Mayflower (Arkansas)
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Location in Arkansas
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Arkansas | ||
| County : | Faulkner County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 58 ′ N , 92 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,312 (as of: 2012 census) | ||
| Population density : | 300.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 7.7 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.7 km 2 (about 3 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 86 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 72106 | ||
| Area code : | +1 501 | ||
| FIPS : | 05-44750 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 77619 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofmayflower.com | ||
Mayflower is a city with the status of city in Faulkner County in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas with 2,312 inhabitants (2012).
geography
Mayflower is 15 kilometers south of Conway and 25 miles northwest of Little Rock . To the east is Lake Conway . The Interstate 40 passes through the eastern districts of Mayflower.
history
The native people of the region were the Chocta Indians . The tribe sells this land to the US government. The first settlers came around 1778. Because of the abundance of forests in the area, the place soon developed into an attractive place to obtain wood as fuel for steam locomotives . In 1880 a post office was opened. During some construction on the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad , the site manager in charge of this section had his office on wheels in a converted Pullman wagon called the Mayflower . This name was also used as an identification for sending and receiving telegraph messages and eventually adopted for the entire place. In the 1930s, the location of the place was changed slightly due to a motorway construction. With the construction of the Lake Conway dam , Lake Conway was dammed in 1948 and enlarged to approx. 27 km². This marked the start of a significant boom in water sports and fishing for Mayflower. Hiking trails ( nature trails ) have also been laid out on the lake and in the wooded area, from which the species-rich flora and fauna can be observed. For example, 35 breeding bird species and a further 75 species were identified as migrants or summer visitors . The white-tailed deer can also be found in the forests .
Mayflower made headlines through two events:
- On March 29, 2013, which occurred Mayflower oil spill , when a pipeline of ExxonMobil , the heavy crude oil transported, burst and large amounts of crude oil is poured into the city. The scale was so great that houses had to be evacuated and there was significant damage to buildings.
- On April 27, 2014, the region around Mayflower was struck by a tornado that killed 16 people and completely destroyed or seriously damaged hundreds of houses.
Mayflower oil spill 2013
Tornado damage 2014
Demographic data
In 2012 a population of 2312 people was determined, which corresponds to an increase of 41.8% compared to 2000. The average age in 2012 was 39.8 years, below the value of Arkansas, which was 42.2 years. 13.4% of today's residents are from Irish immigrants . Other noteworthy immigrant groups during the early days of the place came to 11.6% from England and 10.5% from Germany.
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ History ( Memento of the original from July 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.
- ↑ Exxon oil spill
- ↑ Tornado
- ↑ city data
