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Notable locations in Mena: Lionsk Club Golf Course (A), Mena Ranger Station (B), Mena Work Center (C), Polk County Sheriff's Office (D), 18th West Judicial District Drug Task Force (E), Mena Police Department (F), Polk County Courthouse (G), Polk County Development Center (H), Mena Fire Department Station 2 (I), Southwest Emergency Medical Service (J), Mena Fire Department Station 1 (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Northside Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Mena include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Christ Episcopal Church (B), Covenant of Life Church (C), Dallas Avenue Baptist Church (D), Faith Missionary Baptist Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Christian Church (G), First Freewill Baptist Church (H), First Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Mount Calvary Cemetery (2), Pinecrest Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Cox Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Mena include: Lee McMillian Memorial Park (1), Janssen Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Ozark Inn (2102 Highway 71 South), Budget Inn & Restaurant (1018 Highway 71 South), Limetree Inn (804 Highway 71 North), Holiday Motel (1162 Highway 71 South), Harvey House Inn (704 Highway 71 North), Sun Country Inn (1309 Highway 71 North).
Court: Mena City - District Court Clerk (507 Church Avenue).
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Polk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.0. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 37.1. This is worse than average. There were 7 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.85. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Mena and their reported violations in the past:
MENA WATER DEPT (Population served: 5109, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-06-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-06-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-07-1997)
FREEDOM WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1523, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-09-2000), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-09-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-1997), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-1997), St Public Notif received (NOV-25-1997)
USFS SHADY LAKE REC AREA 16661 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
SUGAR CREEK LODGE (Population served: 25, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-24-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2006)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-06-2004)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
USFS SHADY LAKE REC AREA 16666 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Mena that have no violations reported:
- ACORN RURAL WATER ASSN (Population served: 1105, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.7%
(27.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Arkansas: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 60.6% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
| This city: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mena, AR
People in group quarters in Mena:
- 158 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 9 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 7 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Mena 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.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Mena (2011 data):
- First National Bank: Northside Branch, Supercenter Branch, In Mena Branch. Info updated 2012/01/13: Bank assets: $718.1 mil, Deposits: $547.7 mil, headquarters in Hot Springs, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: First National Security Company
- Diamond Bank: Mena Branch at 203 Highway 71 North, branch established on 1998/04/20. Info updated 2011/12/01: Bank assets: $437.7 mil, Deposits: $365.3 mil, headquarters in Murfreesboro, AR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Bainum Bancorp
- The Union Bank of Mena: The Union Bank Of Mena at 303 Highway 71 North, branch established on 1934/07/25. Info updated 2011/09/20: Bank assets: $177.4 mil, Deposits: $156.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bankshares, Inc.
- Chambers Bank: Mena Branch at 300 Highway 71, branch established on 1994/03/21. Info updated 2008/12/08: Bank assets: $711.4 mil, Deposits: $589.0 mil, headquarters in Danville, AR, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 20 total offices, Holding Company: Chambers Bancshares, Inc.
- Arvest Bank: Hickory Street Branch at 1608 Highway 71 North, branch established on 1934/06/01. Info updated 2010/11/29: Bank assets: $12,520.8 mil, Deposits: $10,446.2 mil, headquarters in Fayetteville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 241 total offices, Holding Company: Arvest Bank Group, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Arkansas:
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Religion statistics for Mena (based on Polk County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.99%
| Here | | 59.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Church of the Nazarene | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 51.3% | 9.2% | 6.4% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
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| Congregations | 29.2% | 9.2% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 6.2% |
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| Name | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Churches of Christ | Pentecostal Church of God | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.3% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 9.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.1% | 12.3% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 24.6% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Polk County: | 3.47 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Polk County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.99 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 0.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Polk County: | 4.96 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 4.94 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15 | Here: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Arkansas: | 6.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Polk County: | 28.6% | | State: | 29.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Polk County: | 10.2% | | State: | 13.6% |
| 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 |
4 | $11,440 | $34,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $34,842 | $32,162 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,948 | $23,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
2 | $5,604 | $33,624 | 21 | $3,554 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $14,336 | $28,672 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
1 | $2,334 | $28,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $1,975 | $23,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,446 | $32,676 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $12,618 | $30,283 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $14,088 | $28,176 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,648 | $31,776 | 4 | $600 |
| Totals for Government |
42 | $107,279 | $30,651 | 25 | $4,154 |
Mena government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,110,000 ($367.72)
- Charges - Hospital Public: $18,890,000 ($3292.09)
Sewerage: $508,000 ($88.53)
Parks and Recreation: $17,000 ($2.96)
- Construction - Air Transportation: $1,567,000 ($273.09)
Parks and Recreation: $506,000 ($88.18)
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $18,890,000 ($3292.09)
Water Utilities: $980,000 ($170.79)
Police Protection: $818,000 ($142.56)
Sewerage: $489,000 ($85.22)
Regular Highways: $474,000 ($82.61)
Central Staff Services: $324,000 ($56.47)
Air Transportation: $190,000 ($33.11)
Parks and Recreation: $186,000 ($32.42)
Solid Waste Management: $175,000 ($30.50)
General Public Buildings: $144,000 ($25.10)
Local Fire Protection: $134,000 ($23.35)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $44,000 ($7.67)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $1,237,000 ($215.58)
- General - Interest on Debt: $473,000 ($82.43)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC – Corrections - Other: $93,000 ($16.21)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $644,000 ($112.23)
All Other: $35,000 ($6.10)
Highways: $27,000 ($4.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $823,000 ($143.43)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $455,000 ($79.30)
General Revenue, NEC: $125,000 ($21.78)
Fines and Forfeits: $118,000 ($20.56)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $21,018,000 ($3662.95)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,681,000 ($2907.11)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,160,000 ($899.27)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $71,000 ($12.37)
Police Protection: $40,000 ($6.97)
Regular Highways: $23,000 ($4.01)
Parks and Recreation: $13,000 ($2.27)
Central Staff Services: $7,000 ($1.22)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,777,000 ($1529.63)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,653,000 ($288.08)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $64,000 ($11.15)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $273,000 ($47.58)
All Other: $265,000 ($46.18)
General Local Government Support: $131,000 ($22.83)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($1.74)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,341,000 ($233.71)
Public Utilities Sales: $236,000 ($41.13)
Other Selective Sales: $171,000 ($29.80)
Property: $100,000 ($17.43)
Other License: $17,000 ($2.96)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,707,000 ($1691.70)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $323,000 ($56.29)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mena:
- KENA (1450 AM; 1 kW; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
- 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mena:
- KENA-FM (102.1 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K203BO (88.5 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV ARKANSAS)
- KQOR (105.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- K217EW (91.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- KTTG (96.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF MENA, INC.)
- KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- 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)
- K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KPRV-FM (92.5 FM; HEAVENER, OK; Owner: LEROY BILLY)
- KDQN-FM (92.1 FM; DE QUEEN, AR; Owner: JAY W. BUNYARD & ANNE W. BUNYARD)
- KKBI (106.1 FM; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: J.D.C. RADIO, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Mena, Arkansas:
- Fatal accident count: 17
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 18
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 41
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Arkansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 74
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 113
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 30
- Fatalities: 82
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 193
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Mena fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Mena, AR
| Most common first names in Mena, AR among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| William | 154 | 78.8 years |
| John | 152 | 76.9 years |
| James | 148 | 74.2 years |
| Mary | 121 | 80.2 years |
| Charles | 81 | 74.7 years |
| Robert | 80 | 74.1 years |
| George | 63 | 75.0 years |
| Henry | 41 | 79.5 years |
| Joseph | 40 | 78.9 years |
| Ruby | 38 | 79.5 years |
| Most common last names in Mena, AR among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Davis | 69 | 76.4 years |
| Smith | 68 | 75.7 years |
| Johnson | 47 | 76.7 years |
| Miller | 37 | 77.5 years |
| Jones | 37 | 77.4 years |
| Williams | 35 | 73.7 years |
| Standridge | 33 | 77.5 years |
| Bates | 33 | 75.4 years |
| Brown | 31 | 73.5 years |
| Lewis | 30 | 79.7 years |
| Businesses in Mena, AR |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| KFC | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 6 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| New Balance | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (population 5,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Engineers (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the biggest local government total salary and wages expenses per resident in 2004 in $"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the physically handicapped"
- #95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards (population 5,000+)"
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