Blytheville
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 Bookstore in Blytheville, reputedly a favorite of John Grisham |
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| Location in Arkansas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1879 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arkansas |
| County : | Mississippi County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 56 ′ N , 89 ° 55 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 18,272 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 342.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 53.5 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 53.3 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 78 m |
| Postcodes : | 72315, 72316, 72319 |
| Area code : | +1 870 |
| FIPS : | 05-07330 |
| GNIS ID : | 0057402 |
Blytheville is a city and the administrative seat of Mississippi County in the US state Arkansas with 16,900 inhabitants (as of 2004 ). The urban area has a size of 53.3 km².
Population development
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 302 | - | |
| 1910 | 3849 | 1,174.5% | |
| 1920 | 6447 | 67.5% | |
| 1930 | 10,098 | 56.6% | |
| 1940 | 10,652 | 5.5% | |
| 1950 | 16,234 | 52.4% | |
| 1960 | 20,797 | 28.1% | |
| 1970 | 24,752 | 19% | |
| 1980 | 23,844 | -3.7% | |
| 1990 | 22,906 | -3.9% | |
| 2000 | 18,272 | -20.2% | |
| 1900-2000 | |||
Attractions
- Blytheville Heritage Museum
sons and daughters of the town
- Kimberly Derrick (* 1985), short tracker and inline speed skater
- Kathy Webb (born 1950), politician
- Ruth Whitaker (1936–2014), politician
Web links
Commons : Blytheville - collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011