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Garland, AR map Population (year 2000): 352. Estimated population in July 2006: 355 (+0.9% change)
 

Males: 169  (48.0%)
Females: 183  (52.0%)

Miller County

Median resident age:  38.0 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71839.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $18,200 (it was $17,500 in 2000)
Garland  $18,200
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $31,900 (it was $29,000 in 2000)
Garland  $31,900
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Garland:

  • Black (69.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (27.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: Irish (6.8%), United States (4.5%), English (3.7%), German (3.1%), Scottish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 228 feet

Land area: 0.82 square miles.

Population density: 430 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Garland

  • High school or higher: 58.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 22.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garland town

  • Never married: 34.5%
  • Now married: 41.5%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 7.4%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
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:

Garland:  0.7% ($199)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (58.4 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (62.0 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (214.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lewisville, AR (9.3 miles ), Fouke, AR (13.7 miles ), Patmos, AR (14.5 miles) , Stamps, AR (15.0 miles ), Fulton, AR (18.6 miles ), Bradley, AR (18.7 miles ), Buckner, AR (19.1 miles ), Texarkana, AR (21.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.36 N, Longitude: 93.72 W


Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-15.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (30%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Gasoline stations (11%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (28%)
  • Bus drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Art and design workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)


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Garland-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 141% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.0 miles away from the Garland town center killed 2 people and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 2/12/1950, a category 4 tornado 38.0 miles away from the town center killed 18 people and injured 77 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Garland:
  • LIVING HOPE TEXARKANA (about 13 miles; TEXARKANA, AR)
  • MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HOPE, AR)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TEXARKANA (about 27 miles; TEXARKANA, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garland:
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 20 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • BARKSDALE AFB (about 60 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID: BAD)
  • SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 65 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garland:
  • HOPE MUNI (about 25 miles; HOPE, AR; ID: M18)
  • IDA'S (about 28 miles; IDA, LA; ID: L87)
  • SPRINGHILL (about 34 miles; SPRINGHILL, LA; ID: SPH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garland:
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 70 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)

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

GARLAND WATERWORKS (Population served: 450, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
WEST SHORE RESTAURANT (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  44.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Garland 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 significantly 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
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$1,063
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,107
Solid Waste Management 0$0 2$850
Water Supply 0$0 1$266
Sewerage 0$0 1$266
Streets and Highways 1$1,594$19,1280$0
Totals for Government 1$1,594$19,1287$3,552



10.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.47%
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 Bowie County, TX  4.25% ($27,763 average AGI)
from Hempstead County, AR  0.48% ($26,773)
from Little River County, AR  0.48% ($28,485)


9.91% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,664 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.91%
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 Bowie County, TX  4.94% ($25,683 average AGI)
to Little River County, AR  0.29% ($28,825)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.25% ($32,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garland:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KOSY (790 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KCMC (740 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KVMA (630 AM; 1 kW; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: MAGNOLIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKTK (1400 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garland:
  • KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KYGL (106.3 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KJMY (101.7 FM; HOPE, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, INC.)
  • KHTA (92.5 FM; WAKE VILLAGE, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KNRB (100.1 FM; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KTKC (92.9 FM; SPRINGHILL, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KKYR-FM (102.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFYX (107.1 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Garland:
  • KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
  • KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
  • KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
  • KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
  • KLFI-LP (Channel 35; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: BEECH STREET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • K41EQ (Channel 41; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KTSS-LP (Channel 50; HOPE, AR; Owner: ARTEX TV, LLC)
  • K30EA (Channel 30; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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