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Moving to Smackover, Arkansas

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Population: 2,005. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,929 (-3.8% change)
Males: 962 (48.0%), Females: 1,043 (52.0%)

Union County

Zip code: 71762

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $28,807
Median house value: $53,300

Population by Race

Races in Smackover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.4%)
  • Black (26.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (13.2%), Irish (9.6%), German (7.0%), English (5.1%), French (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Elevation: 120 feet

Land area: 4.2 square miles

Map of Smackover, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Smackover

  • High school or higher: 72.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Smackover city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -264 (-11.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Smackover:

  • OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CAMDEN, AR)
  • MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS (about 18 miles; EL DORADO, AR)
  • MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Smackover:

  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 77 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 80 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
  • BARKSDALE AFB (about 88 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Smackover:

  • SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL AT GOODWIN FIELD (about 12 miles; EL DORADO, AR; Abbreviation: ELD)
  • DOWNTOWN (about 14 miles; EL DORADO, AR; Abbreviation: F43)
  • HARRELL FIELD (about 18 miles; CAMDEN, AR; Abbreviation: CDH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Smackover:

  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 34 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 66 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 73 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 82 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,801)

Schools

Public high school in Smackover:

  • SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: 1 BUCKAROO LANE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Smackover:

  • SMACKOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 369; Location: 701 MAGNOLIA ST.; Grades: KG – 06)

 

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