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Notable locations in Paragould: Paragould Country Club (A), Paragould Industrial Park (B), Fox Hills Country Club (C), Greene County Fairgrounds (D), Paragould-Greene County Jail (E), Paragould Community Center (F), Fire Station Number 2 (G), Greene County Courthouse (H), Paragould Childrens Home (I), Wright Memorial Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Paragould Plaza Shopping Center (1), Town West Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Paragould include: West View Baptist Church (A), Walnut Street Church of Christ (B), Village Church (C), Unity Baptist Church (D), Calvary Baptist Church (E), True Holiness Church of God (F), Third Avenue Baptist Church (G), Center Hill Baptist Church (H), Church of God (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Shiloh Cemetery (1), Linwood Cemetery (2), Saint Marys Cemetery (3), Browns Chapel Cemetery (4), Center Hill Cemetery (5), Pruets Chapel Cemetery (6), Memorial Gardens Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Arnolds Lake (A), Reynolds Park Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Eightmile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Paragould include: Rotary Park (1), Alexander Tennis Center (2), Reynolds Park (3), Labor Park (4), Francis Bland Park (5), Harmon Park (6), Centennial Station Park (7), Center Hill Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Paragould Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Paragould Music Amusement CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 109 East Court Street) (1), Paragould Recreation Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1 Medical Drive) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: White House Inn Bed & Breakfast (611 West Court Street) (1), Best Western Rustic Inn (3009 Linwood Drive) (2), Twin Oaks Motel (3662 Highway 412 East) (3), M & T'S Motel (1701 East Kingshighway) (4), Ramada Inn of Paragould (2310 West Kingshighway) (5), Sunset Motel (1515 West Kingshighway) (6), Linwood Motel (Highway 49 South) (7). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Paragould City - Administrative- District Court Probation Officer (320 West Court Street) (1), Paragould City - Administrative- District Court Clerk (320 West Court Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Paragould and their reported violations in the past:
NORFORK LAKE ESTATES-MOHR ADD (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-11-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Show-cause Hearing (MAR-16-1999)
- Notification, Public - In FEB-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Show-cause Hearing (MAR-16-1999)
- 20 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 10 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  12.0% | | Whole state: |  15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Paragould, AR
People in group quarters in Paragould
- 332 people in nursing homes
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 89 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 46 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 4 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Paragould 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.
- 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 most branches in Paragould (2009 data):
- First National Bank: at Second And Court Streets, Reynold's Road Branch, West Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $601.3 mil, Deposits: $476.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Paragould Bankshares, Inc.
- BancorpSouth Bank: Purcell Road Branch, Linwood Drive - Paragould Branch, Paragould West Branch. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- Liberty Bank of Arkansas: Paragould Branch, West Kingshighway Branch, Paragould-Main Branch. Info updated 2008-10-31: Bank assets: $2,615.6 mil, Deposits: $1,956.5 mil, headquarters in Jonesboro, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: Liberty Bancshares, Inc
- Focus Bank: Paragould Highway 49 South Facility at 2900 South Highway 49, branch established on 2005-06-21; Paragould Kingshighway Facility at 3005 West Kings Highway, branch established on 1895-09-19. Info updated 2006-08-10: Bank assets: $566.4 mil, Deposits: $434.9 mil, headquarters in Charleston, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Security State Bancshares, Inc.
- Planters & Merchants Bank: Freeedom Bank at 201 Reynolds Road, branch established on 2009-01-26; Freedom Bank at 1905 Linwood Drive, branch established on 2007-08-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $28.6 mil, Deposits: $21.3 mil, headquarters in Gillett, AR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Dbt Financial Corporation
- Regions Bank: 124 South 15th Street Branch at 1512 W Court Street, branch established on 1933-01-01; Center Hill Branch at 4609 West Kings Highway, branch established on 1980-10-15. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- UNICO Bank: Paragould Branch at 506 West Kings Highway, branch established on 1993-04-21; Oak Grove Branch at 4763 Hwy. 135 North, branch established on 2003-11-07. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $186.0 mil, Deposits: $164.4 mil, headquarters in Mineral Point, MO, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Washco Bancshares, Inc.
- Southern Bank of Commerce: Southern Bank Of Commerce at 1727 West Kingshighway, branch established on 1999-11-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $28.4 mil, Deposits: $26.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Consumer Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
- Simmons First Bank of Jonesboro: Linwood Branch at 205 Linwood Drive, branch established on 2007-12-11. Info updated 2008-01-11: Bank assets: $294.7 mil, Deposits: $249.7 mil, headquarters in Jonesboro, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Simmons First National Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Paragould, Arkansas
- Best Western Rustic Inn, 3009 Linwood Dr, Paragould, AR 72450, Phone: (870) 239-2161
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 3502 Linwood Dr, Paragould, AR 72450, Phone: (870) 236-9999, Fax: (870) 930-9845
- Quality Suites, 2310 W Kingshighway, Paragould, AR 72450, Phone: (870) 239-2121, Fax: (870)''5-2767
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Paragould, Arkansas
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Greene County Arkansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (60%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Religion statistics for Paragould
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.47%
| Here | | 61.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America |
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| Adherents | 61.2% | 14.6% | 10.6% | 2.7% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 37.2% | 22.3% | 11.7% | 1.1% | 3.2% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Lutheran Church | American Baptist Association | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 11.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,904 | $31,616 | 1 | $917 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $13,056 | $52,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
5 | $9,117 | $21,881 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
42 | $118,137 | $33,753 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $16,534 | $28,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
25 | $72,954 | $35,018 | 1 | $686 |
| Streets and Highways |
20 | $48,710 | $29,226 | 1 | $1,463 |
| Airports |
1 | $2,484 | $29,808 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $2,252 | $27,024 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
17 | $38,413 | $27,115 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
15 | $54,168 | $43,334 | 1 | $974 |
| Parks and Recreation |
12 | $27,859 | $27,859 | 7 | $2,781 |
| Water Supply |
18 | $58,850 | $39,233 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
27 | $110,282 | $49,014 | 1 | $717 |
| Other and Unallocable |
69 | $254,471 | $44,256 | 6 | $5,012 |
| Totals for Government |
265 | $835,191 | $37,820 | 18 | $12,550 |
Paragould government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $6,499,000
Sewerage: $3,040,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,330,000
All Other: $625,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $2,318,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,259,000
Sewerage: $2,059,000
Air Transportation: $460,000
Water Utilities: $371,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $293,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $24,551,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $4,914,000
Regular Highways: $2,570,000
Police Protection: $2,475,000
Sewerage: $2,129,000
Water Utilities: $1,783,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,478,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,259,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,203,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $659,000
Central Staff Services: $435,000
General - Other: $339,000
Air Transportation: $187,000
Health - Other: $148,000
Public Welfare - Other: $48,000
Financial Administration: $48,000
General Public Buildings: $35,000
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $15,385,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $524,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $448,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,992,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,257,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,730,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $5,345,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,843,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,004,000
General Revenue, NEC: $568,000
Fines and Forfeits: $534,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $41,032,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $39,821,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $632,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $12,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,167,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $31,638,000
Water Utilities: $2,542,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,557,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,120,000
General Local Government Support: $624,000
All Other: $76,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $3,701,000
Public Utilities Sales: $1,440,000
Property: $631,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,618,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $526,000
6.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,579 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.59% | | 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:
5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,289 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.57% | | 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 Paragould:
- KDRS (1490 AM; 1 kW; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
- KOTC (830 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KENNETT, MO; Owner: EAGLE BLUFF ENTERPRISES)
- WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
- KLCN (910 AM; 5 kW; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; Owner: SUDBURY SERVICES, INC.)
- WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KNEA (970 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KBTM (1230 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWOC (930 AM; 5 kW; POPLAR BLUFF, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Paragould:
- KDRS-FM (107.1 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: MOR MEDIA, INC.)
- KIYS (101.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ,CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJZN (98.9 FM; MUNFORD, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KASU (91.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY)
- KFIN (107.9 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KDEZ (100.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
- KDXY (104.9 FM; LAKE CITY, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
- WYPL (89.3 FM; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY & INFO CNTR.)
- KAUF (89.9 FM; KENNETT, MO; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KBZR (95.9 FM; HARRISBURG, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KAOG (90.5 FM; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KBKG (93.5 FM; CORNING, AR; Owner: SHIELDS-ADKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KJBX (106.7 FM; TRUMANN, AR; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ARKANSAS, LLC)
- K204DN (88.7 FM; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Paragould:
- K27FC (Channel 27; PARAGOULD, AR; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- 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)
- KVTJ (Channel 48; JONESBORO, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Paragould fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Paragould)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Paragould, AR)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 251 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Paragould)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Paragould)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 41 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 172
- Hazardous Condition: 9
- Service Call: 1
- Good Intent Call: 6
Incident types - Paragould
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Paragould, AR
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- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Florists (population 5,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Office and administrative support occupations: (population 5,000+)"
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