AFB (Population served: 450, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-04-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-04-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-28-1998)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blytheville that have no violations reported:
- DOGWOOD WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1513, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 28.6% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.8% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blytheville, AR
People in group quarters in Blytheville
- 186 people in nursing homes
- 76 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Blytheville compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students 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 Blytheville (2009 data):
- The First National Bank in Blytheville: Gosnell Branch, The First National Bank In Blythevil, Walmart Branch, East Branch, North Branch, South Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $210.6 mil, Deposits: $186.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First Delta Bankshares, Inc.
- Farmers Bank and Trust Company: Blytheville Branch, Farmers Bank And Trust Company, Northside Branch, Teller's Window Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $362.2 mil, Deposits: $289.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers Bancorp Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Blytheville, Arkansas
- Thrifty Inn, 201 N I-55 Service Rd, Blytheville, AR 72315, Phone: (870) 763-2300
- Best Western Inn, 3700 South Division, Blytheville, AR 72315, Phone: (800) 528-1234
- Holiday Inn, 1121 E Main, Blytheville, AR 72315, Phone: (870) 763-5800
- Hampton Inn, 301 N Access Rd, Blytheville, AR 72315, Phone: (870) 763-5220
See all 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Blytheville, Arkansas
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mississippi County Arkansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Blytheville
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 66.7% | 8.7% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 37.7% | 9.8% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 13.9% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Pentecostal Church of God | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 4.6% |
| Congregations | 1.6% | 4.1% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 11.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $32,451 | $48,677 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
6 | $7,097 | $14,194 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
6 | $19,280 | $38,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
25 | $88,422 | $42,443 | 1 | $927 |
| Police - Other |
14 | $37,175 | $31,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
34 | $114,215 | $40,311 | 4 | $654 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,451 | $17,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $31,415 | $37,698 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
15 | $38,758 | $31,006 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
12 | $31,356 | $31,356 | 1 | $792 |
| Water Supply |
20 | $51,230 | $30,738 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
15 | $62,510 | $50,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $7,399 | $29,596 | 11 | $4,679 |
| Other and Unallocable |
24 | $79,672 | $39,836 | 1 | $820 |
| Totals for Government |
193 | $602,431 | $37,457 | 18 | $7,872 |
Blytheville government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $35,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,112,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,763,000
Sewerage: $1,360,000
All Other: $224,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $35,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,663,000
Fire Protection: $1,598,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,388,000
Regular Highways: $1,338,000
Sewerage: $1,289,000
Parks & Recreation: $809,000
Water Utilities: $752,000
Central Staff Services: $665,000
Financial Administration: $245,000
Health Services - Other: $95,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $68,000
General Public Buildings: $68,000
General - Other: $60,000
Air Transportation: $33,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $2,776,000
Interest Revenue: $607,000
Benefit Payments: $280,000
From Local Government: $56,000
From Other Government: $17,000
Withdrawals: $12,000
Local Employee Contribution: $8,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $40,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $50,824,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,660,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $712,240,000
Water Utilities: $4,725,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $16,115,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $712,240,000
Other, NEC: $15,849,000
Water Utilities: $4,500,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $266,000
Water Utilities: $225,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $49,936,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,007,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $50,000
Regular Highways: $20,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,124,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $929,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $713,698,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $726,000
General Support: $497,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $4,510,000
Public Utilities: $1,003,000
Property: $544,000
NEC: $182,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $6,089,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $283,000
4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.78% | | 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:
6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,248 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.19% | | 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 Blytheville:
- KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
- KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KOSE (860 AM; 1 kW; WILSON, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blytheville:
- KAMJ (93.9 FM; GOSNELL, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- KHLS (96.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
- KBCM (88.3 FM; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KQDD (107.3 FM; OSCEOLA, AR; Owner: PHOENIX BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
- WASL (100.1 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: DR PEPPER PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO.)
- WKNQ (90.7 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: MID-SOUTH PUBLIC COMMS. FOUNDATION)
- KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W205BN (88.9 FM; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KCRV-FM (105.1 FM; CARUTHERSVILLE, MO; Owner: POLLACK BROADCASTING CO.)
- KAUF (89.9 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WAPO (90.5 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WAUV (89.7 FM; RIPLEY, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Blytheville:
- WMC-TV (Channel 5; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
- WLMT (Channel 30; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPTY-TV (Channel 24; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WDYR-CA (Channel 33; DYERSBURG, TN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Blytheville fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Blytheville)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Blytheville, AR)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 47 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Blytheville)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Blytheville)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 206
- Hazardous Condition: 42
Incident types - Blytheville
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