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College City, AR map Population (year 2000): 269
Males: 177  (65.8%)
Females: 92  (34.2%)

Lawrence County

Median resident age:  21.6 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72476.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,600 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
College City  $28,600
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $36,300 (it was $33,000 in 2000)
College City  $36,300
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in College City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • Black (4.5%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.2%), German (13.0%), Irish (5.2%), Dutch (3.7%), Subsaharan African (3.7%), Scottish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 274 feet

Land area: 0.45 square miles.

Population density: 604 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in College City

  • High school or higher: 80.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 40.4%
  • Unemployed: 13.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in College City town

  • Never married: 35.2%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

12 residents are foreign born (1.9% Africa, 1.9% Latin America, 0.7% Oceania).

This town:  4.5%
Arkansas:  2.8%

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

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

College City:  0.8% ($253)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
College City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (26.6 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (96.4 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (454.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walnut Ridge, AR (3.9 miles ), Hoxie, AR (5.9 miles ), O'Kean, AR (9.0 miles ), Portia, AR (9.3 miles ), Pocahontas, AR (9.8 miles ), Black Rock, AR (11.0 miles ), Sedgwick, AR (11.5 miles) , Minturn, AR (12.2 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 36.13 N, Longitude: 90.94 W


115 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Area code commonly used in this area: 870

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Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (53%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (16%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)
  • Construction (2%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (43%)
  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Social assistance (16%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Food (3%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)
  • Machinery (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Postsecondary teachers (16%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (16%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Religious workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (23%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (13%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


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College City-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the College City town center killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 1/21/1999, a category 4 tornado 28.8 miles away from the town center caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near College City:
  • LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR)
  • RANDOLPH COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; POCAHONTAS, AR)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 30 miles; JONESBORO, AR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to College City:
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 92 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 101 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 118 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to College City:
  • WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL (about 2 miles; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; ID: ARG)
  • NICK WILSON FIELD (about 8 miles; POCAHONTAS, AR; ID: M70)
  • CORNING MUNI (about 29 miles; CORNING, AR; ID: 4M9)

Amtrak station near College City:
  • 5 miles: WALNUT RIDGE (HWY. 67 AT MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to College City:
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 93 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 93 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 93 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 98 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 99 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.6%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.9%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  6.6%

College City compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Lawrence County Arkansas:




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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

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 5$800
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$531
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$77
Financial Administration 0$0 1$600
Totals for Government 0$0 9$2,008


College City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $9,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $17,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    Fire Protection: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    General - Other: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Fire Protection: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $21,000
    Highways: $13,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $19,000
    Property: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $15,000

6.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.23%
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 Randolph County, AR  1.10% ($20,310 average AGI)
from Craighead County, AR  1.06% ($28,268)
from Greene County, AR  0.34% ($27,722)


7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,548 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.45%
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 Craighead County, AR  1.72% ($27,185 average AGI)
to Randolph County, AR  1.22% ($24,338)
to Greene County, AR  0.62% ($36,515)


Strongest AM radio stations in College City:
  • KRLW (1320 AM; 1 kW; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KPOC (1420 AM; 1 kW; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNEA (970 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KDFN (1500 AM; daytime; 3 kW; DONIPHAN, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)

Strongest FM radio stations in College City:
  • KRLW-FM (106.3 FM; WALNUT RIDGE, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KJLV (105.3 FM; HOXIE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • K211BX (90.1 FM; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
  • KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBKG (93.5 FM; CORNING, AR; Owner: SHIELDS-ADKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPOC-FM (103.9 FM; POCAHONTAS, AR; Owner: COMBINED MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KAOG (90.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOEA (97.5 FM; DONIPHAN, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)

TV broadcast stations around College City:
  • KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K54ER (Channel 54; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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