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1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Arkansas - Clark County - Arkadelphia - ED 10-10, ED 10-11, ED 10-12, 1880
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Clark County Library
The Clark County Library is located at 609 Caddo St. in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It is located in a Classical Revival single-story brick building designed by Charles L. Thompson, a noted Little Rock architect, and built in 1903.
About Arkadelphia
City in Arkansas, United StatesArkadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located near the Ouachita River at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, along the Interstate 30 corridor between Little Rock and Texarkana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,380. Arkadelphia developed as a river and railroad trading center and later became known as an educational center in southwest Arkansas. It is home to Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University, whose neighboring campuses and football rivalry, the Battle of the Ravine, are central to the city's college-town identity. Arkadelphia was incorporated in 1857.
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Housing in Arkadelphia
The typical Arkadelphia home is worth about $185,000, up 4.2% in a year, 18% below the Arkansas typical home.
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Safety in Arkadelphia
Safety Grade C
Arkadelphia reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 55% of towns.
Work & commute in Arkadelphia
Full picture →About one in 3 of Arkadelphia’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Little Rock (10%), Hot Springs (7%) and Caddo Valley (3%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Health in Arkadelphia
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 36% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 77% of towns with similar incomes.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Arkadelphia
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Arkadelphia
Full climate →Arkadelphia has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Arkadelphia
All Arkadelphia schools →School Grade C
The public schools Arkadelphia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.
Arkadelphia is a college town
Colleges →of Arkadelphia’s residents are enrolled in college. Ouachita Baptist University has about 1,777 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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