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Outdoors in Damascus
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1930
"The bin is empty," says this father of a large family to the Red Cross visitor, 1930
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Melvin Chrisco House
The Melvin Chrisco House is a historic house at 237 Alvin Brown Road in Damascus, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and an exterior of stone veneer with cream-colored brick trim.
About Damascus
City in Arkansas, United StatesDamascus is a town in Faulkner and Van Buren counties of central Arkansas, United States. The population was 382 as of the 2020 Census.
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Safety in Damascus
Not graded
Damascus has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.
Work & commute in Damascus
Full picture →Most working residents leave Damascus for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Conway (29%), Little Rock (7%) and North Little Rock (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Health in Damascus
Compared with Arkansas
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Damascus tracks Arkansas closely.
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Damascus
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Damascus
Full climate →Damascus has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Damascus’s library
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