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Population (year 2000): 2,005. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,922 (-4.1% change)
 

Males: 962  (48.0%)
Females: 1,043  (52.0%)

Union County

Median resident age:  39.0 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71762.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,000 (it was $28,807 in 2000)
Smackover  $30,000
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $58,600 (it was $53,300 in 2000)
Smackover  $58,600
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Smackover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.4%)
  • Black (26.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (13.2%), Irish (9.6%), German (7.0%), English (5.1%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/03/1922

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 4.25 square miles.

Population density: 453 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Smackover

  • High school or higher: 72.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Smackover city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

10 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Smackover, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Smackover to the number of sex offenders is 481 to 1.

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

Smackover:  0.8% ($443)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Smackover satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (73.2 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (94.6 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (281.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Louann, AR (4.9 miles) , Norphlet, AR (5.3 miles ), El Dorado, AR (11.2 miles ), Calion, AR (13.2 miles ), Camden, AR (16.2 miles ), East Camden, AR (17.0 miles ), Hampton, AR (21.7 miles ), Junction City, AR (23.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $92,300
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $160,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $187,000
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $214,300
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $210,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $235,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $224,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $186,400
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $182,500

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Latitude: 33.36 N, Longitude: 92.73 W


49 people in nursing homes

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -264 (-11.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (10%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Paper (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Crime in Smackover by Year

Type 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.051.3
Assaults 3545
    per 100,000 148.6253.0203.3256.3
Burglaries 13543
    per 100,000 643.9253.0203.3153.8
Thefts 19111614
    per 100,000 941.1556.7813.0717.6
Auto thefts 6432
    per 100,000 297.2202.4152.4102.5
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 158.5) 136.2106.899.6114.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.08
US city average:  3.00

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Smackover-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/19/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.9 miles away from the Smackover city center killed 2 people and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 12/3/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Jonathon Modica - College basketball player (Arkansas Razorbacks).


Hospitals/medical centers near Smackover:
  • MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS (about 18 miles; EL DORADO, AR)
  • OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; CAMDEN, AR)
  • MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Smackover, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Smackover:
  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 80 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • BARKSDALE AFB (about 88 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Smackover:
  • SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL AT GOODWIN FIELD (about 12 miles; EL DORADO, AR; ID: ELD)
  • DOWNTOWN (about 14 miles; EL DORADO, AR; ID: F43)
  • HARRELL FIELD (about 18 miles; CAMDEN, AR; ID: CDH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smackover:
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 66 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 73 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 82 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
Public high school in Smackover:
  • SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 1 BUCKAROO LANE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Smackover:
  • SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 701 MAGNOLIA ST.; Grades: KG - 06)

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Notable location: Samckover Branch Union County Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Smackover include: Smackover First United Methodist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Samckover Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: North Fork Smackover Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources (3853 Smackover Highway).

Hotel: Super 8 Smackover AR (4403 Smackover Highway).

 

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

BEULAH GROVE WATER (Population served: 102, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (APR-10-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2000)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.2%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Smackover compared to Arkansas state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Smackover (2007 data):
  • First Financial Bank: 122 West Seventh Street Branch at 122 West Seventh Street, branch established on 1934-04-01. Info updated 2006-05-23: Bank assets: $540.6 mil, Deposits: $443.0 mil, headquarters in El Dorado, AR, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Banc Corporation
  • Smackover State Bank: at 708 North Broadway, branch established on 1928-04-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $139.7 mil, Deposits: $124.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Smackover Bancshares, Inc.



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4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,548 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.78%
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 Ouachita County, AR  0.41% ($28,541 average AGI)
from Columbia County, AR  0.27% ($47,250)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.26% ($22,974)


5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
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 Pulaski County, AR  0.47% ($24,620 average AGI)
to Ouachita County, AR  0.47% ($25,014)
to Columbia County, AR  0.23% ($23,886)


Strongest AM radio stations in Smackover:
  • KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KELD (1400 AM; 1 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNHD (1450 AM; 1 kW; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KVMA (630 AM; 1 kW; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: MAGNOLIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)

Strongest FM radio stations in Smackover:
  • KBSA (90.9 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: BD OF SUP OF LA STATE U & A&M COLLGE)
  • KIXB (103.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KAGL (93.3 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KXZX (96.1 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KCXY (95.3 FM; EAST CAMDEN, AR; Owner: GARY D. TERRELL D/B/A Y95 RADIO)
  • KMGC (104.5 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: JADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • KLBQ (98.7 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KAMD-FM (97.1 FM; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: CHARLES R. SHINN)
  • KMLK (101.5 FM; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KELD-FM (107.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBPW (88.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Smackover:
  • K46DT (Channel 46; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K69HO (Channel 69; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K36DR (Channel 36; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KYPX (Channel 49; CAMDEN, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS 49, INC.)
  • K29DC (Channel 29; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K40EF (Channel 40; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K50EK (Channel 50; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K57GF (Channel 57; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K63FX (Channel 63; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K66EX (Channel 66; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K48EP (Channel 48; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • K59FJ (Channel 59; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
  • KLMB-LP (Channel 23; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN B/CING., INC.)
  • K05KG (Channel 5; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • K18AB (Channel 18; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: NOE CORP. L.L.C.)

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