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Lafe, AR map Population (year 2000): 385. Estimated population in July 2006: 398 (+3.4% change)
 

Males: 180  (46.8%)
Females: 205  (53.2%)

Greene County

Median resident age:  34.3 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72436.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,200 (it was $30,938 in 2000)
Lafe  $32,200
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,800 (it was $44,400 in 2000)
Lafe  $48,800
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Lafe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.6%)
  • American Indian (10.6%)
  • Two or more races (8.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.2%), German (16.4%), Irish (16.4%), French (4.7%), English (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 319 feet

Land area: 2.09 square miles.

Population density: 187 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Lafe

  • High school or higher: 69.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lafe town

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
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:

Lafe:  0.5% ($238)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Lafe satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (29.1 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (83.8 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (435.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oak Grove Heights, AR (5.4 miles ), Marmaduke, AR (8.4 miles ), Paragould, AR (10.2 miles ), Knobel, AR (10.2 miles ), Peach Orchard, AR (11.9 miles) , Delaplaine, AR (15.2 miles) , Rector, AR (15.2 miles ), Corning, AR (15.3 miles ).

Latitude: 36.20 N, Longitude: 90.51 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +94 (+32.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (20%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)


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Lafe-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/21/1999, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.0 miles away from the Lafe town center caused $1 million in damages.

On 4/22/1981, a category 4 tornado 28.0 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lafe:
  • ARKANSAS METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PARAGOULD, AR)
  • PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PIGGOTT, AR)
  • TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; KENNETT, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Lafe, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lafe:
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 74 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
  • MEMPHIS INTL (about 89 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 96 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lafe:
  • KIRK FIELD (about 11 miles; PARAGOULD, AR; ID: PGR)
  • RECTOR (about 14 miles; RECTOR, AR; ID: 7M8)
  • CORNING MUNI (about 16 miles; CORNING, AR; ID: 4M9)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lafe:
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 28 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 84 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
  • HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)

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Churches in Lafe include: Lafe Baptist Church (A), Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Creek: Pigeon Roost Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

LAFE RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 2470, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
LAFE RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 2470, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 minor monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.4%
Whole state:  3.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Lafe compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value 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.
  • 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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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 Government Administration 0$0 7$2,035
Firefighters 0$0 1$358
Sewerage 0$0 3$687
Totals for Government 0$0 11$3,080


Lafe government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $26,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $116,000
    Financial Administration: $27,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $36,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $25,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $23,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
    Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $141,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $23,000
    All Other: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000

6.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,579 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.59%
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 Craighead County, AR  1.65% ($32,474 average AGI)
from Clay County, AR  0.77% ($27,040)
from Dunklin County, MO  0.34% ($30,295)


5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.57%
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 Craighead County, AR  1.40% ($27,721 average AGI)
to Clay County, AR  0.65% ($25,590)
to Mississippi County, AR  0.20% ($27,320)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lafe:
  • KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KDRS (1490 AM; 1 kW; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
  • KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KCCB (1260 AM; 1 kW; CORNING, AR; Owner: SHIELDS-ADKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lafe:
  • WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
  • KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
  • KBKG (93.5 FM; CORNING, AR; Owner: SHIELDS-ADKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
  • KKLR-FM (94.5 FM; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • KAUF (89.9 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Lafe:
  • K46EM (Channel 46; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • K27FC (Channel 27; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
  • K54ER (Channel 54; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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