Greenland, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 1,238. Population change since 2000: +36.5%

Males: 614	(49.6%)
Females: 624	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72737.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,783 (it was $39,643 in 2000)

Greenland:	$48,783
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,685

Greenland:	$20,685
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,861 (it was $78,900 in 2000)

Greenland:	$143,861
Arkansas:	$101,000

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Races in Greenland:

White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Black (1.1%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Greenland: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.6%), German (11.7%), English (11.5%), Irish (7.9%), Dutch (3.3%), Swedish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1254 feet

Land area: 2.73 square miles.

Population density: 453 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Greenland

High school or higher: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 2.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greenland city

Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 13.1%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
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:

Greenland:	0.7% ($575)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayetteville, AR (5.8 miles , pop. 58,047).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (98.7 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (266.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: West Fork, AR (2.1 miles ), Farmington, AR (2.2 miles ), Fayetteville, AR (2.4 miles ), Prairie Grove, AR (2.8 miles ), Elkins, AR (2.9 miles ), Johnson, AR (3.1 miles ), Goshen, AR (3.5 miles ), Springdale, AR (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $53,300
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $50,700
1998: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,800
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $66,200
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $124,300
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $62,300
2002: 14 buildings, average cost: $71,400
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $79,600
2004: 19 buildings, average cost: $77,800
2005: 41 buildings, average cost: $110,900
2006: 30 buildings, average cost: $181,700
2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,500
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,500

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Latitude: 35.99 N, Longitude: 94.18 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 479

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Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+7.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Food (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Health care (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

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Crime in Greenland by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	101.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	109.5	108.8	0.0	101.6	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	0	2	1	2	5	8
per 100,000	219.1	0.0	212.5	101.6	193.6	466.0	669.5
Burglaries	2	5	5	9	6	13	13
per 100,000	219.1	544.1	531.3	914.6	580.8	1211.6	1087.9
Thefts	6	7	10	16	14	14	17
per 100,000	657.2	761.7	1062.7	1626.0	1355.3	1304.8	1422.6
Auto thefts	4	1	0	0	1	2	6
per 100,000	438.1	108.8	0.0	0.0	96.8	186.4	502.1
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	208.1	164.3	122.2	433.9	141.3	245.1	307.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.23
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Greenland, Arkansas

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Greenland-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 148% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/4/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Greenland city center caused $100,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1954, a category 3 tornado 12.5 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Greenland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/27/2000 at 01:28:45, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from Greenland center
On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Greenland:

FAYETTEVILLE CITY HOSP & GERATRIC CTR (about 2 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR)
WILLOW CREEK WOMENS HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; JOHNSON, AR)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP IN PART WITH RE (about 9 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Greenland, AR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greenland:

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 2 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
WESTARK COLLEGE (about 56 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)

Public high schools in Greenland:

GREENLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: 30 N. SANDY; Grades: 09 - 12)
AR SCH FOR INFO SYS & TECHNOLOGY (Students: 48; Location: 30 N. SANDY; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Greenland:

GREENLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 200 N. SANDY; Grades: KG - 04)
GREENLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 55 N. SANDY; Grades: 05 - 08)

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

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

Reservoir: Adams Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Greenland Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	77.6%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	7.3%
Whole state:	15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Greenland, AR

Greenland compared to Arkansas state average:

Median house value 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Greenland mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (13%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Greenland

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Baptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents	43.1%	12.9%	12.5%	5.4%	4.2%
Congregations	19.0%	10.0%	2.4%	12.8%	5.7%

Name	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	2.7%	2.2%	2.1%	1.9%	12.9%
Congregations	7.1%	6.6%	4.3%	0.9%	31.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	0	$0		1	$954
Other Government Administration	0	$0		10	$2,220
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,622	$19,464	3	$4,032
Police Protection - Officers	4	$10,676	$32,028	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,016	$24,192	0	$0
Totals for Government	6	$14,314	$28,628	14	$7,206

Greenland government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $120,000
Police Protection: $107,000

General - Other: $36,000

Fire Protection: $35,000

Regular Highways: $27,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $131,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $297,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $286,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $11,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $116,000
Interest Earnings: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $223,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $43,000
General Support: $16,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $43,000
Public Utilities: $21,000

Property: $17,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $144,000

10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,752 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.64%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($255 average AGI)
Washington County: 0.34%
Arkansas average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Benton County, AR	2.10% ($34,550 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.41% ($34,866)
from Sebastian County, AR	0.38% ($33,284)

8.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.84%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($160 average AGI)
Washington County: 0.04%
Arkansas average: 0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Benton County, AR	2.85% ($39,748 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.33% ($36,035)
to Madison County, AR	0.31% ($33,148)

Strongest AM radio stations in Greenland:

KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KOFC (1250 AM; 1 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: WILLIAM B. DISNEY & MARTHA J. DISNEY)
KURM (790 AM; 5 kW; ROGERS, AR; Owner: KERM, INC)
KZRA (1590 AM; 3 kW; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KUOA (1290 AM; 5 kW; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KUOA, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KREB (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; BENTONVILLE/BELLA VI, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBTN (1420 AM; 10 kW; NEOSHO, MO; Owner: PETRACOM OF JOPLIN, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Greenland:

KAYH (89.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FAMILY VISION MINISTRIES, INC.)
KKIX (103.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K244DS (96.7 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUAF (91.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS)
KXUA (88.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: BRD. OF TRUST. OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
KDAB (94.9 FM; PRAIRIE GROVE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
K272DQ (102.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFAY-FM (98.3 FM; BENTONVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KKEG (92.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KXNA (104.9 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BUTLER BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
KBNV (90.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KMCK-FM (105.7 FM; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
K203CE (88.5 FM; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
K202BN (88.3 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL MEDIA CORP, INC)
K215EE (90.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K224AW (92.7 FM; SPRINGDALE, ETC., AR; Owner: J AND J BROADCASTING)
K240AS (95.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FRED H BAKER D/B/A MEGAMEDIA)
K261AX (100.1 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: J AND J BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Greenland:

KHOG-TV (Channel 29; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: KHBS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KAFT (Channel 13; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
K62DQ (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, ETC., AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
K42BS (Channel 42; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K64FO (Channel 64; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K68ET (Channel 68; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
K15DR (Channel 15; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K59ES (Channel 59; HINDSVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KFAA (Channel 51; ROGERS, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
KSBN-TV (Channel 57; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: TOTAL LIFE COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
KPOM-TV (Channel 24; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: J.D.G. TELEVISION, INC.)
KFFS-CA (Channel 36; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
K33FG (Channel 33; SILOAM SPRINGS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KVAQ-LP (Channel 20; SPRINGDALE, AR; Owner: CHRISTIANS INCORPORATED FOR CHRIST)

Greenland fatal accident list:
Apr 26, 2008 04:10 AM, W. Wilson St., Lat: 35.994119, Lon: -94.174514, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 6, 2001 06:01 AM, Sw Campbell Lp/Cr 65, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 2, 1997 10:05 AM, Sh-265-01, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 17, 1996 08:56 AM, Sh-265-01, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Dec 14, 1987 12:10 AM, 71s16, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2
Mar 8, 1978 03:10 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

City Hall, Call Sign: KQO821, Licensee ID: L00010010
Assigned Frequencies : 37.1000 MHz, 37.2400 MHz
Grant Date: 12/02/1997, Expiration Date: 02/05/2003, Cancelation Date: 05/11/2003
Registrant: City Of Greenland, City Hall, Greenland, AR 72737

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