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Logan County

Population in July 2008: 892. Population change since 2000: -2.5%

Males: 448	(50.3%)
Females: 444	(49.7%)

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

Zip codes: 72943.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,406 (it was $27,438 in 2000)

Magazine:	$34,406
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,628

Magazine:	$18,628
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,415 (it was $38,200 in 2000)

Magazine:	$59,415
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $69,448; Detached houses: $77,529; Mobile homes: $23,458

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Races in Magazine:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Magazine: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (23.7%), Irish (15.4%), German (11.3%), English (10.7%), Dutch (3.6%), Norwegian (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 496 feet

Land area: 1.66 square miles.

Population density: 536 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Magazine

High school or higher: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 8.2%
Mean travel time to work: 32.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Magazine city

Never married: 15.8%
Now married: 59.4%
Separated: 5.0%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 11.4%

13 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Arkansas:	2.8%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Magazine, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Magazine to the number of sex offenders is 446 to 1.

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

Magazine:	0.7% ($280)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (36.6 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Tulsa, OK (137.5 miles , pop. 393,049).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (235.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Blue Mountain, AR (2.4 miles) , Booneville, AR (2.5 miles ), Paris, AR (3.3 miles ), Caulksville, AR (3.3 miles ), Ratcliff, AR (3.4 miles) , Branch, AR (3.7 miles ), Subiaco, AR (3.7 miles ), Havana, AR (4.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $111,500
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $19,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,700
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 1 building, cost: $170,500
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 35.15 N, Longitude: 93.81 W

Area code: 479

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Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+16.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Food (23%)
Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Mining (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Carpenters (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

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Magazine-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/26/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.7 miles away from the Magazine city center killed 2 people and injured 64 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/19/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.3 miles away from the city center killed 14 people and injured 270 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Magazine-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.5 miles away from Magazine center
On 5/4/2001 at 06:42:12, a magnitude 4.7 (4.2 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the city center
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 74.6 miles away from the city center
On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from Magazine center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/7/2007 at 10:40:47, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.3 miles away from Magazine center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Magazine:

BOONEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BOONEVILLE, AR)
BOONEVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; BOONEVILLE, AR)
NORTH LOGAN MERCY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; PARIS, AR)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Magazine:

WESTARK COLLEGE (about 25 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 83 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)

Public high school in Magazine:

J.D. LEFTWICH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 232; Location: 292 E. PRIDDY ST; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Magazine:

MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 286; Location: 351 E PRIDDY ST; Grades: KG - 06)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Magazine that have no violations reported:

MAGAZINE WATERWORKS (Population served: 1076, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.5%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	18.1%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Magazine, AR

Magazine 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.
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.
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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Banks with branches in Magazine (2009 data):

First Western Bank: Magazine Branch at 89 East Priddy Street, branch established on 1965-02-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $289.0 mil, Deposits: $250.3 mil, headquarters in Booneville, AR, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Western Bancshares Employee Stock Ownership Trust

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2004 Presidential Election results in Logan County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Magazine

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Association
Adherents	42.6%	18.1%	8.5%	7.9%	4.6%
Congregations	20.5%	9.1%	14.8%	10.2%	4.5%

Name	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Churches of Christ	Pentecostal Church of God	Other religions
Adherents	3.1%	3.0%	2.7%	2.7%	6.7%
Congregations	8.0%	4.5%	6.8%	4.5%	17.0%

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
Other Government Administration	1	$1,906	$22,872	7	$800
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		3	$376
Streets and Highways	1	$1,594	$19,128	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$3,896	$23,376	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$280
Totals for Government	4	$7,396	$22,188	11	$1,456

Magazine government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $81,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $116,000
Sewerage: $73,000

Financial Administration: $53,000

Regular Highways: $44,000

Fire Protection: $14,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $58,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $285,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $272,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $151,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $118,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $45,000
General Support: $16,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $21,000
Total General Sales: $9,000

Property: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $67,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $14,000

6.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,978 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.74%
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 Sebastian County, AR	1.15% ($28,964 average AGI)
from Franklin County, AR	0.49% ($28,333)
from Johnson County, AR	0.41% ($22,433)

6.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
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	1.40% ($27,069 average AGI)
to Pope County, AR	0.64% ($25,128)
to Johnson County, AR	0.53% ($20,744)

Strongest AM radio stations in Magazine:

KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, 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)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KFAY (1030 AM; 10 kW; FARMINGTON, AR; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Magazine:

K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOLX (94.5 FM; BARLING, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KERX (95.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF PARIS, INC.)
KCJC (102.3 FM; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
KTTG (96.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF MENA, INC.)
KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTCS-FM (99.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KRBK (104.7 FM; BOONEVILLE, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC,)
KISR (93.7 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: STEREO 93, INC.)
KARV-FM (101.3 FM; OLA, AR; Owner: KERM INC)
KEZA (107.9 FM; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KREU (92.3 FM; ROLAND, OK; Owner: STAR 92 CO.)
KDYN-FM (96.7 FM; OZARK, AR; Owner: OZARK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KZKZ-FM (106.3 FM; GREENWOOD, AR; Owner: FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Magazine:

K53GB (Channel 53; PARIS, AR; Owner: FORT SMITH 46, INC.)
KFSM-TV (Channel 5; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
K52FJ (Channel 52; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: TV 34, INC.)

Magazine fatal accident list:
Aug 4, 1977 08:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Aug 20, 1976 08:45 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Ken Kennedy, Atop Magazine Mt., Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, , Licensee ID: L00959738
Registrant: Dcs Radio Communications Inc., 6637 Old Harrison Lane, Fort Smith, AR 72916, Phone: (479) 646-6445

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

7.1 Mi E Of City Limits Atop Mt Magazine, Call Sign: KCQ629, Licensee ID: L00018474
Assigned Frequencies : 461.700 MHz
Grant Date: 09/21/2002, Expiration Date: 10/21/2012
Registrant: Arkansas Liquefied Gas Co Inc, Booneville, AR 72927

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Magazine Central, 40 South Wood, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQCL286, Licensee ID: L00909294
Grant Date: 03/30/2005, Expiration Date: 03/30/2015, Certifier: Henry D Stone
Registrant: Magtel Cellular, 25 Magtel Drive, Magazine, AR 72943, Phone: (479) 969-2211, Fax: (479) 969-2502, Email:
Magazine Cental, 40 South Wood, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQCL287, Licensee ID: L00909294
Assigned Frequencies : 19360.0 MHz
Grant Date: 03/30/2005, Expiration Date: 03/30/2015, Certifier: Henry D Stone
Registrant: Magtel Cellular, 25 Magtel Drive, Magazine, AR 72943, Phone: (479) 969-2211, Fax: (479) 969-2502, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1

Atop Magazine Mountain, Overall height: 43 m, Call Sign: KNKS218
Assigned Frequencies : 931.787 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019, Certifier: Pete Jones
Registrant: Richard S. Becker & Associates, Chartered, 7128 Fairfax Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, Phone: (301) 986-9005, Fax: (301) 986-8456, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Magazine)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 32
Hazardous Condition: 4
Good Intent Call: 3

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