El Dorado, Arkansas

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El Dorado
Nickname : Arkansas's Original Boomtown
Downtown El Dorado
Downtown El Dorado
Location in county and Arkansas
Union County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas El Dorado Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1843
State : United States
State : Arkansas
County : Union County
Coordinates : 33 ° 13 ′  N , 92 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 13 ′  N , 92 ° 40 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 18,500 (as of 2013)
Population density : 439.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 42.2 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of
which 42.1 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 82 m
Postcodes : 71730, 71731, 71768
Area code : +1 870
FIPS : 05-21070
GNIS ID : 0076861
Website : www.goeldorado.com
Mayor : Frank Hash

El Dorado is a city in Union County in the US state of Arkansas with around 18,500 inhabitants (as of 2013) and the seat of the county administration. In 2010 the population was 18,884, which means a population decrease of 2.1%.

El Dorado is the seat of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission, as well as Murphy Oil Corporation and its former downstream division Murphy USA , the Deltic Timber Corporation and the Lion Oil Company. The city includes a community college , the South Arkansas Community College (SouthArk) and a multicultural arts center, the South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC). El Dorado is also known as part of the socio-economic region of Ark-La-Tex .

climate

In El Dorado there is a humid, temperate subtropical climate . The mean annual temperature is 16.8 degrees Celsius . July is the warmest month of the year, with up to 34 ° C. January is the coldest month with an average minimum temperature of −1 ° C. The annual rainfall is 1,357.4 liters and the average number of hours of sunshine a year is 1565 hours.

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Source: weatherbase.com
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Culture

Theaters and concert halls

Founded in 1956, the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is one of the oldest in Arkansas. It is chaired by Scott Watkins and is currently directed by Kermit Poling. Before that, Dr. Eloy Fominaya, Dr. Joe Barry Mullins, Jimmie Reynolds, Gerald Kiger, Richard Oliver and Dr. Richard Worthington entrusted with the management. All performances are broadcast on Red River Radio, with some nationwide broadcasts by A&E Television Networks .

The Rialto Theater Music Hall is a classical building opened in 1929 . It was renovated in 1980 and reopened in 1987. It has space for 1,400 spectators. The Rialto Theater Music Hall has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986 .

Sports

The El Dorado Golf and Country Club is a private golf course that opened in 1925. Herman Hackbarth designed the 18-hole golf course. The El Dorado Racquet Club is also a privately operated sports facility. The club offers tennis , swimming and fitness facilities.

The El Dorado Memorial Stadium is an American football stadium built in 1948 . It has a capacity of 6,000 and serves as the venue for the home games of the El Dorado Wildcats. It was christened Memorial Stadium in memory of soldiers who died in World War II .

media

El Dorado has one public radio station and seven private radio stations owned by Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation and El Dorado Broadcasting. The radio stations KLBQ ( Country ) and KDMS ( Gospel ) belong to El Dorado Broadcasting, while KIXB (Country), KMRX ( Adult Contemporary ), KAGL ( Classic Rock ), KELD ( Sport ), KELD-FM ( Talkradio ) and KMLK ( Urban Adult Contemporary ) are attributable to Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation. The public radio station is KBSA, affiliated with Louisiana State University in Shreveport .

El Dorado News Times is the regional daily newspaper El Dorados. It contains local news, a sports section, information on community events and job offers. The newspaper is published by WEHCO Media.

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1880 443 -
1890 455 2.7%
1900 1069 134.9%
1910 4202 293.1%
1920 3887 -7.5%
1930 16,421 322.5%
1940 15,858 -3.4%
1950 23,076 45.5%
1960 25,292 9.6%
1970 25,283 -0%
1980 25,270 -0.1%
1990 23,146 -8.4%
2000 21,530 -7%
2010 18,884 -12.3%
1880-2010

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : El Dorado, Arkansas  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ About the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra at southarkansassymphony.org, accessed March 25, 2014.
  2. ^ Haunted Places in El Dorado, Arkansas at hauntedplaces.org, accessed March 28, 2014.
  3. ^ El Dorado Golf & Country Club on golflink.com, accessed April 4, 2014.
  4. El Dorado Racquet Club ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from goeldorado.com, accessed April 11, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / goeldorado.com
  5. ^ El Dorado High School Auditorium & Memorial Stadium on scottymoore.net, accessed April 11, 2014.
  6. ^ El Dorado (Union County) on encyclopediaofarkansas.net, accessed April 27, 2014.