Newark, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 1,227. Population change since 2000: +0.7%

Males: 570	(46.5%)
Females: 657	(53.5%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72562.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,411 (it was $28,239 in 2000)

Newark:	$35,411
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,565

Newark:	$18,565
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,725 (it was $47,400 in 2000)

Newark:	$73,725
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $121,974; Detached houses: $125,676; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,887; Mobile homes: $58,070
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Races in Newark:

White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Newark: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.3%), Irish (12.8%), English (9.4%), German (5.7%), Dutch (3.3%), French (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/12/1889

Elevation: 292 feet

Land area: 1.75 square miles.

Population density: 702 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Newark

High school or higher: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newark city

Never married: 16.3%
Now married: 62.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 9.2%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
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:

Newark:	0.6% ($282)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (43.0 miles , pop. 55,515).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (92.4 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (365.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Magness, AR (1.4 miles) , Sulphur Rock, AR (2.2 miles ), Oil Trough, AR (2.3 miles ), Moorefield, AR (2.9 miles) , Jacksonport, AR (3.0 miles ), Diaz, AR (3.3 miles ), Campbell Station, AR (3.4 miles ), Newport, AR (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 35.70 N, Longitude: 91.44 W

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: +84 (+7.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Utilities (10%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Food (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Food (6%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

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Newark-area historical tornado activity is above Arkansas state average. It is 231% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Newark city center killed 7 people and injured 24 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/15/1984, a category 4 tornado 9.4 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 13 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Newark-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 63% smaller 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 63.0 miles away from Newark 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 56.6 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) earthquake occurred 96.3 miles away from Newark center
On 3/25/1976 at 01:00:11, a magnitude 4.5 (4.1 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 54.6 miles away from the 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 86.4 miles away from Newark center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Newark:

WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; BATESVILLE, AR)
HARRIS HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NEWPORT, AR)
NEWPORT HOSPITAL AND CLINIC INC (about 14 miles; NEWPORT, AR)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newark:

HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; SEARCY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,959)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 50 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 66 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 85 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 90 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 90 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)

Public high school in Newark:

NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 1500 N. HILL STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Newark:

NEWARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 3549 CORD ROAD; Grades: KG - 06)

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

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

NEWARK WATERWORKS (Population served: 1512, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 minor monitoring violations

MAGNESS WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 420, Purch_groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.0%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

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Newark compared to Arkansas state average:

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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.
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 Newark (2009 data):

Merchants & Planters' Bank: Newark Merchants And Planters Bank at 595 Vine Street, branch established on 1999-08-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $174.4 mil, Deposits: $156.2 mil, headquarters in Newport, AR, positive income, 8 total offices, Holding Company: M&P Community Bancshares, Inc. 401(K) Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (20%) Wood (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Newark

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Association	Churches of Christ	Baptist Missionary Association of America
Adherents	43.3%	13.1%	9.2%	8.8%	6.1%
Congregations	20.5%	16.1%	14.3%	17.0%	6.3%

Name	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Assemblies of God	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	3.9%	3.7%	2.8%	1.6%	7.5%
Congregations	6.3%	5.4%	0.9%	0.9%	12.5%

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	2	$7,746	$46,476	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$3,720
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		2	$3,720
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$1,860
Water Supply	3	$6,351	$25,404	0	$0
Totals for Government	5	$14,097	$33,833	5	$9,300

Newark government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $40,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $180,000
Financial Administration: $103,000

Water Utilities: $75,000

Solid Waste Management: $70,000

Regular Highways: $67,000

Sewerage: $65,000

Fire Protection: $58,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $42,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $100,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $85,000
General Support: $22,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $136,000
NEC: $59,000

Public Utilities: $36,000

Property: $28,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $130,000

6.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,063 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.33%
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 Sharp County, AR	0.80% ($22,638 average AGI)
from White County, AR	0.45% ($24,774)
from Jackson County, AR	0.32% ($121,658)

6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.35%
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 Sharp County, AR	0.72% ($22,202 average AGI)
to White County, AR	0.56% ($28,354)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.45% ($40,415)

Strongest AM radio stations in Newark:

KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KAAB (1130 AM; 1 kW; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: W R D ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KBTA (1340 AM; 1 kW; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: WRD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KNBY (1280 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING CO.)
KWCK (1300 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SEARCY, AR; Owner: CALDWELL BROADCASTING, LLC)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Newark:

KLLN (90.9 FM; NEWARK, AR; Owner: NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
KZLE (93.1 FM; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: WRD ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
KABK-FM (97.7 FM; AUGUSTA, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KOKR (96.7 FM; NEWPORT, AR; Owner: NEWPORT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBTA-FM (99.5 FM; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: W R D ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
KWOZ (103.3 FM; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR; Owner: MOUNTAIN VIEW BROADCASTING CORP)
KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBMJ (89.5 FM; HEBER SPRINGS, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KZIG (89.9 FM; CAVE CITY, AR; Owner: CAVE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Newark:

KLEP (Channel 17; NEWARK, AR; Owner: NEWARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
KAIT (Channel 8; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
K22ES (Channel 22; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K35EA (Channel 35; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K57IP (Channel 57; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K67GR (Channel 67; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K20EX (Channel 20; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K40DS (Channel 40; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K53FM (Channel 53; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K57FV (Channel 57; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K59FB (Channel 59; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K61FP (Channel 61; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K69GT (Channel 69; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTEJ (Channel 19; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
K12MY (Channel 12; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)

Newark fatal accident list:
Jun 28, 2006 06:00 AM, Sr-69-03, Lat: 35.702653, Lon: -91.439547, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

1 Km E Of Hwy 69 2.4 Km E Jct Hwy 5 122 & 69, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 61 m, , Licensee ID: L00009875
Registrant: Entergy Services Inc, Little Rock, AR 72203-0551, Phone: (501) 377-5609, Email:
Fred Ahlborn, 1710 Northhill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 128.4 m, Overall height: 139.9 m
Registrant: Klln-Fm Radio Station, 1502 North Hill Street, Newark, AR 72562, Phone: (870) 799-8691, Email:

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Newark, AR)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5

STATION, Independent Steam Plant River Intake 2 Mi Ese, Structure height: 4.9 m, Overall height: 6.4 m, Call Sign: WNEJ853
Assigned Frequencies : 21875.0 MHz
Grant Date: 08/22/2000, Expiration Date: 10/16/2010
Registrant: Phone: (501) 377-5609
STATION, Independent Steam Plant E Of Railroad Gate 2 Mi Ese, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WNEJ854
Assigned Frequencies : 21825.0 MHz
Grant Date: 08/22/2000, Expiration Date: 10/16/2010
Registrant: Phone: (501) 377-5609
STATION, Independnc Steam Electric Sta 0.4 Mi E Of Hwy 69, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNEL710
Assigned Frequencies : 952.362 MHz, 928.362 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/2000, Expiration Date: 01/17/2011
Registrant: Phone: (501) 377-7609
1 Km E Of Hwy 69 2.4 Km E Jct Hwys 5 122 & 69, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WHJ846
Assigned Frequencies : 6765.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/08/2008, Expiration Date: 10/28/2018
Registrant: Entergy Services, Inc, 425 West Capitol Ave., Little Rock, AR 72203-0551, Phone: (501) 340-3116, Fax: (501) 340-3188, Email:
5th St & College St, Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WHS269
Assigned Frequencies : 6875.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/27/1983, Expiration Date: 06/01/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/19/2005
Registrant: Newark Public Schools, 1502 N. Hill Street, Newark, AR 72562

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Newark)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 14

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