Paragould, Arkansas facts for kids
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Paragould, Arkansas
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South Pruett Street in Paragould
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Location of Paragould in Greene County, Arkansas.
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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)
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• 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
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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.
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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 (36.057075, -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
- U.S. Route 49B
- U.S. Highway 412
- Arkansas Highway 1
- Arkansas Highway 69
- Arkansas Highway 135
- Arkansas Highway 358
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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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 |
2020 census
Race | Number | Percentage |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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
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
In Spanish: Paragould (Arkansas) para niños