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Jonesboro Metropolitan Area
The Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Craighead and Poinsett – in northeast Arkansas, anchored by the city of Jonesboro. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 121,026 (a July 1, 2012 estimate has placed the population at 124,042). It is also part of the larger Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. Counties * Craighead * Poinsett Cities and towns Places with more than 60,000 inhabitants * Jonesboro (Principal city) Places with 3,000 to 10,000 inhabitants * Trumann Places with 1,000 to 3,000 inhabitants * Bay *Bono * Brookland *Caraway *Harrisburg * Lake City * Lepanto * Marked Tree * Monette Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants *Black Oak *Cash *Egypt *Fisher * Tyronza * Waldenburg * Weiner Unincorporated places * Bowman * Greenfield *Herman * Lunsford * Otwell * Payneway * Pitts *Rivervale *Stacy *Whitehall Demographics As of the census of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonesboro MSA , a small village in Northern Ireland
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Jonesboro or Jonesborough is the name of a number of settlements in the United States and the United Kingdom: United States *Jonesboro, Arkansas **Jonesboro massacre, a school shooting incident *Jonesboro, Georgia, originally Jonesborough **Battle of Jonesborough, final battle of the Atlanta Campaign *Jonesboro, Illinois, site of the third of the Lincoln–Douglas debates *Jonesboro, Indiana *Jonesboro, Louisiana *Jonesboro, Maine *Jonesboro, Ohio * Jonesboro, Oregon *Jonesborough, Tennessee, "Tennessee's oldest town" United Kingdom *Jonesborough, County Armagh Jonesborough or Jonesboro (Irish: ''Baile an Chláir'') is a small village and civil parish in the Ring of Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is about south of Newry and lies from the border with County Louth in the Republic of Irel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marked Tree, Arkansas
Marked Tree is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States, along the St. Francis River, at the mouth of the Little River. The population was 2,566 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas, metropolitan statistical area. Geologically, the area marks the southern end of the New Madrid Fault. Toponymy The city got its name from a tree located on the bank of the St. Francis River until 1890 that had been blazed to mark a section of the river where Native Americans could walk about across land to reach the Little River and avoid paddling upstream. Marked Tree has been noted on lists of unusual place names. Geography Marked Tree is located on the St. Francis River at the intersection of US Route 63 and Arkansas Highways 140, 149, and 308. The south end of the Marked Tree Floodway lies just west of the city.''Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, Second edition, 2004, p. 37 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman, Arkansas
Herman is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Craighead County, Arkansas, Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. Its location is . Etymology The locale of Herman began as a railroad stop, with the post office being called Bellefield. The name of the railroad stop was changed to Herman by Francis John Borgman, who owned a lumber mill and ran the post office at this railroad stop which was right at his house, after his son John Allen Borgman had a baby boy named Herman in 1898. In the early 1900s, Frank Borgman petitioned the United States Postal Service to also change the post office to Herman but they declined, responding that it was too similar to the post office of Harman nearby. But in 1920, after Herman Francis Borgman married, the post office changed its name to Herman. Unincorporated communities in Craighead County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Jonesboro metropolitan area {{CraigheadCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenfield, Arkansas
Greenfield is an unincorporated community in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. A railroad town founded along the Missouri Pacific Railroad, it lies five miles north of Harrisburg, and approximately ten miles south of Jonesboro on the new Highway 1.The town lies at the foot of Crowley's Ridge Crowley's Ridge (also Crowleys Ridge) is a geological formation that rises 250 to above the alluvial plain of the Mississippi embayment in a line from southeastern Missouri to the Mississippi River near Helena, Arkansas. It is the most prom ..., a lengthy formation that stretches for miles across the state. At one time, Greenfield had a railway depot, passenger train service, five general mercantile establishments, two churches, a hotel, a saw mill, a cotton gin, flour mill, and numerous personal residences, though today, only the churches and houses remain. During the 19th century, loggers nearly clear cut the region for timber. Today, farms raise soybeans, rice, wheat, milo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowman, Craighead County, Arkansas
Bowman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Craighead County, Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ..., United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 75. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' April 27, 2011 tornado At 3:08 p.m. CDT on April 27, 2011, a tornado hit Bowman as part of the 2011 Super Outbreak.http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=MEG&product=PNS&format=CI&version=2&glossary=0 National Weather Service, Memphis Office Report The tornado was rated EF1 with winds at , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiner, Arkansas
Weiner is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 716 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Weiner is located at (35.620713, -90.901107). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Education Weiner is served by the Harrisburg School District. Weiner Elementary School is located in the city. Residents are also zoned to Harrisburg Middle School and Harrisburg High School. On July 1, 2010, the Weiner School District consolidated into the Harrisburg School District. " |
Waldenburg, Arkansas
Waldenburg is a town in Poinsett County, Arkansas, Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 80 at the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Waldenburg is home to Zion Lutheran Church. Zion was founded in 1881 and is a member congregation of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Geography Waldenburg is located at (35.565984, -90.933779). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 80 people, 33 households, and 20 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 39 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.75% Race (United States Census), White, 5.00% Race (United States Census), Black or Race (United States Census), African American, and 1.25% from two or more races. There were 33 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyronza, Arkansas
Tyronza is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 762 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area and is in the Arkansas Delta. Geography Tyronza is located at (35.487, -90.357). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 km (1.6 mi2), all land. History Tyronza is one of the oldest cities within Poinsett County with its origins dating back to the late 19th century. In the 1930s, it was the site where the Southern Tenant Farmers movement started what became a national outcry against the abusive discrimination by wealthy land owners against the mostly African-American sharecroppers. A museum in the city, operated by Arkansas State University, highlights the history of organizing by tenant farmers in order to secure better prices and conditions, and the history of the region. Tyronza was the home of Dr. L. H. McDaniel, a local physician who became frien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fisher, Arkansas
Fisher is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 223 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Fisher is located at (35.491555, -90.972297). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 265 people, 111 households, and 74 families residing in the town. There were 124 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.85% White, 1.51% Black or African American, 2.26% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 2.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 111 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt, Arkansas
Egypt is a town in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 112 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Egypt is located in western Craighead County at (35.867472, -90.945372). and was named after Victoria Eyshept. Eyshept was a Welsh noblewoman who was one of the first settlers: due to her thick accent, Americans assumed she was saying "Egypt", and the name stuck. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Only one highway runs through the small community, Arkansas Highway 91, which intersects Craighead County Road 192 at the center of town. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 101 people, 43 households, and 28 families residing in the town. The population density was 274.5 inhabitants per square mile (105.4/km2). There were 51 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.03% White, and 2.97% from two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
