Cove, Arkansas

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Population in 2022: 323 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: -15.7%
 
Males: 173  (53.7%)
Females: 150  (46.3%)
Median resident age:

43.1 years
Arkansas median age:

38.9 years

Zip codes: 71937.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $27,059 (it was $17,368 in 2000)
Cove:

$27,059
AR:

$55,432

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $16,357 (it was $8,310 in 2000)

Cove town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $64,546 (it was $35,500 in 2000)
Cove:

$64,546
AR:

$179,800

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $74,872; detached houses: $87,457; mobile homes: $54,272

Median gross rent in 2022: $548.

March 2022 cost of living index in Cove: 77.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 37.6%
(34.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.3% for American Indian residents, 50.0% for two or more races residents)

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  • Races in Cove, AR (2022)
    • 28085.9%White alone
    • 3912.0%Two or more races
    • 82.5%Hispanic
    • 30.9%American Indian alone



According to our research of Arkansas and other state lists, there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Cove, Arkansas as of April 26, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Cove is 33 to 1.


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Ancestries: Italian (17.0%), American (16.0%), English (4.0%), European (4.0%), Irish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1047 feet

Land area: 1.73 square miles.

Population density: 187 people per square mile   (very low).

Cove, Arkansas map

4 residents are foreign born

This town:

1.2%
Arkansas:

5.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $521 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $235 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fort Smith, AR (64.5 miles , pop. 80,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (141.1 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (177.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities:

Hatfield, AR (2.0 miles ),
Vandervoort, AR (2.2 miles),
Wickes, AR (3.2 miles ),
Smithville, OK (3.7 miles),
Mena, AR (3.8 miles ),
Grannis, AR (3.8 miles ),
South Le Flore, OK (4.1 miles ),
Gillham, AR (4.4 miles)

Latitude: 34.44 N, Longitude: 94.41 W

Area code: 870

Distribution of median household income in Cove, AR in 2022
Distribution of house value in Cove, AR in 2022
Cove satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.1%
Arkansas:

3.4%
Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+11.3%).
Most common industries in Cove, AR (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.3%)
  • Apparel (8.3%)
  • Food (6.0%)
  • Health care (6.0%)
  • Public administration (5.3%)
  • Educational services (5.3%)
  • Construction (4.5%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (22.1%)
  • Food (9.3%)
  • Construction (7.0%)
  • Food & beverage stores (7.0%)
  • Utilities (7.0%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (7.0%)
  • Apparel (5.8%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (17.0%)
  • Public administration (14.9%)
  • Apparel (12.8%)
  • Accommodation & food services (10.6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.5%)
  • Educational services (8.5%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (6.4%)
Most common occupations in Cove, AR (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (8.3%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.0%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.5%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (12.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.0%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.0%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5.8%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (17.0%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (14.9%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
  • Registered nurses (6.4%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6.4%)

Average climate in Cove, Arkansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Cove, Arkansas average temperatures Cove, Arkansas average precipitation Cove, Arkansas humidity Cove, Arkansas wind speed Cove, Arkansas snowfall Cove, Arkansas sunshine Cove, Arkansas clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 50.6. This is significantly better than average.

City:

50.6
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 20.6. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 14.2 miles away from the city center.

City:

20.6
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Cove-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Arkansas state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.5 miles away from the Cove town center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/13/1950, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.5 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Cove-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Arkansas state average. It is 562% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 153.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 197.6 miles away from Cove center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 172.7 miles away from Cove center
On 2/28/2011 at 05:00:50, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/5/2011 at 07:12:45, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 153.9 miles away from Cove center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 154.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Polk County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 8, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Cove topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Cove:

  • MENA MANOR (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; MENA, AR)
  • WEST ARKANSAS HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; MENA, AR)
  • RICH MOUNTAIN MANOR (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; MENA, AR)
  • RICH MOUNTAIN NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; MENA, AR)
  • POLK COUNTY HEALTH UNIT (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; MENA, AR)
  • MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; MENA, AR)
  • MENA REGIONAL HOSPICE (Hospital, about 15 miles away; MENA, AR)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cove:

  • Carl Albert State College (about 44 miles; Poteau, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,041)
  • University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (about 66 miles; Fort Smith, AR; FT enrollment: 6,103)
  • Texarkana College (about 72 miles; Texarkana, TX; FT enrollment: 2,629)
  • National Park Community College (about 75 miles; Hot Springs, AR; FT enrollment: 2,237)
  • Henderson State University (about 81 miles; Arkadelphia, AR; FT enrollment: 3,528)
  • Paris Junior College (about 84 miles; Paris, TX; FT enrollment: 3,875)
  • Arkansas Tech University (about 94 miles; Russellville, AR; FT enrollment: 9,038)

Public high school in Cove:

  • COSSATOT RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 6330 HWY 71 SOUTH, Grades: 7-12)

Points of interest:

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Polk 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 Cove and their reported violations in the past:

COVE WATERWORKS (Population served: 688, Purch surface water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-2008), St Public Notif received (MAR-06-2008), St Compliance achieved (FEB-09-2009)
Average household size:
This town:

2.6 people
Arkansas:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

67.1%
Whole state:

67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

7.4%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Banks with branches in Cove (2011 data):

  • First National Bank: Cove Branch at 5607 Highway 71 South, branch established on 1972/08/28. Info updated 2012/01/13: Bank assets: $718.1 mil, Deposits: $547.7 mil, headquarters in Hot Springs, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: First National Security Company

For population 15 years and over in Cove:

Marital status in Cove, AR
  • Never married: 33.5%
  • Now married: 36.7%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 13.0%
  • Divorced: 16.4%

For population 25 years and over in Cove:

  • High school or higher: 76.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 14.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 46.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.2
Arkansas average:

11.4

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Cove, AR (based on Polk County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant8,78860
Mainline Protestant1,2097
Catholic5701
Other5322
None9,563-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
This county:

3.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.02 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.99 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

0.59 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
This county:

4.96 / 10,000 pop.
Arkansas:

4.94 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
Polk County:

7.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.66 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Polk County:

9.9%
Arkansas:

9.8%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

28.6%
Arkansas:

29.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

10.2%
Arkansas:

13.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Cove:

52.9%
Arkansas:

48.2%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

51.4%
Arkansas:

44.2%

Average BMI:
Cove:

29.0
State:

28.9

People feeling badly about themselves:
Cove:

19.6%
State:

21.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Cove:

11.6%
Arkansas:

11.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

35.0%
State:

34.0%

General health condition:
Cove:

59.7%
Arkansas:

54.4%

Average condition of hearing:
This city:

78.8%
State:

78.0%

More about Health and Nutrition of Cove, AR Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 1$1,300$15,6001$379
Other Government Administration 1$2,668$32,0167$1,746
Parks and Recreation 1$621$7,4520$0
Sewerage 1$1,808$21,6961$687
Water Supply 1$1,300$15,6001$928
Totals for Government 5$7,696$18,47010$3,740

Cove government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - General - Other: $63,000 ($195.05)
    Water Utilities: $35,000 ($108.36)
    Sewerage: $29,000 ($89.78)
    Central Staff Services: $25,000 ($77.40)
    Regular Highways: $12,000 ($37.15)
    Parks and Recreation: $3,000 ($9.29)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $23,000 ($71.21)
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $13,000 ($40.25)
    Water Utilities: $8,000 ($24.77)
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $81,000 ($250.77)

Cove government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Charges - Sewerage: $41,000 ($126.93)
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $87,000 ($269.35)
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $16,000 ($49.54)
    Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($3.10)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $75,000 ($232.20)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $25,000 ($77.40)
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $162,000 ($501.55)
    Property: $4,000 ($12.38)

Cove government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $563,000 ($1743.03)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $552,000 ($1708.98)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,000 ($37.15)

Cove government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $840,000 ($2600.62)
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,000 ($123.84)

Businesses in Cove, AR

  • U-Haul: 1

Strongest AM radio stations in Cove:

  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KENA (1450 AM; 1 kW; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, 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)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KYHN (1320 AM; 10 kW; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KWHN (1650 AM; 10 kW; FT. SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cove:

  • KQOR (105.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KENA-FM (102.1 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: OUACHITA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KOMS (107.3 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTTG (96.3 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: PEARSON BROADCASTING OF MENA, INC.)
  • KDQN-FM (92.1 FM; DE QUEEN, AR; Owner: JAY W. BUNYARD & ANNE W. BUNYARD)
  • KZBB (97.9 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRWA-FM (103.1 FM; WALDRON, AR; Owner: PHARIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMAG (99.1 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTCS-FM (99.9 FM; FORT SMITH, AR; Owner: BIG CHIEF BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K204EW (88.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K219CN (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KKBI (106.1 FM; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: J.D.C. RADIO, INC.)
  • KARG (91.7 FM; POTEAU, OK; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KPRV-FM (92.5 FM; HEAVENER, OK; Owner: LEROY BILLY)
  • K203BO (88.5 FM; MENA, AR; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV ARKANSAS)
  • Cove, Arkansas
  • Fatal accident count9
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents15
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:2
  • Fatalities10
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents50
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0
  • Arkansas average
  • Fatal accident count4536
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents6714
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons1742
  • Fatalities5029
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents10654
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents418
See more detailed statistics of Cove fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 49ft / 15.1mTotal length
  • $1,951,000Total costs
  • 5,778Total average daily traffic
  • 770Total average daily truck traffic
  • 6,725Total future (year 2007) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 17 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Cove)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cove)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 24. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 42 took place in 2011, and the least - 8 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.
    Fire incident types in Cove, AR When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.9%), and Structure Fires (32.2%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Cove, AR
    • 23056.9%Outside Fires
    • 13032.2%Structure Fires
    • 368.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 82.0%Other
See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cove, AR
Most common first names in Cove, AR among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William1976.7 years
Mary1974.4 years
James1872.1 years
John1576.5 years
Henry977.0 years
Robert867.6 years
Charles771.8 years
George778.0 years
Jesse676.5 years
Donald664.4 years
Most common last names in Cove, AR among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith1275.4 years
Walker975.6 years
Scott873.3 years
Thomas874.4 years
Kelley885.0 years
Williams880.1 years
Jewell874.6 years
Smedley775.3 years
Pate776.7 years
Green582.4 years
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Cove, AR
  • 51.4%Electricity
  • 30.0%Utility gas
  • 14.3%Wood
  • 4.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Cove, AR
  • 64.5%Electricity
  • 30.6%Utility gas
  • 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%Wood


Cove 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
There are no pilots and 4 other airmen in this city.
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