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Woodruff County

Population in July 2007: 846. Population change since 2000: -9.4%
 

Males: 363  (42.9%)
Females: 483  (57.1%)
Median resident age:  40.4 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72036.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $14,000 (it was $13,264 in 2000)
Cotton Plant  $14,000
Arkansas:  $38,134

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $27,500 (it was $22,500 in 2000)
Cotton Plant  $27,500
Arkansas:  $101,000

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Races in Cotton Plant:

  • Black (74.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (23.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Cotton Plant: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.0%), Irish (4.3%), English (2.0%), German (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/14/1887

Elevation: 193 feet

Land area: 1.03 square miles.

Population density: 822 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Cotton Plant

  • High school or higher: 51.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 13.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cotton Plant city

  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 40.8%
  • Separated: 3.2%
  • Widowed: 15.4%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

18 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.9%
Arkansas:  2.8%

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

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

Cotton Plant:  0.9% ($199)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (68.7 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (88.3 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (409.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Fargo, AR (6.1 miles) , Brinkley, AR (8.8 miles ), Hunter, AR (9.3 miles) , Wheatley, AR (11.6 miles ), Georgetown, AR (16.3 miles) , Fredonia (Biscoe), AR (16.6 miles ), Des Arc, AR (17.2 miles ), Patterson, AR (17.6 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: 35.00 N, Longitude: 91.25 W


Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -185 (-16.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)


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Average climate in Cotton Plant, Arkansas

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Cotton Plant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 174% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 0.3 miles away from the Cotton Plant city center killed 29 people and injured 180 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 tornado 20.2 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Cotton Plant:
  • BAPTIST MEM HOSPITAL FORREST CITY INC (about 33 miles; FORREST CITY, AR)
  • CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; WYNNE, AR)
  • CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; SEARCY, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Cotton Plant, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cotton Plant:
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 62 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 70 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 89 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cotton Plant:
  • FRANK FEDERER MEMORIAL (about 12 miles; BRINKLEY, AR; ID: M36)
  • WOODRUFF COUNTY (about 19 miles; AUGUSTA, AR; ID: M60)
  • MC CRORY/MORTON (about 19 miles; MC CRORY, AR; ID: 7M0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cotton Plant:
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 46 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 71 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 71 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 77 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 78 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 90 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
Public high school in Cotton Plant:
  • COTTON PLANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 255 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Cotton Plant:
  • COTTON PLANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 457 W MARTIN L KING BLVD; Grades: KG - 06)

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

COTTON PLANT WATERWORKS (Population served: 960, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-20-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-14-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-24-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-14-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and FEB-15-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-15-2004)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.1%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  47.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  17.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Cotton Plant compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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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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
Firefighters 0$0 1$40
Streets and Highways 1$1,152$13,8240$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$1,950
Financial Administration 0$0 1$540
Police - Other 1$1,329$15,9480$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,785$21,4200$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$450
Solid Waste Management 3$2,830$11,3200$0
Totals for Government 6$7,095$14,19010$2,980



5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.38%
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 White County, AR  0.90% ($15,130 average AGI)
from Cross County, AR  0.51% ($24,769)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.47% ($29,667)


6.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.98%
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 White County, AR  1.80% ($25,787 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AR  0.73% ($21,947)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.54% ($26,071)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cotton Plant:
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KXJK (950 AM; 5 kW; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KWCK (1300 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SEARCY, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KBRI (1570 AM; 0 kW; BRINKLEY, AR; Owner: EAST ARKANSAS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cotton Plant:
  • KABK-FM (97.7 FM; AUGUSTA, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KBDO (91.7 FM; DES ARC, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KBFC (93.5 FM; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)





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