Paragould
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| Paragould | |
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 Location in county and Arkansas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1883 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arkansas |
| County : | Greene County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 3 ′ N , 90 ° 30 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 22,017 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 277.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 80.2 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) of which 79.4 km 2 (approx. 31 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 92 m |
| Postcodes : | 72450-72451 |
| Area code : | +1 870 |
| FIPS : | 05-53390 |
| GNIS ID : | 0077948 |
| Mayor : | Mike Gaskill |
Paragould is a town in Greene County in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas with 23,100 inhabitants (2004) and the seat of the County administration ( County Seat ). The urban area has a size of 79.8 km².
The place was created in 1882 at the intersection of two railway lines and was officially registered as a municipality on March 3, 1883. The name Paragould originated from the composition of the names of two railway entrepreneurs, Jay Gould and JW Paramore. In the beginning, timber production was the main branch of the city's economy, but in the course of further development this gave way more and more in favor of the establishment of factories.
sons and daughters of the town
- Huelet Benner (1917–1999), marksman
- Jeanne Carmen (1930–2007), 1950s pin-up and later actress
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 1666 | - | |
| 1900 | 3324 | 99.5% | |
| 1910 | 5248 | 57.9% | |
| 1920 | 6306 | 20.2% | |
| 1930 | 5966 | -5.4% | |
| 1940 | 7079 | 18.7% | |
| 1950 | 9668 | 36.6% | |
| 1960 | 9947 | 2.9% | |
| 1970 | 10,639 | 7% | |
| 1980 | 15,248 | 43.3% | |
| 1990 | 18,540 | 21.6% | |
| 2000 | 22,017 | 18.8% | |
| 1890-2000 | |||
Individual evidence
- ^ Brief History. (No longer available online.) Paragould Regional Chamber of Commerce, archived from the original on November 9, 2007 ; accessed on November 24, 2009 . 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.
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011
