Moving to Calion, Arkansas

Population: 516. Estimated population in July 2024: 496 (-3.9% change)
Males: 244 (47.3%), Females: 272 (52.7%)

Union County

Zip code: 71724

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $25,268
Median house value: $39,600

Population by Race

Races in Calion:

  • White Non-Hispanic (64.1%)
  • Black (33.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (40.9%), English (7.4%), Irish (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Italian (3.5%), German (2.5%).

Elevation: 90 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Calion, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Calion

  • High school or higher: 67.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calion city

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 49.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 10.1%
  • Divorced: 16.2%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -37 (-6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Calion:

  • MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS (about 9 miles; EL DORADO, AR)
  • OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; CAMDEN, AR)
  • TRI WARD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; BERNICE, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Calion:

  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 67 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 87 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
  • BARKSDALE AFB (about 96 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Calion:

  • DOWNTOWN (about 13 miles; EL DORADO, AR; Abbreviation: F43)
  • HAMPTON MUNI (about 15 miles; HAMPTON, AR; Abbreviation: 0R6)
  • SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL AT GOODWIN FIELD (about 20 miles; EL DORADO, AR; Abbreviation: ELD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calion:

  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 54 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 64 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 76 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)