Lake City, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 2,130. Population change since 2000: +8.9%

Males: 1,034	(48.6%)
Females: 1,096	(51.4%)

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

Zip codes: 72437.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,880 (it was $30,844 in 2000)

Lake City:	$38,880
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,715

Lake City:	$17,715
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,146 (it was $46,900 in 2000)

Lake City:	$65,146
Arkansas:	$101,000

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Races in Lake City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake City: 76.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (29.0%), Irish (8.4%), German (4.1%), English (3.7%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/27/1898

Elevation: 226 feet

Land area: 2.22 square miles.

Population density: 960 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lake City

High school or higher: 61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 4.2%
Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake City town

Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 62.0%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 10.9%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
Arkansas:	2.8%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Lake City, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake City to the number of sex offenders is 533 to 1.

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

Lake City:	0.7% ($312)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (14.3 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (55.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (418.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Black Oak, AR (2.1 miles ), Monette, AR (2.7 miles ), Caraway, AR (2.8 miles ), Bay, AR (2.9 miles ), Brookland, AR (3.1 miles ), Trumann, AR (3.3 miles ), Leachville, AR (3.6 miles ), Etowah, AR (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $47,000
1997: 11 buildings, average cost: $55,700
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $73,600
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $48,200
2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $58,300
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $64,000
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,300
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $56,300
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $12,500
2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $12,500
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2007: 10 buildings, average cost: $105,200
2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $114,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 35.82 N, Longitude: 90.44 W

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: +82 (+4.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Machinery (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (14%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
U. S. Postal service (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Lake City by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	49.5
Assaults	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	49.6	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	7	11	12	3
per 100,000	349.7	545.9	592.6	148.4
Thefts	0	9	5	10
per 100,000	0.0	446.7	246.9	494.6
Auto thefts	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	49.5
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	64.4	66.0	51.4	49.0

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.88
US city average:	3.00

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Lake City, Arkansas average temperatures

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Lake City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 199% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/26/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the Lake City town center killed 3 people and injured 289 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 tornado 15.0 miles away from the town center caused $30,000 in damages.

Lake City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 14.0 miles away from Lake City center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/27/1989 at 16:47:49, a magnitude 4.7 (4.6 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 39.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 14.6 miles away from Lake City center
On 11/29/1996 at 05:41:33, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 LG, 4.1 LG, Depth: 12.6 mi) earthquake occurred 29.6 miles away from the city center
On 5/1/2005 at 12:37:32, a magnitude 4.2 (4.1 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 16.3 miles away from Lake City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake City:

HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 11 miles; JONESBORO, AR)
REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NEA (about 11 miles; JONESBORO, AR)
ST BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (about 11 miles; JONESBORO, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Lake City, AR

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake City:

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 14 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 55 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT enrollment: 3,959)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)

Public high school in Lake City:

RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 167; Location: 601 CATFISH DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Lake City:

RIVERSIDE WEST ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 2001 HIGHWAY 18; Grades: PK - 06)

Private elementary/middle school in Lake City:

LAKE CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 19; Location: P O BOX 507; Grades: KG - 10)

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User submitted facts and corrections:

hospital most used: St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro,AR

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Church in Lake City: General Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

LAKE CITY WATERWORKS (Population served: 2030, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-17-1999), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-17-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In JAN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

BLACK OAK WATERWORKS (Population served: 283, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-06-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-06-1999), St Other (MAR-15-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-1998), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-04-1998), St Other (MAR-15-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2004 and JUN-22-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-22-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-22-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-22-2005)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between NOV-25-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

6 routine major monitoring violations

8 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.7%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	14.6%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This town:	5.5%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake City, AR

80 people in nursing homes

Lake City compared to Arkansas state average:

Lake City, Arkansas environmental map by EPA

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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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lake City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Craighead County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Lake City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church
Adherents	46.7%	14.0%	10.3%	8.1%	6.5%
Congregations	24.3%	15.8%	13.2%	13.2%	1.3%

Name	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene	Charismatic Churches Independent	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	1.9%	1.1%	1.1%	7.5%
Congregations	7.2%	2.0%	0.7%	3.3%	19.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

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	1	$2,130	$25,560	0	$0
Other Government Administration	5	$17,513	$42,031	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	3	$7,499	$29,996	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$1,537	$18,444	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$1,970	$23,640	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$30,649	$33,435	0	$0

Lake City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $131,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $219,000
Solid Waste Management: $120,000

General - Other: $120,000

Financial Administration: $120,000

Water Utilities: $111,000

Regular Highways: $103,000

Sewerage: $85,000

Fire Protection: $39,000

Parks & Recreation: $36,000
General - Interest on Debt: $14,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $267,000
Highways: $39,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $356,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $338,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $18,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $113,000
Interest Earnings: $52,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,076,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $111,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $97,000
All Other: $35,000

General Support: $34,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $310,000
Public Utilities: $92,000

Property: $42,000

NEC: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $184,000

8.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,218 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.33%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($130 average AGI)
Craighead County: 0.09%
Arkansas average: 0.10%

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

from Poinsett County, AR	0.69% ($22,402 average AGI)
from Greene County, AR	0.62% ($27,721)
from Mississippi County, AR	0.55% ($29,113)

7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,810 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
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 Greene County, AR	0.75% ($32,474 average AGI)
to Poinsett County, AR	0.67% ($25,288)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.44% ($36,911)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake City:

WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
KBTM (1230 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
WHBQ (560 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KNEA (970 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WREC (600 AM; 5 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake City:

KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
KJBX (106.7 FM; TRUMANN, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAOG (90.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KJBR (93.7 FM; MARKED TREE, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KAUF (89.9 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Lake City:

KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
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)
K54ER (Channel 54; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K27FC (Channel 27; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Lake City fatal accident list:
Jun 10, 2007 06:40 AM, Sr-18-04, Cottonwood, Lat: 35.820261, Lon: -90.434714, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 24, 2002 10:22 AM, Sr-18-04, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Apr 18, 1995 04:40 AM, Estelle St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 18, 1991 09:00 AM, Catfishdr, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Sep 21, 1985 09:10 AM, 18s4, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 3, 1984 06:20 AM, 18s4, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Lake City)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8
Hazardous Condition: 3

Incident types - Lake City

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