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About Brinkley
City in Arkansas, United StatesBrinkley is the most populous city in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,700, down from 3,188 in 2010. Located within the Arkansas Delta, Brinkley was founded as a railroad town in 1872. The city has historically been a transportation and agricultural center in the region, more recently developing a reputation for outdoors recreation and the ivory-billed woodpecker. Birding has become important to the city and region following the purported discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in 2004, a species thought to be extinct 60 years earlier. Located halfway between Little Rock and Memphis, the city has used the slogan "We'll Meet You Half-Way" i…
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Safety in Brinkley
Safety Grade D-
Brinkley reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.
Health in Brinkley
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.
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Schools in Brinkley
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The public schools Brinkley’s kids attend trail 95% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests. 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, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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