Summit, Arkansas

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Population in July 2008: 582. Population change since 2000: -0.7%

Males: 307	(52.9%)
Females: 275	(47.1%)

Median resident age:	32.1 years
Arkansas median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 72677.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,214 (it was $22,500 in 2000)

Summit:	$28,214
Arkansas:	$38,134

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,406

Summit:	$13,406
Arkansas:	$20,708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $52,883 (it was $34,000 in 2000)

Summit:	$52,883
Arkansas:	$101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,558; Detached houses: $87,722; Mobile homes: $21,071

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Races in Summit:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Black (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Summit: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (12.1%), United States (11.3%), Irish (10.1%), English (9.4%), Polish (5.1%), Dutch (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 858 feet

Land area: 1.23 square miles.

Population density: 475 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Summit

High school or higher: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 5.7%
Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Summit city

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 51.9%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 17.4%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.7%
Arkansas:	2.8%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Summit, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Summit to the number of sex offenders is 291 to 1.

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

Summit:	1.1% ($373)
Arkansas:	0.7% ($500)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, MO (73.3 miles , pop. 151,580).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (171.5 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (333.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Yellville, AR (1.2 miles ), Flippin, AR (2.4 miles ), Pyatt, AR (3.0 miles ), Cotter, AR (3.0 miles ), Bull Shoals, AR (3.3 miles ), Gassville, AR (3.4 miles ), Lakeview, AR (3.5 miles ), Zinc, AR (3.6 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $75,000
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 36.25 N, Longitude: 92.69 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 870

Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+24.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (27%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Computer and electronic products (10%)
Apparel (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Plastics and rubber products (15%)
Apparel (10%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Average climate in Summit, Arkansas

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Summit-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/7/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Summit city center killed 3 people and injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/14/1971, a category 3 tornado 4.9 miles away from the city center injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Summit-area historical earthquake activity is below Arkansas state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from Summit center
On 1/21/1982 at 00:33:54, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 79.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/27/2000 at 01:28:45, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 LG, Depth: 0.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 31.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from Summit center
On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from the city center
On 8/22/2000 at 20:12:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 5.2 mi) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Summit center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Summit:

BAXTER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR)
NORTH ARKANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; HARRISON, AR)
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF IZARD CO (about 31 miles; CALICO ROCK, AR)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Summit:

SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; Springfield, MO; FT enrollment: 3,125)
OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 82 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)

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Church in Summit: Summit Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Arkansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.7%
Whole state:	70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
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:	20.2%
Whole state:	15.8%

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

This city:	9.3%
Whole state:	6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Summit, AR

Summit compared to Arkansas state average:

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

U.S. Bank National Association: Summit Branch at 206 South Main, branch established on 1977-12-12. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp

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2004 Presidential Election results in Marion County Arkansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (9%) Wood (5%)

Religion statistics for Summit

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Churches of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	46.4%	14.5%	7.8%	6.5%	5.8%
Congregations	28.6%	14.3%	2.9%	20.0%	5.7%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	4.9%	3.9%	3.2%	3.0%	4.1%
Congregations	5.7%	2.9%	2.9%	5.7%	11.4%

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.

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	2	$2,972	$17,832	0	$0
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$195
Health	0	$0		1	$461
Water Supply	1	$2,347	$28,164	0	$0
Totals for Government	3	$5,319	$21,276	2	$656

10.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,876 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.88%
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 Baxter County, AR	2.21% ($24,017 average AGI)
from Boone County, AR	0.65% ($26,200)
from Cook County, IL	0.19% ($26,500)

8.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,549 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.56%
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 Baxter County, AR	2.07% ($20,926 average AGI)
to Boone County, AR	0.82% ($23,419)
to Washington County, AR	0.27% ($21,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Summit:

KCGS (960 AM; 5 kW; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: SOUTHLAND BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KNWA (1600 AM; 5 kW; BELLEFONTE, AR; Owner: HARRISON RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWTO (560 AM; 5 kW; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Owner: KWTO, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KTLO (1240 AM; 1 kW; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Owner: KTLO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KHOZ (900 AM; 1 kW; HARRISON, AR; Owner: HARRISON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KGFL (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CLINTON, AR; Owner: KING-SULIVAN RADIO)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KTHS (1480 AM; 5 kW; BERRYVILLE, AR; Owner: KTHS/KSCC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Summit:

KCWD (96.1 FM; HARRISON, AR; Owner: HARRISON RADIO STATIONS, INC.)
KPFM (105.5 FM; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Owner: MOUNTAIN HOME RADIO STATION, INC.)
KCTT-FM (101.7 FM; YELLVILLE, AR; Owner: KTLO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTLO-FM (97.9 FM; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Owner: KTLO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBCN-FM (104.3 FM; MARSHALL, AR; Owner: PEARSON B/CASTING OF MARSHALL, INC.)
KCMH (91.5 FM; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Owner: CHRISTIAN B/C GROUP OF MT. HOME, INC)
KOMT (107.5 FM; MOUNTAIN HOME, AR; Owner: MAC PARTNERS)
KKTZ (93.5 FM; LAKEVIEW, AR; Owner: JOHN M. DOWDY)
KHOZ-FM (102.9 FM; HARRISON, AR; Owner: HARRISON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KMAC (99.7 FM; GAINESVILLE, MO; Owner: PEARSON B/CASTING OF G/VILLE, INC)
KSMS-FM (90.5 FM; POINT LOOKOUT, MO; Owner: SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UINIVERSITY)
KBPB (91.9 FM; HARRISON, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Summit:

KWBM (Channel 31; HARRISON, AR; Owner: R.S. COMMUNICATIONS LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
KEMV (Channel 6; MOUNTAIN VIEW, AR; Owner: ARKANSAS EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1

At The Kctt-Fm Tran., Structure height: 24 m, Call Sign: KPF283
Assigned Frequencies : 450.020 MHz
Grant Date: 03/21/1984, Expiration Date: 06/01/1996, Cancelation Date: 09/24/2000
Registrant: Adams Broadcasting Co, Yellville, AR 72687

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

SUMMIT, Approx. 2 Miles N Of, Overall height: 66.4 m, Call Sign: WCU426
Assigned Frequencies : 6404.80 MHz, 2168.20 MHz
Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Windstream Communications, Inc., 1101 17th Street, Nw, Suite 802, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 223-7664, Fax: (202) 223-7669, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6

Call Sign: KD7EZE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00133208
Grant Date: 04/19/1999, Expiration Date: 04/19/2009, Certifier: H M Foster
Registrant: H M Foster, Summit, AR 72677
Call Sign: N5KJL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00295048
Grant Date: 11/14/2006, Expiration Date: 01/13/2017
Registrant: Phillip J Williams, 140 Walnut Cir Yellville Ar 72, Summit, AR 72677
Call Sign: KE5SHJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01363575
Grant Date: 01/29/2008, Expiration Date: 01/29/2018, Certifier: Greg R Ladas
Registrant: Greg R Ladas, Summit, AR 72687
Call Sign: KE5SHK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01363576
Grant Date: 01/29/2008, Expiration Date: 01/29/2018, Certifier: Leslie E Wagner
Registrant: Leslie E Wagner, Summit, AR 72677
Call Sign: KE5UBI, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01392396
Grant Date: 04/22/2008, Expiration Date: 04/22/2018, Certifier: Kenneth W Eddy
Registrant: Kenneth W Eddy, Summit, AR 72677
Call Sign: KE5UPX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01398439
Grant Date: 05/15/2008, Expiration Date: 05/15/2018, Certifier: David L Beaty
Registrant: David L Beaty, Summit, AR 72677

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13

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