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Notable locations in Dumas: Desha County Museum (A), Dumas Nursing Center (B), Dumas Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Brookhaven Shopping Center (1), Carter Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Dumas include: Dumas Church of Christ (A), First Assembly of God Church (B), First Baptist Church of Dumas (C), First United Methodist Church (D), Calvary Missionary Baptist Church (E), Northside Baptist Church (F), Holy Child Catholic Church (G), West Dumas Church of God in Christ (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dumas: Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Dumas Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Hotels: Executive Inn (310 Highway 65 South), Pendleton Inn (167 Pendleton Lane), Days Inn (501 Highway 65 South), Dumas-Days Inn (501 Highway 65 S), Econo Lodge Inn & Suites (722 Highway 65 South).
Court: Dumas City - Municipal Court (149 East Waterman Street).
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Desha County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dumas and their reported violations in the past:
DUMAS WATERWORKS (Population served: 5777, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
GARRETT BRIDGE WATER ASSOC (Population served: 871, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2005 and DEC-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)
KELSO-ROHWER WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 597, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-13-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUN-13-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-05-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-05-2006)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and DEC-09-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and OCT-18-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-10-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-18-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2000)
- One minor monitoring violation
MITCHELLVILLE WATERWORKS (Population served: 497, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-11-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2006)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.6%
(2.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 48.8% for Black residents, 19.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 28.4% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Arkansas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 70.8% | | Whole state: | 70.2% |
| This city: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dumas, AR
46 people in nursing homes
Dumas compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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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Banks with branches in Dumas (2011 data):
- Merchants and Farmers Bank: Merchants And Farmers Bank at 500 Highway 65 South, branch established on 05/10/1909; Downtown Branch at 130 West Waterman Street, branch established on 02/06/2006. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $8.6 mil, Deposits: $0.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: M & F Financial Corporation
- Bank of Star City: Damas Branch at 265 Highway 65 South, branch established on 11/20/1989. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $10.2 mil, Deposits: $7.9 mil, headquarters in Star City, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Star City Bancshares, Inc.
- Simmons First Bank of South Arkansas: Simmons First Bank Of Dumas Branch at Highway 65 Near Highway 54, branch established on 03/04/1974. Info updated 01/04/2011: Bank assets: $16.0 mil, Deposits: $13.4 mil, headquarters in Lake Village, AR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Simmons First National Corporation
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Desha County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Dumas:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.23%
| Here | | 62.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Association | Assemblies of God | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
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| Adherents | 55.0% | 12.2% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 4.0% |
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| Congregations | 30.4% | 10.9% | 6.5% | 15.2% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Church of the Nazarene | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 6.9% |
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| Congregations | 2.2% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 19.6% |
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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: 6 | Desha County: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Desha County: | 1.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Desha County: | 2.90 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.0% | | Arkansas: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Desha County: | 33.6% | | Arkansas: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.7% | | State: | 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 |
7 | $13,242 | $22,701 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $8,187 | $49,122 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $4,738 | $28,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
14 | $33,139 | $28,405 | 1 | $674 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $10,135 | $20,270 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
10 | $16,139 | $19,367 | 1 | $752 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $8,478 | $25,434 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
9 | $29,811 | $39,748 | 11 | $3,021 |
| Solid Waste Management |
11 | $17,639 | $19,243 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $13,128 | $31,507 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
70 | $154,636 | $26,509 | 13 | $4,447 |
Dumas government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $1,274,000 ($279.75)
Sewerage: $289,000 ($63.46)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,010,000 ($221.78)
Financial Administration: $658,000 ($144.49)
Water Utilities: $487,000 ($106.94)
Sewerage: $354,000 ($77.73)
Regular Highways: $329,000 ($72.24)
Solid Waste Management: $302,000 ($66.32)
General - Other: $194,000 ($42.60)
Health Services - Other: $165,000 ($36.23)
Fire Protection: $55,000 ($12.08)
Parks & Recreation: $44,000 ($9.66)
Air Transportation: $33,000 ($7.25)
- General - Interest on Debt: $352,000 ($77.29)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $478,000 ($104.96)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $784,000 ($172.16)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,014,000 ($1759.77)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,048,000 ($1547.65)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $708,000 ($155.47)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $966,000 ($212.12)
Water Utilities: $76,000 ($16.69)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $316,000 ($69.39)
Interest Earnings: $273,000 ($59.95)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $44,000 ($9.66)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,053,000 ($450.81)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $354,000 ($77.73)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,781,000 ($830.26)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $337,000 ($74.00)
All Other: $216,000 ($47.43)
- Tax - Property: $1,842,000 ($404.48)
NEC: $43,000 ($9.44)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,335,000 ($293.15)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000 ($9.22)
5.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,630 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.93% | | 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:
7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,831 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.21% | | 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 Dumas:
- KDDA (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DUMAS, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- KPBA (1270 AM; 5 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, 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.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dumas:
- KAFN (102.5 FM; GOULD, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXFE (106.9 FM; DUMAS, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KDEW-FM (97.3 FM; DE WITT, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KHBM-FM (93.7 FM; MONTICELLO, AR; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KGPQ (99.9 FM; MONTICELLO, AR; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KXSA-FM (103.1 FM; DERMOTT, AR; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Dumas:
- 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.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Dumas, Arkansas:
- Fatal accident count: 12
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 35
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Arkansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 74
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 113
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 30
- Fatalities: 82
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 193
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Dumas fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Dumas)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 48 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Dumas, AR)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - At Kxfe Site Hwy 54 W, (Lat: 33.890917 Lon: -91.527333), Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WMF483
Assigned Frequencies: 948.750 MHz, 949.250 MHz
Grant Date: 11/24/1992, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012
Registrant: Arkansas County Broadcasters, Inc., P.O. Box 789 Highway 64 West, Wynne, AR 72396 - STATION, Near Hwy 54 0.7 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 33.898139 Lon: -91.514556), Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WNEX511
Assigned Frequencies: 1975.00 MHz, 1955.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/20/1999, Expiration Date: 06/21/2009, Cancellation Date: 12/15/2000
Registrant: Phone: (501) 221-8200 - STATION, E15 Dumas Headquarters 2.7 Mi N On Hwy 65 (Lat: 33.931472 Lon: -91.518167), Overall height: 25.9 m, Call Sign: WNEX603
Assigned Frequencies: 1895.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/20/1999, Expiration Date: 06/23/2009, Cancellation Date: 12/18/2000
Registrant: Phone: (501) 221-8200
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 - Mile 21 On Arkansas River (Lat: 33.980667 Lon: -91.355667), Type: Tower, Call Sign: KZV779, Licensee ID: L00538239
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.900 MHz
Grant Date: 07/08/2002, Expiration Date: 06/04/2012, Certifier: Raymond D Mannis
Registrant: Bruce Oakley Inc Dba Oakley Pendleton Warehouse - Dumas Memorial Airport (Lat: 33.882056 Lon: -91.531500), Call Sign: WRLB3284
Assigned Frequencies: 0.30551 MHz
Grant Date: 09/08/1997, Expiration Date: 09/08/2002, Cancellation Date: 12/08/2002
Registrant: City Of Dumas, 155 E Waterman, Dumas, AR 71639
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dumas)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 10 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Dumas)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Businesses in Dumas, AR |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
- #36 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008 (pop. 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of robberies in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #37 (71639) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of African first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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