Branch, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 365. Population change since 2000: +2.2%

Males: 190	(52.1%)
Females: 175	(47.9%)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72928.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,031 (it was $29,531 in 2000)

Branch:	$37,031
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,758

Branch:	$19,758
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,145 (it was $58,600 in 2000)

Branch:	$91,145
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $152,777; Detached houses: $160,549; Townhouses or other attached units: $135,571; Mobile homes: $48,167

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Races in Branch:

White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
American Indian (2.2%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Branch: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.6%), Irish (7.8%), German (7.0%), Dutch (6.2%), English (5.6%), Italian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 466 feet

Land area: 3.57 square miles.

Population density: 102 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Branch

High school or higher: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 5.2%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Branch city

Never married: 26.1%
Now married: 60.5%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 5.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Arkansas:	2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Branch:	0.8% ($448)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (25.3 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (125.0 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (237.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Ratcliff, AR (2.0 miles) , Charleston, AR (2.2 miles ), Caulksville, AR (2.2 miles ), Booneville, AR (3.4 miles ), Lavaca, AR (3.6 miles ), Paris, AR (3.6 miles ), Magazine, AR (3.7 miles ), Denning, AR (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 35.31 N, Longitude: 93.96 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 479

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Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+22.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Construction (8%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Wood products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (19%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (7%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Woodworkers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)

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Branch-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/26/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.0 miles away from the Branch city center killed 2 people and injured 64 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.3 miles away from the city center killed 14 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Branch-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from Branch center
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) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from the city 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 75.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.6 miles away from Branch center
On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 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 82.0 miles away from Branch center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Branch:

MERCY HOSPITAL TURNER MEMORIAL (about 8 miles; OZARK, AR)
BOONEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BOONEVILLE, AR)
BOONEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BOONEVILLE, AR)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Branch:

WESTARK COLLEGE (about 18 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 92 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)

Public high school in Branch:

COUNTY LINE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 269; Location: 12092 W. STATE HWY. 22; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Branch:

COUNTY LINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 305; Location: 12092 W. STATE HWY. 22; Grades: KG - 06)

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Churches in Branch include: Church of Christ (A), First Baptist Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), Free Will Baptist Church (D), Assembly of God Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Branch and their reported violations in the past:

BRANCH WATER WORKS (Population served: 500, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-17-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In MAR-2000

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JAN-26-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-26-2000)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.2%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
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: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Branch, AR

Branch 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.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Branch

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Association	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	37.9%	13.6%	12.9%	11.2%	8.7%
Congregations	13.7%	17.6%	3.9%	11.8%	11.8%

Name	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Pentecostal Church of God	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	4.6%	3.9%	2.8%	1.7%	2.6%
Congregations	13.7%	9.8%	3.9%	3.9%	9.8%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$450
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$370
Firefighters	0	$0		10	$128
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$300
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,000
Totals for Government	0	$0		20	$2,248

Branch government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $33,000
Water Utilities: $12,000

Financial Administration: $11,000

Fire Protection: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $97,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $97,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $85,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $56,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $27,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $38,000
Highways: $16,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $17,000
Property: $10,000

Public Utilities: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

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:

from Sebastian County, AR	1.39% ($27,203 average AGI)
from Johnson County, AR	0.86% ($19,571)
from Crawford County, AR	0.79% ($34,756)

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:

to Sebastian County, AR	1.20% ($30,941 average AGI)
to Johnson County, AR	0.99% ($20,875)
to Crawford County, AR	0.83% ($30,851)

Strongest AM radio stations in Branch:

KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFPW (1230 AM; 1 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDYN (1540 AM; 1 kW; OZARK, AR; Owner: OZARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Branch:

KERX (95.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF PARIS, INC.)
K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KOLX (94.5 FM; BARLING, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRBK (104.7 FM; BOONEVILLE, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC,)
KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDYN-FM (96.7 FM; OZARK, AR; Owner: OZARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
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)
K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KREU (92.3 FM; ROLAND, OK; Owner: STAR 92 CO.)
KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCJC (102.3 FM; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
KZKZ-FM (106.3 FM; GREENWOOD, AR; Owner: FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTTG (96.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF MENA, INC.)
KLSZ-FM (102.7 FM; VAN BUREN, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Branch:

KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
K52FJ (Channel 52; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
KPOM-TV (Channel 24; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
K53GB (Channel 53; PARIS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)

Branch fatal accident list:
Jul 24, 1983 07:55 AM, B, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 4, 1977 06:55 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: AC5SY, Previous Call Sign: KD5CXX, Licensee ID: L01335947
Grant Date: 10/26/2007, Expiration Date: 12/19/2017
Registrant: Howard E Armstrong, Branch, AR 72928-0122
Call Sign: N5MZZ, Previous Call Sign: KB5GCL, Licensee ID: L00415836
Grant Date: 10/31/2001, Expiration Date: 01/28/2012
Registrant: Stanley W Mc Curdy, R 1 Box 212, Branch, AR 72928

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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