Carthage, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 401. Population change since 2000: -9.3%

Males: 210	(52.5%)
Females: 191	(47.5%)

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 71725.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,782 (it was $23,750 in 2000)

Carthage:	$29,782
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,790

Carthage:	$14,790
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $41,995 (it was $27,000 in 2000)

Carthage:	$41,995
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $60,324; Detached houses: $56,741; Mobile homes: $42,419

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Races in Carthage:

Black (82.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (14.3%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Carthage: 72.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (6.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 309 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 399 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carthage

High school or higher: 48.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 7.0%
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carthage city

Never married: 28.4%
Now married: 46.2%
Separated: 5.7%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 10.8%

23 residents are foreign born (5.2% Latin America).

This city:	5.2%
Arkansas:	2.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Carthage, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Carthage to the number of sex offenders is 401 to 1.

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

Carthage:	1.1% ($292)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (32.1 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (131.4 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (259.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Leola, AR (2.7 miles ), Prattsville, AR (4.1 miles ), Poyen, AR (4.2 miles ), Sheridan, AR (4.3 miles ), Fordyce, AR (4.4 miles ), Sparkman, AR (4.5 miles ), Thornton, AR (4.6 miles ), Kingsland, AR (4.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.07 N, Longitude: 92.56 W

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-2.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (59%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (6%)
Health care (4%)
Paper (2%)
Finance and insurance (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Metal and metal products (16%)
Wood products (15%)
Health care (15%)
Paper (12%)
Food (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (19%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Plant and system operators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
Assemblers and fabricators (20%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Average climate in Carthage, Arkansas

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Carthage, Arkansas average precipitation

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Carthage-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Carthage city center injured 11 people.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 tornado 27.1 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 100 people.

Carthage-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 88% 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 78.4 miles away from Carthage 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 80.9 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, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.2 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 40.5 miles away from Carthage center
On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.5 miles away from Carthage center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Carthage:

DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; FORDYCE, AR)
HOT SPRING COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; MALVERN, AR)
JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Carthage, AR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carthage:

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 37 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 48 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 55 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 73 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 80 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)

Public high school in Carthage:

CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 56; Location: 319 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Carthage:

CARTHAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 55; Location: 319 WEST CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)

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

CARTHAGE WATER AND SEWER (Population served: 392, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-10-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-10-1999), St Public Notif received (JUN-30-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In MAR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Notification, Public - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

Notification, Public - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

3 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	59.7%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	24.0%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carthage, AR

53 people in nursing homes

Carthage 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 below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Carthage mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dallas County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (25%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Carthage

Adherents

Name	American Baptist Association	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	33.0%	32.0%	14.4%	8.5%	5.0%
Congregations	9.1%	25.0%	9.1%	25.0%	9.1%

Name	Catholic Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.6%	1.4%	1.2%	0.8%
Congregations	2.3%	2.3%	6.8%	6.8%	4.5%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		16	$3,326
Water Supply	1	$1,568	$18,816	1	$1,196
Totals for Government	1	$1,568	$18,816	17	$4,522

Carthage government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $29,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $31,000
Sewerage: $20,000

Financial Administration: $17,000

Regular Highways: $5,000

General - Other: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $169,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $49,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $9,000
Property: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.28%
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 Ouachita County, AR	0.88% ($22,875 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, AR	0.48% ($31,538)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.40% ($30,909)

7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
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 Ouachita County, AR	0.79% ($21,091 average AGI)
to Clark County, AR	0.68% ($19,000)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.68% ($46,158)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carthage:

KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
KPBA (1270 AM; 5 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KXOW (1420 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carthage:

KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KIPR (92.3 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KSSN (95.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KLAZ (105.9 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KKPT (94.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC.)
KABZ (103.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC)
KKZR (93.3 FM; BRYANT, AR; Owner: ABG ARKANSAS, LLC)
KHKN (106.7 FM; BENTON, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KURB (98.5 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLEZ (101.5 FM; MALVERN, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KQUS-FM (97.5 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KVOL RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVLO (102.9 FM; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KQEW (102.3 FM; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: DALLAS PROPERTIES, INC.)
KYDL (96.7 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KSMB/KDYS RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K204DI (88.7 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KANX (91.1 FM; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Carthage:

KATV (Channel 7; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KATV, LLC)
KETS (Channel 2; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
KASN (Channel 38; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KETG (Channel 9; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
KVTN (Channel 25; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
KWBF-LP (Channel 5; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, L.L.C.)

Carthage fatal accident list:
Jan 21, 1989 01:00 AM, Willow, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

CARISSA L BICK, 3303 Highway 48 (300493), Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.8 m, Overall height: 101.5 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Suite A, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KC5SEM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 01/12/1996, Expiration Date: 01/12/2006, Cancelation Date: 01/15/2008
Registrant: Harold Russell, Hc 60 Box 310, Carthage, AR 71725
Call Sign: KC5SSF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01083201
Grant Date: 11/11/2005, Expiration Date: 02/09/2016, Certifier: Martha Russell
Registrant: Martha Russell, 59 Dallas 301, Carthage, AR 71725

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