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Paragould, Arkansas
South Pruett Street in Paragould
South Pruett Street in Paragould
Location of Paragould in Greene County, Arkansas.
Location of Paragould in Greene County, Arkansas.
Paragould, Arkansas is located in the United States
Paragould, Arkansas
Paragould, Arkansas
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Greene
Area
 • Total 32.02 sq mi (82.93 km2)
 • Land 31.86 sq mi (82.51 km2)
 • Water 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2)
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 29,537
 • Density 927.17/sq mi (357.99/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
72450-72451
Area code(s) 870
FIPS code 05-53390
GNIS feature ID 0077948

Paragould is the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas delta.

Paragould is the principal city of the Paragould, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area and is also a part of the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. The Paragould micropolitan area's population was 42,090 at the 2010 census, and the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area's population was 163,116.

The city had a population of 26,113 at the 2010 census and an estimated population of 28,986 in 2019.

Geography

Paragould is located southeast of the center of Greene County at 36°3′25″N 90°30′11″W / 36.05694°N 90.50306°W / 36.05694; -90.50306 (36.057075, -90.502938). U.S. Routes 412 and 49 intersect in the city west of downtown. US 412 leads east 9 miles (14 km) to the Missouri state line at the St. Francis River, and a further 23 miles (37 km) northeast to Kennett, Missouri; to the west US 412 leads 26 miles (42 km) to Walnut Ridge. US 49 leads northeast 32 miles (51 km) to Piggott and southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Jonesboro. The closest major city is Memphis, Tennessee, 82 miles (132 km) to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.4 square miles (81.2 km2), of which 31.2 square miles (80.8 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.52%, is water.

List of highways:

  • US 49 (1961).svg US 49
  • US 49B.svg U.S. Route 49B
  • US 412.svg U.S. Highway 412
  • Arkansas 1.svg Arkansas Highway 1
  • Arkansas 69.svg Arkansas Highway 69
  • Arkansas 135.svg Arkansas Highway 135
  • Arkansas 358.svg Arkansas Highway 358

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890 1,666
1900 3,324 99.5%
1910 5,248 57.9%
1920 6,306 20.2%
1930 5,966 −5.4%
1940 7,079 18.7%
1950 9,668 36.6%
1960 9,947 2.9%
1970 10,639 7.0%
1980 15,248 43.3%
1990 18,540 21.6%
2000 22,017 18.8%
2010 26,113 18.6%
2020 29,537 13.1%
U.S. Decennial Census
Paragould AR 2011 06 23 003
The former Greene County Courthouse is one of twelve sites in Paragould listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Green County Museum Paragould AR 002
Green County Museum

2020 census

Paragould racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 25,438 86.1%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 872 3.0%
Native American 100 0.3%
Asian 156 0.5%
Pacific Islander 280 1.0%
Other/Mixed 1,396 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1,295 4.4%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 29,537 people, 10,755 households, and 7,439 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 26,113 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.8% Black, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, <0.1% from some other race and 1.2% from two or more races. 2.8% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Climate

Paragould has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa).

Climate data for Paragould
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 73
(23)
78
(26)
89
(32)
93
(34)
94
(34)
101
(38)
106
(41)
105
(41)
100
(38)
92
(33)
82
(28)
77
(25)
106
(41)
Average high °F (°C) 44
(7)
51
(11)
60
(16)
70
(21)
79
(26)
88
(31)
92
(33)
90
(32)
84
(29)
74
(23)
59
(15)
49
(9)
70
(21)
Average low °F (°C) 26
(−3)
31
(−1)
41
(5)
50
(10)
60
(16)
68
(20)
72
(22)
70
(21)
63
(17)
50
(10)
40
(4)
32
(0)
50
(10)
Record low °F (°C) −14
(−26)
−1
(−18)
5
(−15)
19
(−7)
40
(4)
50
(10)
54
(12)
50
(10)
36
(2)
28
(−2)
16
(−9)
−6
(−21)
−14
(−26)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.49
(89)
3.52
(89)
4.93
(125)
5.10
(130)
4.96
(126)
3.93
(100)
3.09
(78)
2.68
(68)
3.11
(79)
4.00
(102)
5.35
(136)
4.87
(124)
48.23
(1,225)

Education

Paragould is home to Crowley's Ridge College, and a campus of Black River Technical College. Paragould has two public school districts, the Greene County Tech School District and the Paragould School District, as well as Crowley's Ridge Academy and St. Mary's Catholic School private school systems.

The Northeast Arkansas School District was formed on July 1, 1985, by the merger of the former Paragould School District with the Oak Grove School District. By 1997 the name of the new district became the Paragould School District.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Highways

  • US 49 (1961).svg US 49
  • US 49B.svg U.S. Route 49B
  • US 412.svg U.S. Highway 412
  • Arkansas 1.svg Arkansas Highway 1
  • Arkansas 69.svg Arkansas Highway 69
  • Arkansas 135.svg Arkansas Highway 135
  • Arkansas 358.svg Arkansas Highway 358

Law enforcement

On December 15, 2012, it was announced that "beginning in 2013, the department would deploy a new street crimes unit to high crime areas on foot to take back the streets." The remaining town hall meetings to inform the public of the new plan were canceled due to the volume of threats received as a result of national media exposure. This was done for public safety, as continuing to hold the meetings may have posed a danger to attendees. The planned unit was not deployed.

Notable people

  • Weldon Bowlin, Major League Baseball player
  • Jeanne Carmen, actress, glamour girl and famed trick-shot golfer
  • Iris DeMent, singer-songwriter
  • Jimmie Lou Fisher, Arkansas State Treasurer, 2002 Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas
  • Junius Marion Futrell, governor of Arkansas, 1933–1937
  • Trice Harvey, California politician
  • Homer Lenderman, former state representative for Craighead and Greene counties
  • Sam O'Steen, Academy Award-nominated editor.
  • Lee Purcell, Emmy Award-nominated actress
  • Marlin Stuart, Major League Baseball player
  • Marko Stunt, Professional Wrestler for All Elite Wrestling
  • George Taylor, Medal of Honor awardee for his actions during the Civil War
  • Richard Travis, actor from 1940s films
  • James Wayne Wood, former aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program

See also

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