According to our research of Arkansas and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Oden, Arkansas as of May 23, 2013. The ratio of number of residents in Oden to the number of sex offenders is 210 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $235 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $250 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (62.5 miles , pop. 80,268).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (148.9 miles , pop. 200,145).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (214.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Oden-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 149% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/21/1952, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.7 miles away from the Oden town center killed 7 peopleand injured 9 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 12/23/1982, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the town center injured 29 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Oden-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 94% 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 97.0 miles away from the city 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 98.6 miles away from Oden center On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 34.6 miles away from the city center On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.5 miles away from the city center On 4/22/2005 at 05:17:04, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.2 miles away from Oden center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (14) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oden:
MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; MENA, AR)
MERCY HOSPITAL SCOTT COUNTY (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; WALDRON, AR)
"JOHN ED CHAMBERS MEM HOSP, INC" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 36 miles away; DANVILLE, AR)
Churches in Oden include: Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church (A), Oden First Baptist Church (B), Oden United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.5. This is about average.
City:
31.5
U.S.:
32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 37.1. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
37.1
U.S.:
28.3
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.2%
(13.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for other race residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.7 people
Arkansas:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
77.0%
Whole state:
68.2%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
2.5%
Whole state:
3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Oden (based on Montgomery County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.86%
Here
52.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Church of the Nazarene
American Baptist Association
General Conference Churches of God
Adherents
58.9%
10.1%
8.6%
6.5%
6.1%
Congregations
38.6%
9.1%
4.5%
11.4%
6.8%
Name
Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Other
Adherents
3.3%
2.9%
1.4%
1.0%
1.3%
Congregations
6.8%
4.5%
2.3%
4.5%
11.4%
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: 2
Montgomery County:
2.22 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Montgomery County:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Here:
7.75 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 5
Here:
5.54 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Montgomery County:
10.3%
State:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Montgomery County:
27.1%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
11.1%
Arkansas:
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
0
$0
1
$303
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
1
$194
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
2
$3,133
Streets and Highways
0
$0
1
$514
Water Supply
0
$0
1
$642
Other and Unallocable
0
$0
1
$1,070
Totals for Government
0
$0
7
$5,856
8.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,093 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.09%
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:
10.75 Mi Nw (Lat: 34.695944 Lon: -93.942972), Call Sign: KNGE675, Licensee ID: L00004103 Assigned Frequencies: 151.175 MHz, 151.385 MHz Grant Date: 02/08/2003, Expiration Date: 03/21/2013 Registrant: Arkansas Game And Fish Commission, 213a Hwy 89s, Mayflower, AR 72106, Phone: (501) 470-1296, Fax: (501) 470-1459, Email:
Ranger Station (Lat: 34.624000 Lon: -93.806028), Call Sign: WSA82 Assigned Frequencies: 159.330 MHz, 159.420 MHz Grant Date: 11/04/2003, Expiration Date: 12/07/2013 Registrant: Arkansas Game And Fish Commission, 213a Hwy 89s, Mayflower, AR 72106, Phone: (501) 470-1082, Fax: (501) 470-1459, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3
Call Sign: KB4OCI, Licensee ID: L00224560 Grant Date: 12/26/2002, Expiration Date: 02/16/2013 Registrant: Amy L Hughes, 176 Whispering Pines, Oden, AR 71961
Call Sign: N5WRZ, Licensee ID: L00389909 Grant Date: 08/15/2001, Expiration Date: 10/15/2011, Certifier: Donald R White Registrant: Donald R White, 432 White Trail, Oden, AR 71961-7473
Call Sign: KF5DCU, Licensee ID: L01518791 Grant Date: 09/17/2009, Expiration Date: 09/17/2019, Certifier: Russell T Lewis Registrant: Russell T Lewis, 200 Clark Ln, Oden, AR 71961
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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