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Nevada County

Population in July 2008: 117. Population change since 2000: -24.0%
Males: 61  (52.6%)
Females: 56  (47.4%)

Median resident age:  42.0 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip code: 71858


Estimated median household income in 2008: $31,280 (it was $24,375 in 2000)
Bodcaw:  $31,280
Arkansas:  $38,815

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,812

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $69,235 (it was $43,600 in 2000)
Bodcaw:  $69,235
Arkansas:  $105,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $87,777; Detached houses: $100,195; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $23,632; Mobile homes: $28,750

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Races in Bodcaw:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Black (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Bodcaw: 73.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (37.0%), Irish (5.2%), German (2.6%), English (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 354 feet

Land area: 2.98 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bodcaw

  • High school or higher: 65.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bodcaw town

  • Never married: 31.2%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

4 residents are foreign born (1.3% Europe, 1.3% Latin America).

This town:  2.6%
Arkansas:  2.8%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bodcaw:  0.6% ($257)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (73.8 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (78.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (202.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Willisville, AR (2.6 miles) , Rosston, AR (2.6 miles ), Patmos, AR (3.2 miles) , Cale, AR (3.2 miles) , Emmet, AR (3.5 miles ), Perrytown, AR (3.5 miles ), Hope, AR (3.6 miles ), Buckner, AR (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 33.56 N, Longitude: 93.40 W

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-4.3%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food and beverage stores (27%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Leather and allied products (9%)
  • Data processing, libraries, and other information services (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Religious workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (27%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)



Average climate in Bodcaw, Arkansas

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Bodcaw-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 154% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.8 miles away from the Bodcaw town center killed 2 people and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 tornado 22.4 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Bodcaw-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.2 miles away from Bodcaw center
On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.8 miles away from Bodcaw center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bodcaw:
  • MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HOPE, AR)
  • MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR)
  • LIVING HOPE TEXARKANA (about 29 miles; TEXARKANA, AR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bodcaw:
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 85 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 92 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.6%
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: 1.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  21.9%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  6.9%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bodcaw, AR



Bodcaw 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.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Nevada County Arkansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (62%)
  • Electricity (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)


Religion statistics for Bodcaw

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.37%
Here60.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist AssociationOther
Adherents51.1%15.4%11.0%9.0%13.4%
Congregations36.6%7.3%17.1%9.8%29.3%
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.


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$440
Water Supply 0$0 2$1,900
Totals for Government 0$0 3$2,340



7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.08%
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:
from Hempstead County, AR  2.05% ($24,063 average AGI)
from Columbia County, AR  0.36% ($25,364)
from Ouachita County, AR  0.33% ($19,400)


8.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,855 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.22%
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:
to Hempstead County, AR  2.19% ($28,985 average AGI)
to Clark County, AR  0.77% ($22,583)
to Bowie County, TX  0.45% ($36,929)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bodcaw:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVMA (630 AM; 1 kW; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: MAGNOLIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KTPA (1370 AM; 1 kW; PRESCOTT, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KXAR (1490 AM; 1 kW; HOPE, AR; Owner: KDB, INC.)
  • KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bodcaw:
  • KZHE (100.5 FM; STAMPS, AR; Owner: A-1 COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KHPA (104.9 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K295AB (106.9 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DIST., UNV OF ARK)
  • KWDO (99.1 FM; WALDO, AR; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
  • KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • K217ET (91.3 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KJMY (101.7 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, INC.)
  • K209CV (89.7 FM; PRESCOTT, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Bodcaw:
  • KTSS-LP (Channel 50; HOPE, AR; Owner: ARTEX TV, LLC)
  • KETG (Channel 9; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KTEV-LP (Channel 13; PRESCOTT, AR; Owner: SANDRA A. MAY)
  • KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • City Hall, Type: Pole, Structure height: 7.6 m, Overall height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPTB601, Licensee ID: L00350860
    Assigned Frequencies : 458.850 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/23/2001, Expiration Date: 08/23/2011, Certifier: Larry Hicks
    Registrant: City Of Bodcaw, City Hall Hwy 53, Bodcaw, AR 71858, Phone: (870) 899-2407



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