Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $143 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $146 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (77.7 miles , pop. 56,461).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (82.4 miles , pop. 200,145).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (209.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Cale, AR (2.0 miles)
,
Willisville, AR (2.3 miles)
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Bodcaw, AR (2.6 miles)
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Bluff City, AR (3.5 miles)
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Emmet, AR (3.8 miles ),
Reader, AR (4.0 miles)
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Prescott, AR (4.0 miles ),
Perrytown, AR (4.0 miles ).
Rosston-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Arkansas state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/19/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Rosston town center killed 2 peopleand injured 9 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 3/1/1997, a category F4 tornado 21.7 miles away from the town center killed 6 peopleand injured 100 people.
Earthquake activity:
Rosston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Arkansas state average. It is 92% 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 43.8 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 53.4 miles away from Rosston center On 8/4/2001 at 01:13:25, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.8 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 45.0 miles away from the city center On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 45.5 miles away from Rosston center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Nevada County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rosston:
MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; HOPE, AR)
MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 25 miles away; MAGNOLIA, AR)
OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; CAMDEN, AR)
Nevada County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rosston that have no violations reported:
BODCAW RURAL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1175,Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
BODCAW RURAL WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1175,Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.0%
(28.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.5% for Black residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Religion statistics for Rosston (based on Nevada County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.37%
Here
60.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Baptist Missionary Association of America
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
American Baptist Association
Other
Adherents
51.1%
15.4%
11.0%
9.0%
13.4%
Congregations
36.6%
7.3%
17.1%
9.8%
29.3%
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
Nevada County:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8
Here:
8.57 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
Here:
3.22 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:
6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Nevada County:
12.4%
State:
9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Nevada County:
30.0%
State:
29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.4%
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
7
$830
Water Supply
1
$1,293
$15,516
0
$0
Totals for Government
1
$1,293
$15,516
7
$830
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.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
#3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Customer service representatives"
#4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers"
#10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
#23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
#32 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2008"
#36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
#57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most fatal accidents per 100,000 population from 1975 to 2008"
#61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Mining"
#64 (71858) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of African first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
