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Poyen, AR map Population (year 2000): 272. Estimated population in July 2006: 281 (+3.3% change)
 

Males: 136  (50.0%)
Females: 136  (50.0%)

Grant County

Median resident age:  36.5 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72128.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,900 (it was $30,625 in 2000)
Poyen  $31,900
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $49,500 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
Poyen  $49,500
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Poyen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Black (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (25.0%), Irish (12.1%), German (5.9%), Polish (3.7%), English (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 231 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 1138 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Poyen

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Poyen town

  • Never married: 14.4%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 14.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Arkansas:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Poyen:  0.9% ($400)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Little Rock, AR (35.6 miles , pop. 183,133).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (150.0 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (303.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Prattsville, AR (6.5 miles ), Traskwood, AR (9.2 miles ), Tull, AR (9.4 miles ), Perla, AR (9.9 miles) , Leola, AR (11.1 miles ), Malvern, AR (12.0 miles ), Rockport, AR (12.9 miles ), Haskell, AR (13.1 miles ).

Latitude: 34.32 N, Longitude: 92.64 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-10.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Wood products (10%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Food and beverage stores (14%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Printing workers (6%)


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Poyen-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 142% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the Poyen town center injured 11 people.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 tornado 15.9 miles away from the town center killed 10 people and injured 40 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Poyen:
  • HOT SPRING COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; MALVERN, AR)
  • C C S LITTLE ROCK INC (about 17 miles; BENTON, AR)
  • SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BENTON, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Poyen, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Poyen:
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 33 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 40 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 53 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Poyen:
  • MALVERN MUNI (about 8 miles; MALVERN, AR; ID: M78)
  • SALINE COUNTY/WATTS FIELD (about 16 miles; BENTON, AR; ID: M99)
  • SHERIDAN MUNI (about 21 miles; SHERIDAN, AR; ID: 9M8)

Amtrak station near Poyen:
  • 13 miles: MALVERN (200 E. 1ST ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Poyen:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 35 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,024)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 48 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 58 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 74 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 77 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
Public high school in Poyen:
  • POYEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 227; Location: 111 N. SCHOOL ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Poyen:
  • POYEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: 111 N. SCHOOL ST.; Grades: KG - 06)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.4%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.4%
Whole state:  6.6%

Poyen compared to Arkansas state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Grant County Arkansas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Poyen government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $16,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Parks & Recreation: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $30,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $146,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $9,000
    Property: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $17,000

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,734 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.20%
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 Jefferson County, AR  1.63% ($34,281 average AGI)
from Saline County, AR  1.40% ($41,159)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.83% ($23,776)


8.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.17%
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 Jefferson County, AR  1.69% ($26,667 average AGI)
to Saline County, AR  1.26% ($29,892)
to Pulaski County, AR  1.07% ($35,127)


Strongest AM radio stations in Poyen:
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KBOK (1310 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MALVERN, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KXOW (1420 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KITA (1440 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KITA, INCORPORATED)
  • KLRG (1150 AM; 5 kW; NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPBA (1270 AM; 5 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Poyen:
  • KKZR (93.3 FM; BRYANT, AR; Owner: ABG ARKANSAS, LLC)
  • KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLEZ (101.5 FM; MALVERN, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSSN (95.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKPT (94.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC.)
  • KABZ (103.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC)
  • KHKN (106.7 FM; BENTON, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KURB (98.5 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLAZ (105.9 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KMJX (105.1 FM; CONWAY, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KDJE (100.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KIPR (92.3 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KVLO (102.9 FM; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSBC (90.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUAR (89.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES OF UNIV. OF ARKANSAS)
  • KQUS-FM (97.5 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KVOL RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KYDL (96.7 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: KSMB/KDYS RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K204DI (88.7 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KABF (88.3 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS BROADCASTING FOUNDATION INC)
  • KLAL (107.7 FM; WRIGHTSVILLE, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Poyen:
  • KATV (Channel 7; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KATV, LLC)
  • KETS (Channel 2; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KASN (Channel 38; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTHV (Channel 11; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • KLRT-TV (Channel 16; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KARK-TV (Channel 4; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: KARK-TV, INC.)
  • KWBF (Channel 42; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: RIVER CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKYK-LP (Channel 22; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)
  • KETG (Channel 9; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • KVTN (Channel 25; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
  • KWBF-LP (Channel 5; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • KHTE-LP (Channel 44; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KLRA-LP (Channel 58; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • KVTH (Channel 26; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
  • K27FF (Channel 27; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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