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Garfield, AR map Population (year 2000): 490
Males: 256  (52.2%)
Females: 234  (47.8%)

Benton County

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72732.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,500 (it was $33,393 in 2000)
Garfield  $40,500
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $113,100 (it was $76,500 in 2000)
Garfield  $113,100
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Garfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)


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Ancestries: German (27.6%), United States (13.7%), Irish (13.3%), English (9.6%), Norwegian (8.0%), Swedish (8.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1493 feet

Land area: 3.67 square miles.

Population density: 134 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Garfield

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garfield town

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 9.9%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

15 residents are foreign born (2.2% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).

This town:  3.1%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Garfield, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garfield to the number of sex offenders is 98 to 1.

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

Garfield:  0.8% ($583)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (28.9 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (136.7 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (318.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Gateway, AR (3.5 miles) , Seligman, MO (5.6 miles ), Avoca, AR (7.7 miles ), Washburn, MO (9.7 miles ), Prairie Creek, AR (9.7 miles ), Pea Ridge, AR (9.8 miles ), Little Flock, AR (12.0 miles ), Beaver, AR (14.0 miles) .

Latitude: 36.45 N, Longitude: 93.97 W


Area code: 479

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (17%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (18%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Business operations specialists (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)
  • Therapists (4%)


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Garfield-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 83% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/24/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the Garfield town center injured 4 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 6/11/1970, a category 3 tornado 8.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 45 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Garfield:
  • ST MARY ROGERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ROGERS, AR)
  • EUREKA SPRINGS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR)
  • SOUTH BARRY COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; CASSVILLE, MO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garfield:
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 26 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
  • DRAKE FIELD (about 34 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID: FYV)
  • JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 60 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garfield:
  • LOST BRIDGE VILLAGE (about 7 miles; GARFIELD, AR; ID: 4A8)
  • ROGERS MUNICIPAL-CARTER FIELD (about 11 miles; ROGERS, AR; ID: ROG)
  • CASSVILLE MUNI (about 17 miles; CASSVILLE, MO; ID: 94K)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garfield:
  • NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
Public elementary/middle school in Garfield:
  • GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 18432 MARSHALL ST.; Grades: KG - 05)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • KFAY FM is now KQSM-FM, Sam 98, at 98.3

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Church in Garfield: Garfield Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Brent Tillery Guide Service (Tours & Charters; 11618 Ventris Road).

Hotels: Paradise Playland Resort LLC (21322 North Highway 127), The Lodge of Whitney Mountain (12483 Lodge Drive).

 

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

LOST BRIDGE VILL WAT-SEW DISTS (Population served: 916, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-2006)
  • Treatment Technique No Certif. Operator - Between DEC-31-2003 and JUN-14-2006, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-2006)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2000)
GARFIELD WATERWORKS (Population served: 490, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-30-1999), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-14-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-2003
  • Notification, Public - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-13-2000), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-13-2000), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-14-2000)
  • Notification, Public - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2000), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-2000), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-14-2000)
  • Notification, Public - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Garfield that have no violations reported:
  • VENTRIS TRAIL END RESORT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PEA RIDGE NATL MILITARY PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
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: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.6%
Whole state:  6.6%

Garfield compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Garfield government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $31,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $56,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $216,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $45,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $20,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $16,000
    Property: $15,000
    Public Utilities: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000

10.85% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,922 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.85%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($668 average AGI)
Benton County:  0.10%
Arkansas average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, AR  2.62% ($39,748 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.35% ($30,645)
from McDonald County, MO  0.20% ($26,376)


7.59% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($474 average AGI)
Benton County:  0.06%
Arkansas average:  0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, AR  2.04% ($34,550 average AGI)
to Delaware County, OK  0.26% ($26,699)
to McDonald County, MO  0.26% ($57,547)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garfield:
  • KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
  • KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KREB (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BENTONVILLE/BELLA VI, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)
  • KZRA (1590 AM; 3 kW; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTHS (1480 AM; 5 kW; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
  • KZAR (1390 AM; 1 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KRMO (990 AM; 3 kW; CASSVILLE, MO; Owner: MONETT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWTO (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garfield:
  • KMXF (101.9 FM; LOWELL, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIGL (93.3 FM; SELIGMAN, MO; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAMO-FM (94.3 FM; ROGERS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTCN (100.9 FM; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • KFAY-FM (98.3 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • K203CE (88.5 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXNA (104.9 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKEG (92.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
  • KBNV (90.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KSEC (95.7 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: BENTONVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • KREB-FM (99.5 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
  • KAPG (88.1 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KQMO (97.7 FM; SHELL KNOB, MO; Owner: MAGIC CIRCLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KAYH (89.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FAMILY VISION MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KTHS-FM (107.1 FM; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)
  • KMCK-FM (105.7 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K244DS (96.7 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Garfield:
  • KWBS-TV (Channel 34; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)
  • KFAA (Channel 51; ROGERS, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K67EO (Channel 67; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • KNJE-LP (Channel 68; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: TV-34, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION)
  • K14IT (Channel 14; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
  • KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KHOG-TV (Channel 29; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: KHBS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K62DQ (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, ETC., AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • K18EG (Channel 18; EUREKA SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CHRISTIANS INCORPORATED FOR CHRIST)
  • K64FO (Channel 64; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)

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