For population 15 years and over in Chidester city:
Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 48.3%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 14.3%
Divorced: 12.0%
0 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.0%
Arkansas:
2.8%
According to our research of Arkansas and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Chidester, Arkansas as of June 19, 2013. The ratio of number of residents in Chidester to the number of sex offenders is 324 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $264 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $288 (0.6%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (67.6 miles , pop. 55,085).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (95.7 miles , pop. 200,145).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (226.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Reader, AR (2.4 miles)
,
Bluff City, AR (2.5 miles)
,
Whelen Springs, AR (3.3 miles)
,
Cale, AR (3.7 miles)
,
Camden, AR (3.8 miles ),
Gurdon, AR (4.1 miles ),
Rosston, AR (4.1 miles ),
East Camden, AR (4.2 miles ).
Chidester-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 161% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/19/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the Chidester city center killed 2 peopleand injured 9 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 3/1/1997, a category F4 tornado 22.3 miles away from the city center killed 6 peopleand injured 100 people.
Earthquake activity:
Chidester-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 90% 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 42.3 miles away from the city center On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from Chidester center On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.3 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 37.5 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 41.1 miles away from Chidester center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Ouachita County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chidester:
OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; CAMDEN, AR)
BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICSL CENTER-ARKADELPHIA (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; ARKADELPHIA, AR)
DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; FORDYCE, AR)
Religion statistics for Chidester (based on Ouachita County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.64%
Here
62.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
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
53.0%
15.8%
7.9%
7.6%
5.4%
Congregations
24.7%
19.8%
4.9%
12.3%
9.9%
Name
American Baptist Association
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Catholic Church
Other
Adherents
4.0%
1.9%
1.5%
1.3%
1.7%
Congregations
8.6%
2.5%
6.2%
1.2%
9.9%
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: 8
Ouachita County:
3.07 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Ouachita County:
0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Here:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
Here:
3.84 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Ouachita County:
12.3%
State:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Ouachita County:
32.0%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.3%
Arkansas:
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
$1,240
$14,880
0
$0
Other Government Administration
0
$0
5
$878
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
1
$150
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
1
$523
Firefighters
0
$0
1
$60
Streets and Highways
0
$0
1
$359
Solid Waste Management
1
$1,284
$15,408
0
$0
Sewerage
1
$1,427
$17,124
0
$0
Water Supply
0
$0
1
$1,152
Totals for Government
3
$3,951
$15,804
10
$3,122
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,344 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.63%
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:
3 Mi S On Hwy 76 (Lat: 33.650111 Lon: -93.025167), Call Sign: WZP391, Licensee ID: L00008543 Assigned Frequencies: 153.545 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2003, Expiration Date: 02/18/2013 Registrant: International Paper Co, 133 Forestry Circle, Arkadelphia, AR 71923, Phone: (870) 246-8801, Fax: (870) 246-8186
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
4
Call Sign: KC2FJX, Licensee ID: L00142549 Grant Date: 08/04/2009, Expiration Date: 08/06/2019 Registrant: John D Lewis, 115 Ouachita Road 319, Chidester, AR 71726
Call Sign: N5TNV, Licensee ID: L00480276 Grant Date: 07/29/2003, Expiration Date: 08/03/2013, Certifier: John D Tilley Sr Registrant: John D Tilley Sr, 323 Ouachita 15, Chidester, AR 71726
Call Sign: N5YEH Grant Date: 01/07/1992, Expiration Date: 01/07/2002, Cancellation Date: 01/08/2004 Registrant: Edward Szymanski, 113 Hwy 57, Chidester, AR 71726
Call Sign: KE5IEV, Licensee ID: L01144738 Grant Date: 04/26/2006, Expiration Date: 04/26/2016, Cancellation Date: 12/16/2008, Certifier: Thomas U Mcdaniel Registrant: Thomas U Mcdaniel, 119 Quachita 327, Chidester, AR 71726
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
