Emmet, Arkansas

Emmet, Arkansas
City

Location in Nevada County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 33°43′35″N 93°28′17″W / 33.72639°N 93.47139°W / 33.72639; -93.47139Coordinates: 33°43′35″N 93°28′17″W / 33.72639°N 93.47139°W / 33.72639; -93.47139
Country United States
State Arkansas
Counties Nevada, Hempstead
Area
 • Total 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Land 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 318 ft (97 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 518
 • Density 337.3/sq mi (129.7/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 71835
Area code(s) 870
FIPS code 05-21610
GNIS feature ID 0048893

Emmet is a city spanning Hempstead and Nevada counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 506 at the 2000 census.

The former Arkla Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century frontier town located near Emmet off U.S. Highway 67, operated from the late 1950s until the late 1960s.[1]Arkla Village held a roundup near the end of the summer with a marksman invited to participate. In 1961, Harold M. Terry (1925-2016) of Shreveport, a deputy and later the sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, was the invited marksman. The Hope Star newspaper, in an article announcing his appearance at the roundup, called Terry "one of the Southwest's outstanding shooting experts with pistol, rifle and shotgun."[2]


Geography

Emmet is located at 33°43′35″N 93°28′17″W / 33.72639°N 93.47139°W / 33.72639; -93.47139 (33.726411, -93.471340).[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it land. The city is situated near the headwaters of the Terre Rouge Creek watershed which meanders northeastward for 17mi, before joining the Little Missouri River at a point 11mi east of Prescott and 6mi northwest of Reader. The Prairie d'Ane is 8mi northeast of Emmet, and the Prairie de Roan is 8mi to the southwest. Both prairies were noted by R.T. Hlll, during the Arkansas Geological Survey of 1888.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1900277—
1910270−2.5%
192042055.6%
1930387−7.9%
194046520.2%
19504823.7%
1960474−1.7%
1970433−8.6%
19804759.7%
1990446−6.1%
200050613.5%
20105182.4%
Est. 2014497−4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2014 Estimate[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 506 people, 186 households, and 129 families residing in the city. The population density was 333.4 people per square mile (128.5/km²). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 145.0/sq mi (55.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.67% White, 20.16% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.20% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 186 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.2% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,386, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $24,107 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,726. About 30.0% of families and 33.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.4% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is available from the Blevins School District, which leads to graduation from Emmet High School.[8][9]

Notable Places

Media

Emmet is served by the Hope Star, and the Nevada County Picayune-Times.[12] Both owned by Gatehouse Media. Larger newspapers that serve the area include the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the Texarkana Gazette, and the Shreveport Times.

Local television service is provided by KTSS-LP(50 UHF), and local radio stations include KHPA (104.9 MHz FM) and KTPA (1370 KHz AM). In addition, the city is served by radio and television stations from Little Rock, and Shreveport.

A variety of Telephone, Cable-TV, and Internet providers are available to subscribers in Emmet, including 'Hope-Prescott.com', a local internet-news web site.[13]

Infrastructure

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Arkla Village". arkansasacer.tripod.com. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ ""Arkla Village Roundup to Feature Crack Shot Capt. Harold M. Terry"". Hope Star. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Lexicon of Geologic names of the United States". United States Department of the Interior - R.T. Hill, 1888 (Ark. Geol. Surv. Ann. Rept. 1888, vol. 2, pp. 32-33, 46-47, 188).
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. ↑ "2009-2010 Emmet Elementary School ACSIP Plan" (PDF). Blevins School District.
  9. ↑ "2009-2010 Emmet High School ACSIP Plan" (PDF). Blevins School District.
  10. ↑ "Company Overview of CenterPoint Energy Arkla". Bloomberg L.P. - Investing.BusinessWeek.com.
  11. ↑ "Emmet (Nevada and Hempstead Counties)". Steven Teske - The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture (paragraph #6).
  12. ↑ "Nevada County Picayune-Times". Gatehouse Media, LLC - Picayune-Times.com.
  13. ↑ "Hope-Prescott.com". Hope-Prescott.com.
  14. ↑ "W. R. Stephens, Political Leader And Arkansas Investor, Dies at 84". Kurt Eichenwald - The New York Times Company, December 4, 1991.
  15. ↑ "W. R. Stephens Builds a Western Town at Emmet". Arkansas Gazette, July 12, 1959, p. 3C.

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