Rison, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 1,281. Population change since 2000: +0.8%

Males: 568	(44.4%)
Females: 713	(55.6%)

Median resident age:	35.7 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 71665.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,164 (it was $20,865 in 2000)

Rison:	$26,164
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,906

Rison:	$16,906
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,880 (it was $47,500 in 2000)

Rison:	$73,880
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $103,825; Detached houses: $98,035; Townhouses or other attached units: $32,109; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,861,353; Mobile homes: $35,042; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,500
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Races in Rison:

White Non-Hispanic (61.9%)
Black (33.4%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Two or more races (2.1%)
Other race (1.7%)
American Indian (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Rison: 77.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.0%), English (3.9%), Irish (3.2%), German (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/24/1890

Elevation: 269 feet

Land area: 2.67 square miles.

Population density: 479 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rison

High school or higher: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 12.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rison city

Never married: 25.3%
Now married: 50.1%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 13.5%
Divorced: 8.8%

37 residents are foreign born (2.6% Latin America).

This city:	2.9%
Arkansas:	2.8%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Rison, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rison to the number of sex offenders is 256 to 1.

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

Rison:	0.7% ($330)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (20.3 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (137.8 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (277.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Kingsland, AR (3.0 miles ), Fordyce, AR (4.0 miles ), Star City, AR (4.5 miles ), Pine Bluff, AR (4.5 miles ), Thornton, AR (4.6 miles ), White Hall, AR (4.7 miles ), Carthage, AR (4.7 miles ), Tinsman, AR (5.0 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $91,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,500
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $60,700
2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.96 N, Longitude: 92.19 W

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+1.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (9%)
Wood products (7%)
Food (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (30%)
Educational services (18%)
Public administration (10%)
Food (10%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

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Crime in Rison (2007):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
2 assaults (151.1 per 100,000)
7 burglaries (528.7 per 100,000)
5 thefts (377.6 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 82.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 302.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.34
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rison, Arkansas

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Rison-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 149% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1968, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.7 miles away from the Rison city center killed 5 people and injured 16 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/28/1975, a category 4 tornado 24.3 miles away from the city center killed 7 people and injured 51 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Rison-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 91% 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 83.9 miles away from Rison 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 86.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/16/1997 at 19:07:27, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from Rison center
On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/11/1996 at 21:54:57, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from Rison center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rison:

JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR)
DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; FORDYCE, AR)
BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; WARREN, AR)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rison:

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 25 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 34 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 55 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 80 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 81 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)

Public high schools in Rison:

RISON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 700 MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 6760 HWY. 63; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Rison:

RISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 700 MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 316; Location: 6760 HWY. 63; Grades: KG - 06)

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

HWY 63 WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 7303, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-01-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

CORINTH VALLEY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 115, Purch_groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rison that have no violations reported:

CLEVELAND CO WATER ASSOC (Population served: 1746, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.8%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	32.9%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	15.8%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rison, AR

66 people in other group homes
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Rison compared to Arkansas state average:

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Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly 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 Rison (2009 data):

Fordyce Bank & Trust Co.: Rison Branch at 103 West Magnolia, branch established on 1994-10-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $104.7 mil, Deposits: $81.3 mil, headquarters in Fordyce, AR, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Fbt Bancshares, Inc.
Centennial Bank: Rison Branch at 3rd And Pine Street, branch established on 1994-12-22. Info updated 2008-02-01: Bank assets: $266.5 mil, Deposits: $170.5 mil, headquarters in Little Rock, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Home Bancshares, Inc.
The Bank of Rison: The Bank Of Rison at 200 Main Street, branch established on 1932-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $29.4 mil, Deposits: $23.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices

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2004 Presidential Election results in Cleveland County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Religion statistics for Rison

Adherents

Name	American Baptist Association	Baptist Missionary Association of America	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Other religions
Adherents	38.6%	22.7%	15.0%	12.3%	11.3%
Congregations	27.0%	21.6%	24.3%	8.1%	18.9%

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
Financial Administration	2	$4,760	$28,560	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$1,173	$14,076	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,270	$19,620	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	3	$6,547	$26,188	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,491	$29,892	1	$992
Solid Waste Management	1	$2,697	$32,364	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$177
Water Supply	1	$3,170	$38,040	0	$0
Totals for Government	11	$24,108	$26,300	2	$1,169

Rison government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $104,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $160,000
Police Protection: $154,000

Sewerage: $112,000

Regular Highways: $60,000

Financial Administration: $21,000

Fire Protection: $16,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
Highways: $7,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $318,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $142,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $60,000
General Support: $21,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $148,000
Public Utilities: $53,000

Property: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $260,000

6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,233 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
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	2.18% ($37,361 average AGI)
from Dallas County, AR	0.64% ($24,667)
from Bradley County, AR	0.53% ($26,000)

7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,394 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
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	2.23% ($26,429 average AGI)
to Bradley County, AR	0.53% ($32,067)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.50% ($27,357)

Strongest AM radio stations in Rison:

KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KPBA (1270 AM; 5 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
KCLA (1400 AM; 1 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: M.R.S. VENTURES, INC.)
KBJT (1570 AM; 1 kW; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: KBJT, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KCAT (1340 AM; 1 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: JAMES J.B. SCANLON)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rison:

KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KIPR (92.3 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KANX (91.1 FM; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KQEW (102.3 FM; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: DALLAS PROPERTIES, INC.)
KPBQ-FM (101.3 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: M.R.S. VENTURES, INC.)
KTRN (104.5 FM; WHITE HALL, AR; Owner: BAYOU BROADCASTING, INC.)
KUAP (89.7 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV OF AR)
K226AG (93.1 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN BCG INC)

TV broadcast stations around Rison:

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.)
KVTN (Channel 25; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: AGAPE CHURCH, INC.)
KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
KWBK-LP (Channel 36; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)

Rison, Arkansas:

Fatal accident count: 10
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 13
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Arkansas average:

Fatal accident count: 72
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 109
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
Fatalities: 80
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 187
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8

See more detailed statistics of Rison fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Rison)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Cleveland County Courthouse, Call Sign: KXV397
Assigned Frequencies : 153.740 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/1999, Expiration Date: 02/06/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/09/2005
Registrant: County Of Cleveland, Main & Magnolia, Rison, AR 71665, Phone: (501) 325-6214
100 East Main St, Call Sign: KKJ604, Licensee ID: L00541223
Assigned Frequencies : 37.2000 MHz, 37.2400 MHz, 37.3200 MHz
Grant Date: 07/04/2002, Expiration Date: 08/20/2012
Registrant: County Of Cleveland, Cleveland Cty Courthouse, Rison, AR 71665, Phone: (501) 325-6222
1 1/2 Mi S & 200 Yds Off Hwy 79, Call Sign: KZY277, Licensee ID: L00008261
Assigned Frequencies : 151.685 MHz
Grant Date: 01/19/2002, Expiration Date: 01/19/2012
Registrant: Tyson Foods, Inc., 2210 W. Oaklawn Drive, Springdale, AR 72765, Phone: (479) 290-4000, Fax: (479) 290-7940

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

RISON, Washington St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.2 m, Call Sign: WMG808
Assigned Frequencies : 6402.32 MHz, 6377.61 MHz
Grant Date: 01/03/2001, Expiration Date: 12/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 10/22/2003
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 17330 Preston Road, Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2025, Fax: (972) 733-5924
STATION, 2.8 Mi N Of Jct Of Us 79 & State Rd 35, Overall height: 102.1 m, Call Sign: KYL80
Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz, 6645.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/25/1995, Expiration Date: 04/25/2000, Cancelation Date: 09/03/1998
Registrant: Phone: (501) 370-7609
RISON, 6.0 Mi Ne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 74.1 m, Call Sign: WAG97
Assigned Frequencies : 6705.00 MHz, 6665.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/19/2000, Expiration Date: 09/27/2010
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 233-3179, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Rison)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 172LN , Serial Number: 17274794, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 03/18/1981
Registrant (Individual): Hughlan P Fontnot, 7840 Highway 133, Rison, AR 71665
Aircraft: TEMCO GC-1B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C125 SERIES (125 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2377B , Serial Number: 3677, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 04/27/1959
Registrant (Co-Owned): Richard L Tanner, 3820 Highway 63, Rison, AR 71665, Other Owners: Melissa H Tanner

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6

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