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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Union |
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| - Total | 16. Union County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. List of 75 counties in the US state of Arkansas: List |} Former Counties in ArkansasLovely County (1827-28 Crawford and Disolved by Washington Union County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (42. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²) |
| - Land | 16. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi (42. 1 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 1 sq mi (0. 1 km²) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 20,351 |
| - Density | 1,312. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/sq mi (510. 2/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 71730, 71731, 71768 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-21070 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0076861 |
El Dorado (pronounced to rhyme with 'tornado' (IPA: [εl doˈreɪdoʊ] or [εl dəˈreɪdə])) is a city in Union County, Arkansas, USA. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 870 is the Telephone Area code serving Arkansas, excluding the Little Rock and Fayetteville - Fort Smith metropolitan Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Union County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,467. [1] The city is the county seat of Union County,[2] and home to the headquarters of Murphy Oil Corporation, Deltic Timber Corporation, and Lion Oil Refinery. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Murphy Oil Corporation is a Petroleum Corporation. It is a S&P 500 company The city hosts a community college, South Arkansas Community College ("Southark"), as well as a symphony and an arts center. Most recently, El Dorado has become a community of education with the January 2007 announcement by Murphy Oil Corporation of the El Dorado Promise. The El Dorado Promise is a scholarship program that allows all El Dorado High School graduates who have been at the school since at least the ninth grade, to attend any college in the country of their choice on Murphy's dime.
El Dorado is the site for several annual events, including the Mayhaw Festival hosted by the South Arkansas Historical Foundation the first Saturday of each May (with a crawfish boil the same weekend), a Fantastic Fourth Celebration during July (including a 5k run, an antique car show, and fireworks), the SouthArk Outdoor Expo in September, the two-day MusicFest in October (with pop, rock, blues, and country performers, among other events), and various winter holiday events, including the largest Christmas parade in the state. Mayhaw is the name given to the Fruit of three species of hawthorn that are common in wetlands throughout the southern United States. The above mentioned Crawfish Boil has become so much more. It now hosts a "Battle of the Bands", a Bike show/one day motorcycle rally, a motorcycle parade, a Pool tournament, and much more. The official name of the event is "Bugs, Bands, and Bikes".
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Geography
El Dorado is located at (33. 213521, -92. 662553). [3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (42. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), of which, 16. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 square miles (42. 1 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 31%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 21,530 people, 8,686 households, and 5,732 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,323. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3 people per square mile (510. 9/km²). There were 9,891 housing units at an average density of 607. 9/sq mi (234. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 53. 66% White, 44. 18% Black or African American, 0. 20% Native American, 0. 71% Asian, 0. 01% Pacific Islander, 0. 39% from other races, and 0. 86% from two or more races. 1. 04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 8,686 households out of which 30. 7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42. 9% were married couples living together, 19. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34. 0% were non-families. Of 8,686 households, 304 are unmarried partner households: 243 heterosexual, 19 same-sex male, and 42 same-sex female. (Note: Stigmatization of homosexuality may prevent same-sex couples from reporting themselves as such on the US Census, especially in more conservative areas. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined ) 30. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 40 and the average family size was 2. 99.
In the city, the population was spread out with 26. 3% under the age of 18, 8. 4% from 18 to 24, 25. 9% from 25 to 44, 21. 1% from 45 to 64, and 18. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78. 8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,045, and the median income for a family was $34,753. Males had a median income of $30,876 versus $19,211 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,332. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 20. 0% of families and 24. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 3% of those under age 18 and 13. 8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
According to the 2000 Census, 22. 5% of the population age 25+ has an Associates Degree or higher. [5] As of 2000, there were 1,172 students enrolled in public high schools. [6] Starting with the class of 2007, children who continuously attend El Dorado High School and reside in the school district are eligible for a college scholarship through a program called the El Dorado Promise. [7][8]
Points of interest
- South Arkansas Arboretum
- South Arkansas Arts Center
- Courthouse Square (including public artwork)
- Historic Main Street Pizza
- Rialto Theatre (one of the oldest theatres in Arkansas, considered "haunted", currently closed due to it being sold by the manager)
- Bodenhamer Skate Park (currently closed)
- Murphy Oil Corp. The South Arkansas Arboretum 13 acres (53000 m² is an Arboretum and Botanical garden owned by the local school system but operated as Arkansas 's 50th Headquarters is located in El Dorado
Airport
El Dorado is home to South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field which offers mostly private aircrafts, but also commercial service on one airline. South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field is a public Airport located eight miles (13 km west of the Central business district of El Dorado [9]
Media
El Dorado is home to one public radio station and seven commercial radio stations which are operated by two ownership groups. El Dorado Broadcasting owns two and Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation]] owns and operates five radio stations:
El Dorado Broadcasting owns KLBQ, also known as Q99 Todays Best Music. The format is Hot AC Adult Contemporary KDMS-am which is a Southern Gospel station. Southern Gospel music (sometimes marketed as Quartet music) is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian
KIX 103 is also known as The Country Leader. It is a 100,000 watt radio station (which is the largest allowed by the Federal Communications Commission). The format is Country. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.
MIX 96 is also known as The Continuous Hit Music Station. It, like sister station KIXB, is a 100,000 watt station as well. The format is Hot Adult Contemporary. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in
The Eagle The format is Classic Rock. Classic rock was originally conceived as a Radio station programming format which evolved from the Album oriented rock (AOR format in the early-1980s
KELD The Fan This is Noalmark's only AM station in El Dorado. The format is Sports Talk. Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a Radio format devoted entirely to Discussion and Broadcasting of sporting events. KELD is a 24 hour station.
KMLK is The Touch. The format is Urban Adult Contemporary. Urban adult contemporary is the name for a format of radio music similar to an Urban contemporary format
Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation also operates KELD-FM, but it is licensed to Hampton, Arkansas in Calhoun County. Hampton is a city in Calhoun County, Arkansas, United States. Calhoun County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas.
[1] Red River Radio is a four station public radio network and NPR affiliate based out of Shreveport, LA. As part of the network, KBSA El Dorado became is the first HD Digital Radio broadcaster, also multicasting, in the South Arkansas region at 90. 9 FM The station and network is supported primarily through listener and corporate contributions.
El Dorado broadcast outlets consist of three full-power television stations; two commercial, and one public.
All three transmitters are located east of El Dorado, in Huttig, Arkansas. KTVE, Channel 10 is the NBC affiliate for the El Dorado Arkansas / Monroe Louisiana DMA The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's KEJB is a Television station in El Dorado Arkansas, broadcasting locally on channel 43 as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by Huttig is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States of America. While KTVE no longer considers El Dorado their primary newsroom, the station is licensed to El Dorado by the FCC. The station moved primary operations to Monroe, Louisiana in 1988. Monroe is a city in and the Parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. KEJB is a fairly new station, having signed on the air in 2001. KETZ-DT signed on the air in May 2006. El Dorado is also served by KNOE 8 (CBS), KARD 14 (FOX), and KAQY 11 (ABC) in nearby Monroe, Louisiana. For the place in Armenia see Kard Armenia. A kard is a type of Islamic knife found in Turkey, Armenia, Persia KAQY ABC11, is the ABC affiliate for the El Dorado Arkansas - Monroe Louisiana market licensed in Columbia Louisiana. Monroe is a city in and the Parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States.
El Dorado is also served by the El Dorado News-Times, one of the oldest newspapers in South Arkansas as well as a free community newspaper The South Arkansas Leader which is owned and operated by broadcasters Noalmark Broadcasting Corporation.
Oil discoveries
- Known as Arkansas's boomtown because of oil discoveries in the 1920s and in 1937. Several oil refineries are based or started in El Dorado. [2]
Murphy Oil, a S&P 500 company, has its corporate headquarters in El Dorado. Murphy Oil Corporation is a Petroleum Corporation. It is a S&P 500 company
Notable natives and residents
- Donna Axum, 1964 Miss America
- Odie Blackmon, Grammy nominated country songwriter
- Lou Brock, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Charlie Daniels, Arkansas politician
- Candice Earley, actress
- Michael G. Fitzgerald, film historian and author
- David Frizzell, country singer
- Lefty Frizzell, country singer
- Dave Gibson, country singer
- Walter John Giller, III, Deputy Surgeon General of the Air Force
- Gerry Haner, singer, song writer and guitarist for Kcor (band)
- Glen Ray Hines, professional football player
- Lamar Hunt, sports promoter and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- E. Fay Jones, architect & student of Frank Lloyd Wright
- Charles Portis, author
- William Ragsdale, actor
- Albert Rust, US Congressman
- Adam Setliff, two time Olympic discus thrower
- Reece Tatum of the Harlem Globetrotters
- Dave Whitlock, light heavyweight professional prize fighter who fought Floyd Patterson in September 1955
References
- Jay Herrod, "Story of Arkansas's Oil Boom Unfolds at Smackover Museum." Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism: November 26, 2002. Donna Axum was Miss America in 1964 Axum from El Dorado, Arkansas, now lives in Fort Worth and is a member of the boards of the National Committee The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands Louis Clark "Lou" Brock (born June 18, 1939, El Dorado Arkansas) is an American former player in Major League Baseball Charlie Daniels (born December 7, 1939) is am American Democratic Party politician from Arkansas. Candice Jean Earley (born August 18, 1950) is an American actress. Michael G Fitzgerald (1950 &ndash February 14, 2006) a native of El Dorado Arkansas, was a leading film historian and author David Frizzell (born September 26, 1941) is an American Country Music Singer. William Orville 'Lefty' Frizzell ( March 31, 1928 &ndash July 19, 1975) was an American Country music Singer and Gerry E Haner (born July 19, 1967) is an American rock musician best known as the lead singer songwriter guitarist and co-founder of the 1990 American rock Kcor (ˈkɔər was an American rock band in the 1990's formerly on The Legendary Sun Studio ’s 706 Records label in Memphis TN. Glen Ray Hines (born October 26, 1943 in El Dorado Arkansas) is a former American college and professional football player Lamar Hunt ( August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL E Fay Jones, ( 31 January 1921 – 31 August 2004) was a noted American Architect and Designer. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who Charles Portis (born December 28 1933) is an American Author who has been described as "one of the most inventively comic writers of western William Ragsdale (born January 19, 1961, in El Dorado Arkansas) also known as Bill Ragsdale or Will Ragsdale, is an American Albert Rust (1818&ndash1870 was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas and a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Reece "Goose" Tatum ( May 31, 1921 – January 18, 1967) was an African American multi-sport The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and Comedy. In boxing the light heavyweight (above 168 pounds up to 175 pounds division is the weight division between Cruiserweight and Super middleweight. Floyd Patterson ( January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arkansas (CSV). The comma separated list (CSL is a Data Format originally known as comma-separated values (CSV in the oldest days of simple computers 2005 Population Estimates. U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division (June 21, 2006). Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on November 16, 2006.
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- ^ Press Release from the El Dorado School district accessed 1 February 2007 at http://www.eldoradopromise.com/pdf/EDP_Press_Release_012207.pdf
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- ^ FlightAware > Resources > Airport > S Arkansas Regional Airport (El Dorado, AR) [KELD/ELD]
External links
- El Dorado, Arkansas is at coordinates Coordinates:
- City of El Dorado
- El Dorado Promise
- El Dorado News-Times
- South Arkansas Community College
- History of El Dorado's Jewish community (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
- Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture entry: El Dorado (Union County)
- The South Arkansas Leader
- KIX 103
- MIX96
- KAGL
- KELD
- KMLK
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