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Grannis, AR map Population (year 2000): 575. Estimated population in July 2006: 575 (0.0% change)
 

Males: 289  (50.3%)
Females: 286  (49.7%)

Polk County

Median resident age:  32.3 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71944.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,300 (it was $29,083 in 2000)
Grannis  $30,300
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,300 (it was $42,100 in 2000)
Grannis  $46,300
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Grannis:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.0%)
  • Hispanic (16.5%)
  • Other race (14.1%)
  • American Indian (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (30.3%), German (6.3%), Irish (5.6%), English (4.7%), French (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 936 feet

Land area: 8.64 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grannis

  • High school or higher: 68.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grannis city

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

71 residents are foreign born (12.0% Latin America).

This city:  12.3%
Arkansas:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Grannis:  0.8% ($343)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (78.3 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (128.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (196.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Wickes, AR (4.3 miles ), Gillham, AR (4.8 miles) , Vandervoort, AR (10.1 miles) , De Queen, AR (13.8 miles ), Cove, AR (14.8 miles ), Hatfield, AR (17.5 miles ), Horatio, AR (20.8 miles ), Lockesburg, AR (21.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 34.24 N, Longitude: 94.33 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: +69 (+13.6%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Food (26%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Construction (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Food (24%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Construction (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Food processing workers (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)


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Grannis-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.4 miles away from the Grannis city center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Grannis:
  • DE QUEEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; DE QUEEN, AR)
  • MENA MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; MENA, AR)
  • HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; NASHVILLE, AR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grannis:
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 60 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 76 miles; FORT SMITH, AR; ID: FSM)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 88 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Grannis:
  • J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 15 miles; DE QUEEN, AR; ID: DEQ)
  • MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL (about 23 miles; MENA, AR; ID: M39)
  • BROKEN BOW (about 34 miles; BROKEN BOW, OK; ID: 90F)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grannis:
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 105 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 120 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
  • NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)

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Churches in Grannis include: United Church of Grannis (A), Grannis Baptist Church (B), Holly Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Holly Grove Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

GRANNIS WATERWORKS (Population served: 493, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUL-1999
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  78.1%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.9%
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: 0.5% of all households

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

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.5%
Whole state:  6.6%

Grannis 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 below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Arkansas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$158
Other Government Administration 1$1,173$14,0768$331
Police Protection - Officers 4$5,533$16,5992$312
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$885
Water Supply 1$1,803$21,6360$0
Totals for Government 6$8,509$17,01814$1,686



7.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,675 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.44%
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 Sevier County, AR  0.40% ($22,440 average AGI)
from Garland County, AR  0.24% ($39,333)
from McCurtain County, OK  0.24% ($17,133)


6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($23,336 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.44%
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 Sebastian County, AR  0.46% ($18,179 average AGI)
to Washington County, AR  0.44% ($25,556)
to Sevier County, AR  0.34% ($22,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grannis:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KENA (1450 AM; 1 kW; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grannis:
  • KDQN-FM (92.1 FM; DE QUEEN, AR; Owner: JAY W. BUNYARD & ANNE W. BUNYARD)
  • KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KQOR (105.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTTG (96.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF MENA, INC.)
  • KKBI (106.1 FM; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: J.D.C. RADIO, INC.)
  • KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KENA-FM (102.1 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBPU (88.7 FM; DE QUEEN, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Grannis:
  • K08KF (Channel 8; De QUEEN, AR; Owner: FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD)

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