Pottsville, Arkansas

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Pottsville
Pope County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pottsville Highlighted.svg
Location in county and Arkansas
Basic data
State : United States
State : Arkansas
County : Pope County
Coordinates : 35 ° 15 ′  N , 93 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 15 ′  N , 93 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,271 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 65.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 19.4 km 2  (about 7 mi 2 ) of
which 19.4 km 2  (about 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 116 m
Postal code : 72858
Area code : +1 479
FIPS : 05-56990
GNIS ID : 0078087

Pottsville is a small town in Pope County in the US state of Arkansas . It is located about 65 miles west of Little Rock and about 135 km east of Fort Smith .

After the census of 2000 the city had a population of 1,271 inhabitants. It occupies an area of ​​19.5 km². Pottsville is bordered by Crow Mountain to the north, Atkins to the east, and Russellville to the west .

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 192 -
1910 205 6.8%
1920 275 34.1%
1930 293 6.5%
1940 308 5.1%
1950 224 -27.3%
1960 250 11.6%
1970 411 64.4%
1980 564 37.2%
1990 984 74.5%
2000 1271 29.2%
1900-2000

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011