Batesville, Arkansas
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| Batesville | |
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 Main Street in Batesville |
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| Location in county and Arkansas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1821 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arkansas |
| County : | Independence County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 46 ′ N , 91 ° 38 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 9,556 (as of 2005) |
| Population density : | 353.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 27.5 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 27.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 103 m |
| Postcodes : | 72501, 72503 |
| Area code : | +1 870 |
| FIPS : | 05-04030 |
| GNIS ID : | 0076245 |
| Website : | www.cityofbatesville.com |
| Mayor : | Rick Elumbaugh |
Batesville is a town in Independence County in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas with 9,500 inhabitants ( 2004 ) and the seat of the County administration ( County Seat ). The urban area has a size of 27.5 km².
Batesville is the second oldest city in Arkansas and was named after James Woodson Bates . The first settlement in what is now Batesville began in 1810. The place was registered as a city on September 25, 1839. The local Lyon College provides further education .
sons and daughters of the town
- Mark Martin , NASCAR racing driver
- William Read Miller , politician and governor of Arkansas between 1877 and 1881
- Samuel W. Peel , politician, US House of Representatives
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 881 | - | |
| 1880 | 1264 | 43.5% | |
| 1890 | 2150 | 70.1% | |
| 1900 | 2327 | 8.2% | |
| 1910 | 3399 | 46.1% | |
| 1920 | 4299 | 26.5% | |
| 1930 | 4484 | 4.3% | |
| 1940 | 5267 | 17.5% | |
| 1950 | 6414 | 21.8% | |
| 1960 | 6207 | -3.2% | |
| 1970 | 7209 | 16.1% | |
| 1980 | 8263 | 14.6% | |
| 1990 | 9187 | 11.2% | |
| 2000 | 9445 | 2.8% | |
| 1870-2000 | |||
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011
Web links
Commons : Batesville, Arkansas - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
