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Columbia County

Population in July 2008: 422. Population change since 2000: -11.3%
 

Males: 215  (51.1%)
Females: 207  (48.9%)

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72017.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,842 (it was $21,406 in 2000)
Fredonia (Biscoe):  $26,842
Arkansas:  $38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,436
Fredonia (Biscoe):  $12,436
Arkansas:  $20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $30,330 (it was $19,500 in 2000)
Fredonia (Biscoe):  $30,330
Arkansas:  $101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $44,927; Detached houses: $59,537; Mobile homes: $17,639

Fredonia (Biscoe), AR residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Fredonia (Biscoe):

  • Black (58.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (41.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Fredonia (Biscoe): 73.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: United States (13.0%), English (1.9%), German (1.7%), Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 352 feet

Land area: 0.93 square miles.

Population density: 452 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fredonia (Biscoe)

  • High school or higher: 53.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 35.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fredonia (Biscoe) town

  • Never married: 35.2%
  • Now married: 45.3%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
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:

Fredonia (Biscoe):  1.3% ($261)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Fredonia (Biscoe) satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: North Little Rock, AR (48.2 miles , pop. 60,433).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (84.0 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (339.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: De Valls Bluff, AR (2.0 miles ), Hazen, AR (3.0 miles ), Clarendon, AR (3.2 miles ), Des Arc, AR (3.4 miles ), Brinkley, AR (3.6 miles ), Roe, AR (3.6 miles) , Cotton Plant, AR (3.9 miles ), Fargo, AR (4.0 miles) .

Latitude: 34.82 N, Longitude: 91.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 870

Fredonia (Biscoe) household income distribution Fredonia (Biscoe) home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Machinery (10%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)



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Average climate in Fredonia (Biscoe), Arkansas

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Fredonia (Biscoe)-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 220% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the Fredonia (Biscoe) town center killed 29 people and injured 180 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 tornado 22.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Fredonia (Biscoe)-area historical earthquake activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 83.2 miles away from Fredonia (Biscoe) center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Fredonia (Biscoe) center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 99.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2005 at 14:04:54, a magnitude 4.1 (3.9 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 9.5 mi) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from Fredonia (Biscoe) center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Fredonia (Biscoe) topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Fredonia (Biscoe):
  • STUTTGART REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; STUTTGART, AR)
  • CENTRAL ARKANSAS HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; SEARCY, AR)
  • WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 35 miles; SEARCY, AR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fredonia (Biscoe):
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 34 miles; BEEBE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,840)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 50 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 54 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 58 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 82 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)

Fredonia (Biscoe) map

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Cemeteries: Biscoe Cemetery (1), Harris Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.7%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  27.0%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fredonia (Biscoe), AR



Fredonia (Biscoe) compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below 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.
  • 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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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Fredonia (Biscoe) travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Columbia County Arkansas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Fredonia (Biscoe)

Adherents


NameBaptist Missionary Association of AmericaSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist AssociationChurches of Christ
Adherents37.6%26.6%15.4%8.9%5.5%
Congregations29.5%9.0%23.1%12.8%9.0%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodCatholic ChurchChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.3%1.1%0.9%1.1%
Congregations1.3%3.8%1.3%1.3%9.0%
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.


5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,222 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.87%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

0.42% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)
Columbia County:  0.42%
Arkansas average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ouachita County, AR  0.57% ($24,467 average AGI)
from Union County, AR  0.45% ($23,886)
from Webster Parish, LA  0.40% ($30,871)


6.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,940 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.36%
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 Union County, AR  0.51% ($47,250 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.48% ($23,711)
to Lafayette County, AR  0.34% ($24,407)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fredonia (Biscoe):
  • 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)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KXJK (950 AM; 5 kW; FORREST CITY, AR; Owner: FORREST CITY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KWCK (1300 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SEARCY, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KLRG (1150 AM; 5 kW; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS RADIO CORPORATION)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fredonia (Biscoe):
  • KBDO (91.7 FM; DES ARC, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KABK-FM (97.7 FM; AUGUSTA, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KFLI (104.7 FM; DES ARC, AR; Owner: GEORGE S. FLINN, JR.)
  • KLEC-FM (106.3 FM; LONOKE, AR; Owner: ABG ARKANSAS, LLC)
  • KVRN (90.7 FM; MARVELL, AR; Owner: EAST ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Fredonia (Biscoe):
  • 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.)
  • KVTN (Channel 25; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)

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