Prescott, Arkansas

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Back to Prescott, AR housing info, Nevada County, Arkansas, AR smaller cities, AR small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Prescott, AR Nevada County Population in July 2008: 4,353. Population change since 2000: +18.1%   Males: 2,008   (46.1%) Females: 2,345   (53.9%) Median resident age:   36.8 years Arkansas median age:   36.0 years Zip codes: 71857. Estimated median household income in 2008: $25,166 (it was $21,612 in 2000) Prescott:   $25,166 Arkansas:   $38,815 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $14,017 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $62,094 (it was $39,900 in 2000) Prescott:   $62,094 Arkansas:   $105,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $67,312; Detached houses: $70,975; Townhouses or other attached units: $115,432; In 2-unit structures: $52,010; Mobile homes: $18,455 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 71857 Prescott, AR residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Prescott: White Non-Hispanic (53.1%) Black (44.5%) Hispanic (1.8%) Other race (1.2%) American Indian (0.7%) Two or more races (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Prescott: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Prescott, Arkansas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Prescott is mentioned 33 times on our forum: Prescott Arkansas  (11 replies) Moving From Chicago to Texarkana  (10 replies) Arkansas or Arizona  (31 replies) Whats the deal with these roads around here ?  (13 replies) What is it like in Mountain Home  (99 replies) Where to stop between Little Rock-Texarkana  (7 replies) Latest news from Prescott, AR collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (19.4%), German (4.9%), Irish (4.2%), English (2.7%), Dutch (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 10/06/1874 Elevation: 324 feet Land area: 6.52 square miles. Population density: 667 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 33.80 N, Longitude: 93.38 W

Area code: 870

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Prescott, Arkansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.84
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Prescott, Arkansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Prescott-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 137% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/1/1997, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Prescott city center killed 6 people and injured 100 people.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 tornado 8.2 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Prescott-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 28.3 miles away from Prescott center
On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 35.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.5 miles away from Prescott center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Political contributions by individuals in Prescott, AR

• Kizer Field Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 500, Local Ops: 500)
• Head Airfield Airport (Runways: 3)

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Notable location: Nevada County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Prescott: Mount Everest Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: DeAnn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Park in Prescott: McRae Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Depot Museum (West 1st). Hotels: Econo Lodge Prescott (1703 Highway 371 West), Econo Lodge (1703 USHighway 371 West).

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.2%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.5%
Whole state:	3.9%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	32.5%
Whole state:	15.8%

This city:	8.4%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prescott, AR

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Here		60.4%
USA		50.2%

7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,442 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.08%
Arkansas average:	7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Hempstead County, AR	2.05% ($24,063 average AGI)
from Columbia County, AR	0.36% ($25,364)
from Ouachita County, AR	0.33% ($19,400)

8.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,855 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.22%
Arkansas average:	7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Hempstead County, AR	2.19% ($28,985 average AGI)
to Clark County, AR	0.77% ($22,583)
to Bowie County, TX	0.45% ($36,929)

• Aircraft: ROWE RAY AVID FLYER (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 420RJ , Serial Number: 1251D, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 12/08/1994
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Joe King, Po Box 852, Prescott, AR 71857, Other Owners: Sundra King
• Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 54806 , Serial Number: 27-7554105, Year manufactured: 1975
  Registrant (Individual): Charles Ray Steed, Po Box 582, Prescott, AR 71857
• Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 7076T , Serial Number: 46676, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 07/06/1959
  Registrant (Individual): Charles E Head, Po Box 675, Prescott, AR 71857

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• #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Supervisors, construction and extraction workers"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Vending machine operators"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with most building permits per 1,000 residents in 2004-2006"
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