Waldron, Arkansas
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 Downtown Waldron |
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | December 17, 1852 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Arkansas | ||
| County : | Scott County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 54 ′ N , 94 ° 5 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,618 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 279.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 13.15 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 12.93 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 201 m | ||
| Postal code : | 72958 | ||
| Area code : | +1 479 | ||
| FIPS : | 05-72380 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0078668 | ||
| Mayor : | David Millard | ||
 New Scott County Courthouse |
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Waldron is a small town ( City ) and county seat of Scott County in the state of Arkansas in the United States . At the last census in 2010 , Waldron had 3,618 inhabitants.
location
Waldron is located in western Arkansas near the Ouachita National Forest in the Ouachita Mountains . The border with the state of Oklahoma is about 20 miles west of Waldron. The city is located in Hickman Township and is next to Mansfield , which is largely in Sebastian County , the only city in Scott County. The nearest major city is Fort Smith , about 60 kilometers northwest of Waldron.
The US Highway 71 runs as a bypass west of Waldron, the Arkansas Highway 80 runs in a west-east direction through the city. Waldron Municipal Airport is located southwest of Waldron .
history
The founder of the town of Waldron is William Grandison Featherston, who moved to the area with his mother, wife and four children in 1832 and opened a pub there. In 1838 a post office named Poton Valley was established and Featherston became the village's first postmaster. In 1843, Featherston's brother Edward took over the post office and moved it a little further northeast. From then on the settlement was known under the name Winfield . In 1845 WG Featherston sold a piece of land to the surveyor WP Waldron and the settlement founded on this piece of land was incorporated as a town on December 17, 1852 under the name Waldron .
The residents of the new city lived mainly from agriculture, especially the cultivation of cotton and grain. Shortly after the city was founded, a grist mill and sawmill as well as several hotels were built in Waldron . During the Civil War , Waldron was destroyed several times by troops passing through. On September 11, 1863 and October 6, 1863 there were battles between the armies of the Union states and the Confederate states in the city . In the further course of the war Waldron developed into a contested strategic base, on December 29, 1863 there were further skirmishes between Confederate troops and the 2nd Kansas Cavalry. Waldron was evacuated on March 22, 1864, by which time the city was almost completely destroyed. After the end of the war, Waldron developed into a lawless city, between 1873 and 1879 more than 30 murders occurred in Waldron alone.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Waldron experienced rapid population growth. In 1903, the Kansas City Southern Railway to Waldron was completed, making the city an important trading post in the region. A bank , canning factory, wheat mill, brickworks and lemonade factory were established in Waldron by 1920 , and the town of 918 inhabitants already had electricity and a connection to the telephone network at that time . In 1930 a cinema opened in downtown Waldron . Also in the 1930s, the main roads in Waldron were paved and the city switched to the canal system.
In 1941, a small commercial airport was built southwest of Waldron, which was enlarged in 1967. Also in the 1960s, a poultry farm was founded in Waldron, which is now part of the Tyson Foods group and is the city's largest employer.
population
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1850 | 90 | - | |
| 1870 | 162 | - | |
| 1880 | 289 | 78.4% | |
| 1890 | 487 | 68.5% | |
| 1900 | 487 | 0% | |
| 1910 | 900 | 84.8% | |
| 1920 | 918 | 2% | |
| 1930 | 1077 | 17.3% | |
| 1940 | 1298 | 20.5% | |
| 1950 | 1292 | -0.5% | |
| 1960 | 1619 | 25.3% | |
| 1970 | 2132 | 31.7% | |
| 1980 | 2642 | 23.9% | |
| 1990 | 3024 | 14.5% | |
| 2000 | 3508 | 16% | |
| 2010 | 3618 | 3.1% | |
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2010 Census
At the 2010 United States Census, Waldron had 3,618 residents, spread across 1,400 households and 881 families. 85.0% of the population were white , 0.4% African American , 2.6% Asian, and 1.0% Native American; 8.2% of the population were of other races and 2.9% had two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of all races made up 15.5% of the total population.
There were married couples living in 42.1% of households, 14.9% of households were made up of single women and 5.9% of single men. 36.7% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them and 29.9% of households had seniors over 65 years of age.
The median age in Waldron in 2010 was 33.5 years. 29.0% of the residents were younger than 18 years, 10.2% were between 18 and 24, 23.2% between 25 and 44, 20.5% between 45 and 64 and 17.1% of the residents were 65 years or older older. 48.8% of the population were male and 51.2% female.
Census 2000
At the 2000 United States Census , Waldron had 3,508 residents in 1,430 households and 899 families. 90.42% of the population were white, 0.14% African American, 0.11% Asian, 0.91% Native American, and 8.41% other or multiple races. At the time of the census, the median income per household in Waldron was $ 21,921 and per family was $ 26,829. The median per capita income was $ 12,193. 25.9% of the population of Waldron lived below the poverty line , including 31.1% of the underage population and 14.7% of the population over 65 years of age.
Attractions
Several buildings in Waldron are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The first building in Waldron to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places is Mount Pleasant Methodist Church , which was built in 1891 on land provided by farmer Joseph Self. The church is a wooden structure painted white.
The old Scott County Courthouse was built in 1934 and is a two-story Art Deco style building. The house was designed by the Fort Smith architectural firm Bassham & Wheeler, and construction was funded by the Works Progress Administration . The building replaced the old Scott County Administration Building, which was destroyed in a fire.
Other landmarks in Waldron include the Poteau Work Center with its home, the CE Forrester House and the old Scott City County Jail . Several buildings in Downtown Waldron are grouped together in the Waldron Commercial Historic District .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Veronica Ortega: City Limits: Waldron 'The Center of Everything'. In: KFSM , September 25, 2019, accessed December 30, 2019.
- ↑ a b Waldron (Scott County). In: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas , accessed December 30, 2019.
- ^ Attacks on Waldron. In: The Encyclopedia of Arkansas , accessed December 30, 2019.
- ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics. United States Census Bureau, accessed December 30, 2019.
