Drinking water stations with addresses in Damascus and their reported violations in the past:
DAMASCUS WATER WORKS (Population served: 1300, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-01-2005 and APR-01-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-03-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: |  8.0% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This town: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Damascus compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Damascus (2007 data):
- First Arkansas Bank and Trust: Damascus Branch at 10 South Broadway, branch established on 2006-07-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $489.4 mil, Deposits: $365.4 mil, headquarters in Jacksonville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: First Arkansas Bancshares, Inc.
- Home Bank of Arkansas: Damascus Branch at 17401 Highway 65 South, branch established on 2003-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.5 mil, Deposits: $45.7 mil, headquarters in Portland, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Home Holding, Inc
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Van Buren County Arkansas:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,041 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $3,764 | $22,584 | 1 | $166 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,080 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,749 | $20,988 | 1 | $640 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,513 | $22,052 | 7 | $3,928 |
Damascus government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $19,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $268,000
Police Protection: $130,000
Financial Administration: $20,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $51,000
Public Welfare: $25,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $13,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
Highways: $3,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $404,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $395,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $9,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $51,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $154,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $319,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $16,000
Highways: $14,000
General Support: $5,000
- Tax - Public Utilities: $12,000
Property: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $93,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $20,000
8.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,580 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.63% | | 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:
7.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,779 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.72% | | 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 Damascus:
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KGFL (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
- KCGS (960 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: SOUTHLAND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDXE (1380 AM; 5 kW; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: RADIO DISNEY AM 1380, LLC)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KLRG (1150 AM; 5 kW; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS RADIO CORPORATION)
- KCON (1230 AM; 1 kW; CONWAY, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEE OF THE UNIV. OF CEN)
- KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
- KWCK (1300 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SEARCY, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Damascus:
- KSSN (95.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- 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)
- KFFB (106.1 FM; FAIRFIELD BAY, AR; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCAST, INC)
- KHPQ (92.1 FM; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
- KURB (98.5 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDJE (100.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMJX (105.1 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KBCN-FM (104.3 FM; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: PEARSON B/CASTING OF MARSHALL, INC.)
- KBMJ (89.5 FM; HEBER SPRINGS, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KHKN (106.7 FM; BENTON, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KWOZ (103.3 FM; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW BROADCASTING CORP)
- KUAR (89.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
- KASR (92.7 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CREATIVE MEDIA INCORPORATED)
TV broadcast stations around Damascus:
- KTHV (Channel 11; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS TELEVISION COMPANY)
- KEMV (Channel 6; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- KLRT-TV (Channel 16; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KARK-TV (Channel 4; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KARK-TV, INC.)
- KWBF (Channel 42; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KKYK-LP (Channel 22; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)
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