Union County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
SO2
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.3. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.66. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.5 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Calion and their reported violations in the past:
CRABAPPLE POINT WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 10, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-06-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-06-2006)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Calion that have no violations reported:
- CALION WATER WORKS (Population served: 749, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.1%
(15.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 57.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Arkansas: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.7% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calion, AR
Calion compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Union County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Calion (based on Union County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.44%
| Here |  | 67.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 58.8% | 13.0% | 8.6% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 28.2% | 16.1% | 9.7% | 8.1% | 11.3% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | American Baptist Association | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| Congregations | 3.2% | 10.5% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 11.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Union County: | 2.09 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7 | Union County: | 1.62 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 35 | Union County: | 8.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Here: | 5.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.4% | | Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Union County: | 28.7% | | Arkansas: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 12.7% | | 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 |
1 | $1,140 | $13,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $1,267 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,851 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $261 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,152 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,184 | $26,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $3,324 | $19,944 | 15 | $4,531 |
Calion government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $62,000 ($126.02)
Sewerage: $42,000 ($85.37)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $68,000 ($138.21)
Solid Waste Management: $45,000 ($91.46)
Sewerage: $40,000 ($81.30)
Regular Highways: $34,000 ($69.11)
Financial Administration: $20,000 ($40.65)
Police Protection: $18,000 ($36.59)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($36.59)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $59,000 ($119.92)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $171,000 ($347.56)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $160,000 ($325.20)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $11,000 ($22.36)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.03)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $111,000 ($225.61)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $76,000 ($154.47)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000 ($48.78)
General Support: $9,000 ($18.29)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $62,000 ($126.02)
Property: $20,000 ($40.65)
Public Utilities: $14,000 ($28.46)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $49,000 ($99.59)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($16.26)
4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,548 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:
5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,274 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | 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 Calion:
- KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KELD (1400 AM; 1 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Calion:
- KXZX (96.1 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KBSA (90.9 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: BD OF SUP OF LA STATE U & A&M COLLGE)
- KIXB (103.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KAGL (93.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLBQ (98.7 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
- KMLK (101.5 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KCXY (95.3 FM; EAST CAMDEN, AR; Owner: GARY D. TERRELL D/B/A Y95 RADIO)
- KBPW (88.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- KELD-FM (107.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KJLO-FM (104.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KAMD-FM (97.1 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: CHARLES R. SHINN)
- KMGC (104.5 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: JADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Calion:
- K46DT (Channel 46; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K69HO (Channel 69; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K36DR (Channel 36; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- KYPX (Channel 49; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)
- K48EP (Channel 48; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K59FJ (Channel 59; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K29DC (Channel 29; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K40EF (Channel 40; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K50EK (Channel 50; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K57GF (Channel 57; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K63FX (Channel 63; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K66EX (Channel 66; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KLMB-LP (Channel 23; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN B/CING., INC.)
- KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- K05KG (Channel 5; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH)
- K18AB (Channel 18; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOE CORP. L.L.C.)
Calion fatal accident list:
Apr 10, 1998 05:00 PM, Us-167-02, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 8, 1990 00:46 AM, Landingdr, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 2, 1985 06:25 PM, Lake, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2 - CAROL L TACKER, Union County Road 507 (Lat: 33.322194 Lon: -92.549167), Type: Mast, Structure height: 99.1 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Licensee ID: L00001133
Registrant: Pinnacle Cellular Limited Partnership, 17330 Preston Road, Ste 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2000 - Carol L Tacker, Union County Road 507 (Lat: 33.322194 Lon: -92.549167), Type: Mast, Structure height: 99.1 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: Sbc Wireless, Inc., 17330 Preston Road, Ste 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-8312
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KO5E, Licensee ID: L01035382
Grant Date: 06/28/2005, Expiration Date: 09/15/2015, Certifier: Robert D Walker
Registrant: Robert D Walker, 115 Ward St, Calion, AR 71724
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: MOONEY M20C (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1AY , Serial Number: 3441, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/21/1966
Registrant (Individual): David R Harris, Po Box 463, Calion, AR 71724
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Calion, AR
| Most common first names in Calion, AR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 12 | 73.2 years |
| William | 11 | 69.2 years |
| Mary | 9 | 80.4 years |
| George | 5 | 71.4 years |
| John | 5 | 74.2 years |
| Joe | 5 | 78.4 years |
| Willie | 5 | 55.8 years |
| Charles | 4 | 54.0 years |
| Henry | 4 | 69.5 years |
| Ernest | 4 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Calion, AR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Murphy | 13 | 75.5 years |
| Parker | 10 | 78.0 years |
| Davis | 9 | 72.8 years |
| Mcghee | 7 | 82.6 years |
| Clark | 6 | 76.8 years |
| Smith | 6 | 85.0 years |
| Staples | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Williams | 6 | 77.0 years |
| Johnson | 5 | 71.8 years |
| Reed | 5 | 82.4 years |
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Computer specialists"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Registered nurses"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Office supplies and stationery stores"
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