For population 15 years and over in Briarcliff town:
Never married: 19.3%
Now married: 53.1%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 14.6%
4 residents are foreign born
This town:
1.7%
Arkansas:
2.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $363 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $582 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (84.8 miles , pop. 151,580).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (152.3 miles , pop. 650,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (351.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Briarcliff-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/2/1982, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Briarcliff town center killed 2 peopleand injured 28 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 12/14/1971, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the town center injured 10 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Briarcliff-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 78% 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 73.9 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 76.3 miles away from Briarcliff 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 44.4 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 41.9 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 53.0 miles away from Briarcliff center On 8/22/2000 at 20:12:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 67.2 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Baxter County (13) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Landslide: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Briarcliff:
BAXTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR)
STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR)
OZARKS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 39 miles away; WEST PLAINS, MO)
Religion statistics for Briarcliff (based on Baxter County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.43%
Here
51.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Lutheran Church
Adherents
34.4%
19.8%
8.3%
7.1%
6.6%
Congregations
22.9%
1.4%
4.3%
24.3%
1.4%
Name
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Assemblies of God
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
4.1%
3.8%
2.4%
2.2%
11.4%
Congregations
1.4%
7.1%
1.4%
2.9%
32.9%
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: 7
Baxter County:
1.67 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Baxter County:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
Baxter County:
6.93 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 48
Here:
11.46 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
11.9%
Arkansas:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Baxter County:
26.1%
Arkansas:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.2%
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
2
$1,346
Totals for Government
0
$0
2
$1,346
Briarcliff government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $18,000 ($76.27)
General - Other: $15,000 ($63.56)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($46.61)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($8.47)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($4.24)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,000 ($4.24)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000 ($21.19)
Highways: $1,000 ($4.24)
All Other: $1,000 ($4.24)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,000 ($29.66)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000 ($131.36)
Highways: $11,000 ($46.61)
Total Salaries & Wages: $18,000 ($76.27)
9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,186 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
9.19%
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 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations:"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Management, professional, and related occupations:"
#17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers:"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
#22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Legal support workers"
#55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales and office occupations:"
#48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
