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Population in July 2007: 4,287. Population change since 2000: -9.2%
 

Males: 2,282  (47.6%)
Females: 2,517  (52.4%)

Dallas County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71742.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,200 (it was $23,297 in 2000)
Fordyce  $24,200
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $43,200 (it was $39,300 in 2000)
Fordyce  $43,200
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Fordyce:

  • Black (49.7%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (48.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Fordyce: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)


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Ancestries: United States (10.4%), Irish (4.8%), English (4.2%), German (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/08/1884

Elevation: 286 feet

Land area: 6.59 square miles.

Population density: 671 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fordyce

  • High school or higher: 65.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fordyce city

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

28 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Arkansas:  2.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Fordyce:  0.7% ($263)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pine Bluff, AR (38.7 miles , pop. 55,085).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (131.8 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (308.5 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Thornton, AR (5.8 miles ), Kingsland, AR (8.9 miles ), Tinsman, AR (13.5 miles) , Bearden, AR (15.2 miles ), Rison, AR (18.3 miles ), Banks, AR (19.3 miles) , Hampton, AR (19.5 miles ), Carthage, AR (20.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,500
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,300
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $87,500
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $48,300
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $162,700
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,600
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $140,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $74,300
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $200,000
  • 2007: 5 buildings, average cost: $30,600

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Latitude: 33.81 N, Longitude: 92.41 W


People in group quarters in Fordyce
  • 159 people in other group homes
  • 136 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 136 people in nursing homes
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -87 (-1.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Wood products (17%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Religious workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


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Crime in Fordyce by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00043
    per 100,000 0.00.00.088.367.3
Rapes 10012
    per 100,000 20.70.00.022.144.9
Robberies 11271010
    per 100,000 227.641.1153.6220.8224.3
Assaults 5425272030
    per 100,000 1117.3513.9592.4441.7672.8
Burglaries 6663908276
    per 100,000 1365.61295.01974.61811.01704.4
Thefts 147158154148103
    per 100,000 3041.63247.73378.73268.62309.9
Auto thefts 151181111
    per 100,000 310.4226.1175.5242.9246.7
Arson 00011
    per 100,000 0.00.00.022.122.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 177.4) 550.4353.8452.0625.9603.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.36
US city average:  3.00

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Fordyce-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/28/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the Fordyce city center killed 7 people and injured 51 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 1/21/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 16.5 miles away from the city center .


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Hospital/medical center in Fordyce:
  • DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (201 CLIFTON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fordyce:
  • BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; WARREN, AR)
  • JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR)
  • OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; CAMDEN, AR)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fordyce:
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 64 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 65 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 78 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fordyce:
  • H L HOPKINS-FORDYCE MUNI (about 5 miles; FORDYCE, AR; ID: 5M4)
  • HAMPTON MUNI (about 21 miles; HAMPTON, AR; ID: 0R6)
  • HARRELL FIELD (about 27 miles; CAMDEN, AR; ID: CDH)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fordyce:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 45 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 45 miles; Monticello, AR; FT enrollment: 2,048)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 64 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 89 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
Public high school in Fordyce:
  • FORDYCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 376; Location: 100 REDBUG BLVD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Fordyce:
  • MILLCREEK OF ARKANSAS (Students: 79; Location: P.O. BOX 727; Grades: 3 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Fordyce:
  • FORDYCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 551; Location: 350 REDBUG CIRCLE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • FORDYCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 75 REDBUG BLVD.; Grades: 06 - 08)

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Notable location: Dallas County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Shopping Center: The Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

Park in Fordyce: Charlotte Street Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Dallas County Museum (210 North Main Street), County & Circuit Clerk (Recreation Areas; Courthouse).

Hotels: A-Ok Motel (2403 Highway 79 167 Bypass), Days Inn Fordyce AR (2500 West 4th Street), Antlers Inn Motel (2400 Hwy 79-167 Bypass).

Court: Fordyce City - Fire- Municipal Court Clerk (101 South Main Street).

 

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

FORDYCE WATER CO (Population served: 4726, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-04-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-04-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-05-1998)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Fordyce that have no violations reported:
  • FORDYCE RURAL WATER ASSOC (Population served: 1410, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.3%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  22.3%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.8%
Whole state:  6.6%

Fordyce compared to Arkansas state average:

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  • Median household income 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.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Fordyce (2007 data):
  • Fordyce Bank & Trust Co.: Northwest Branch at Upton Drive And U.S. Highway 79-167, branch established on 1987-02-20; at 200 West Fourth Street, branch established on 1931-01-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $98.3 mil, Deposits: $82.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Fbt Bancshares, Inc.
  • Heartland Community Bank: Fordyce Branch at 610 West 4th Street, branch established on 1933-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88.6 mil, Deposits: $55.1 mil, headquarters in Bryant, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • Centennial Bank: Fordyce Branch at 316 N Main Street, branch established on 2001-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $187.7 mil, Deposits: $152.5 mil, headquarters in Kingsland, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Centennial Bancshares, Inc
  • Regions Bank: Fordyce Main Office at 611 West Fourth Street, branch established on 1909-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 5$9,146$21,9501$868
Parks and Recreation 4$7,145$21,4359$5,929
Police Protection - Officers 9$18,815$25,0870$0
Police - Other 4$5,101$15,3035$2,725
Firefighters 0$0 20$1,470
Judicial and Legal 2$2,199$13,1944$1,720
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$6,569
Water Supply 8$12,412$18,6180$0
Sewerage 5$6,277$15,0650$0
Totals for Government 37$61,093$19,81447$19,282



Fordyce government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $531,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $50,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $529,000
    Parks & Recreation: $392,000
    Water Utilities: $376,000
    Regular Highways: $346,000
    Sewerage: $342,000
    Financial Administration: $235,000
    Fire Protection: $162,000
    General - Other: $87,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $168,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,251,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,269,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,155,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,183,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $114,000
    Water Utilities: $68,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $176,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $22,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $959,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $537,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $355,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $220,000
    General Support: $87,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $670,000
    Public Utilities: $248,000
    Property: $104,000
    NEC: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,003,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $113,000

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($24,417 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.28%
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  0.88% ($22,875 average AGI)
from Cleveland County, AR  0.48% ($31,538)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.40% ($30,909)


7.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,738 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
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 Ouachita County, AR  0.79% ($21,091 average AGI)
to Clark County, AR  0.68% ($19,000)
to Pulaski County, AR  0.68% ($46,158)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fordyce:
  • KBJT (1570 AM; 1 kW; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: KBJT, 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)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPBA (1270 AM; 5 kW; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: METRO BIRCH ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KARN (920 AM; 5 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fordyce:
  • KQEW (102.3 FM; FORDYCE, AR; Owner: DALLAS PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • KMSX (94.9 FM; MAUMELLE, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KIPR (92.3 FM; PINE BLUFF, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBPW (88.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KELD-FM (107.1 FM; HAMPTON, AR; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Fordyce:
  • 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.)
  • KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)

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