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Population in July 2007: 1,025. Population change since 2000: -7.7%
 

Males: 515  (45.8%)
Females: 610  (54.2%)

Little River County

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 71836.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $23,100 (it was $22,176 in 2000)
Foreman  $23,100
Arkansas:  $34,999

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $52,600 (it was $47,800 in 2000)
Foreman  $52,600
Arkansas:  $87,400

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Races in Foreman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (66.4%)
  • Black (27.3%)
  • American Indian (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Foreman: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.4%), Irish (6.3%), English (5.7%), German (5.4%), Scottish (1.4%), Italian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 418 feet

Land area: 1.96 square miles.

Population density: 535 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Foreman

  • High school or higher: 68.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Foreman city

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 14.7%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

24 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

This city:  2.1%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Foreman, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Foreman to the number of sex offenders is 1049 to 1.

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

Foreman:  0.5% ($253)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Longview, TX (87.3 miles , pop. 73,344).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (96.8 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (176.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Winthrop, AR (8.2 miles) , Horatio, AR (15.4 miles ), Southeast McCurtain, OK (16.3 miles ), Wilton, AR (17.2 miles ), New Boston, TX (18.1 miles ), Ashdown, AR (18.8 miles ), Hooks, TX (19.2 miles ), Haworth, OK (19.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.72 N, Longitude: 94.40 W


Area code: 870

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Population change in the 1990s: -104 (-8.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Paper (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Average climate in Foreman, Arkansas

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Foreman-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 112% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1982, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.7 miles away from the Foreman city center injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 5 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Foreman:
  • CHRISTUS ST MICHAEL HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 17 miles; TEXARKANA, TX)
  • LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ASHDOWN, AR)
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEW BOSTON, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Foreman, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Foreman:
  • TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 35 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
  • COX FLD (about 74 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 95 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Foreman:
  • J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 22 miles; DE QUEEN, AR; ID: DEQ)
  • BROKEN BOW (about 32 miles; BROKEN BOW, OK; ID: 90F)
  • IDABEL (about 33 miles; IDABEL, OK; ID: IBO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Foreman:
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 89 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 95 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 102 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 108 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 109 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
Public high school in Foreman:
  • FOREMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 271; Location: 700 ROCKY COMFORT ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Foreman:
  • FOREMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 311 W. 10 AVE.; Grades: PK - 06)

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Tourist attraction: New Rocky Comfort Museum (507 East 3 Avenue).

 

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

LITTLE RIVER CO RDA (Population served: 4250, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-01-2005 and APR-01-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (2 times from MAY-10-2005 to MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUN-09-2005 to JUN-09-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
  • MCL, Average - In JAN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (2 times from MAY-10-2005 to MAY-10-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from JUN-09-2005 to JUN-09-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-27-2005)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-27-2005)
  • MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-27-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In DEC-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-04-1997), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-04-1997), St Public Notif received (FEB-18-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In SEP-1998. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-04-1998), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-04-1998)
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: SWTR
LITTLE RIVER COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 400, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-11-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-09-2000), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2000)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
  • 2 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In MAR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Foreman that have no violations reported:
  • FOREMAN WATERWORKS (Population served: 1383, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.8%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.1%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  26.7%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.0%
Whole state:  6.6%

Foreman 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.
  • 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 Foreman (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Foreman Branch at 502 Third Avenue, branch established on 1936-12-02. 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
  • The First National Bank of De Queen: Foreman Branch at 707 Tracy Lawrence Ave, branch established on 1979-04-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $338.0 mil, Deposits: $306.2 mil, headquarters in De Queen, AR, positive income, 11 total offices, Holding Company: First National Security Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Little River County Arkansas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 1$1,824$21,8881$332
Firefighters 0$0 18$2,214
Financial Administration 1$1,399$16,7880$0
Water Supply 2$2,918$17,5080$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,240$14,8807$1,337
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,018
Police Protection - Officers 4$6,863$20,5891$702
Totals for Government 9$14,245$18,99329$5,604



Foreman government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $86,000
  • Construction - General: $201,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $229,000
    Water Utilities: $227,000
    Regular Highways: $162,000
    Police Protection: $148,000
    Sewerage: $85,000
    Fire Protection: $17,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $216,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $98,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $66,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $617,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $230,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $56,000
    Highways: $53,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $83,000
    Public Utilities: $54,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $174,000

6.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,220 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.32%
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 Miller County, AR  0.93% ($28,825 average AGI)
from Bowie County, TX  0.69% ($26,500)
from Sevier County, AR  0.62% ($18,148)


6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,106 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.32%
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 Miller County, AR  1.53% ($28,485 average AGI)
to Bowie County, TX  1.43% ($31,581)
to Sevier County, AR  0.37% ($19,563)


Strongest AM radio stations in Foreman:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNBO (1530 AM; daytime; 3 kW; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: BOWIE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KCMC (740 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Foreman:
  • KEWL-FM (95.1 FM; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
  • KMJI (93.3 FM; ASHDOWN, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KZRB (103.5 FM; NEW BOSTON, TX; Owner: B & H BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KPWW (95.9 FM; HOOKS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTOY (104.7 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: JO-AL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KFYX (107.1 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
  • KPGG (103.9 FM; ASHDOWN, AR; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
  • KKYR-FM (102.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTXK (91.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TEXARKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Foreman:
  • K28DJ (Channel 28; BROKEN BOW, OK; Owner: TRUSTEES OF J.B.CALLAHAM R.T.)
  • KLFI-LP (Channel 35; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: BEECH STREET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • K41EQ (Channel 41; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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