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Marianna
Community Profile
Prepared
by the
Arkansas Department of Economic Development
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Location:
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Marianna,
an Arkansas Community of Excellence in Lee County, is in the
east region of the state.
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Mileage
and Direction to Major Cities
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Atlanta
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486
miles east |
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Chicago
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559
miles north |
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Dallas
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457
miles southwest |
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Little
Rock
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97
miles west |
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Memphis
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51
miles northeast |
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New
Orleans
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388
miles south |
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New
York
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1255
miles northeast |
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St.
Louis
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211
miles north |
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Tulsa
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390
miles northwest |
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Population:
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Source:
U.S. Census 2000 |
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City
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5,181 |
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County
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12,580 |
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Metro
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0 |
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Year
2003 Estimate |
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City
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4,889 |
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County
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11,857 |
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Metro
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0 |
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Community
Services Detail:
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Government
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Fire
Protection |
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Mayor
- Council
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Number
of paid fire fighters |
2
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Number
of volunteer fire fighters |
28
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Planning
and Zoning
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Equipment |
7
units
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Yes
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Fire
insurance rating |
Class
6
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Medical
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Police
Protection |
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Hospitals
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0
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Number
of officers |
14
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Beds
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0
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Equipment |
9
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Physicians
and Surgeons
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9
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Clinics
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2
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Baptist
Memorial Hospital-Forrest City is 18 miles north.
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| Transportation: |
| Rail |
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Motor
Freight Carriers |
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| Mainline:
Union Pacific System |
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There
are approximately seven motor freight carriers that service
the Marianna area. |
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transit time to: |
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Days
transit time to: |
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| Chicago |
2
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Chicago |
3
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| Dallas |
2
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Dallas |
1
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| Kansas
City |
2
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Kansas
City |
2
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| Los
Angeles |
6
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Los
Angeles |
6
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| New
York |
5
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New
York |
4
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| St.
Louis |
1
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St.
Louis |
1
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| Airport
Facilities |
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Navigable
Waterways |
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| Lee
County-Marianna Airport |
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Helena,
West Helena,
Phillips County - 31 miles |
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length: 3,040 feet |
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| Paved
surface |
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| High
intensity approach |
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| Highways |
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| US-44 |
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| US-79 |
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| State-1
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| Utilities
Detail: |
| Water |
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Telephone |
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| Municipal |
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Southwestern
Bell Telephone Company |
| Source |
2
wells
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| Storage
capacity |
3,000,000
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Sewer
System |
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| Pumping
capacity |
1,500,000
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Capacity |
4,000,000
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| Peak
consumption |
1,500,000
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Peak
sewer treatment |
2,000,000
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| Surplus
capacity |
1,500,000
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Surplus
capacity |
2,000,000
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| Electricity |
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| Entergy
Corporation |
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| Woodruff
Electric Cooperative |
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| Transmission
voltages |
115,000
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| City
primary voltages |
7,620
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13,800
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| Service
voltages available |
110
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220
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440
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| Natural
Gas |
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| CenterPoint
Energy Arkla |
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| Source |
Texas
Eastern Transmission
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| Heat
value |
1,000
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| Quality
of Life: |
| Climate |
| Mean
daily maximum temperature |
72
degrees F
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| Mean
daily minimum temperature |
52
degrees F
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| Normal
humidity (mean daily noontime) |
57
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| Normal
humidity (mean daily midnight) |
79
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| Recreational
Facilities |
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city maintains three public parks, one baseball field, three
tennis courts, and four basketball courts. |
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| Hunting,
Fishing, Boating, and Camping |
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Bear Creek
Lake
Dagmar Wildlife Management Area
Mississippi River
St. Francis National Forest
Storm Creek Lake
Village Creek State Park
White River
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| Social
and Cultural Opportunities |
Arts
in the Park Concert Series
Autumn on the Square Festival
Crowley's Ridge Parkway (Arkansas' First National Scenic Byway)
Louisianna Purchase Historical Monument
Marianna Country Club
Marianna / Lee County Museum
The Great River Road Scenic Parkway |
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| Education
Detail: |
| Universities |
Enrollment
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Degrees
Offered *
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Degrees
Awarded
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Location
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Driving
Distance
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| University
of Memphis |
19,911
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A,B,J,M,S
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3,225
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Memphis,
TN
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60
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| Colleges |
East
Arkansas
Community College |
1,498
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A
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161
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Forrest
City
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17
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Mid-South
Community College |
1,159
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A
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100
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West
Memphis
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38
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Phillips
Comm.Coll.
of the U of A - DeWitt |
411
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DeWitt
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45
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Phillips
Comm.Coll.
of the U of A - Helena |
2,216
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306
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Helena
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25
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| Vocational-Technical
Institutes |
Crowley's
Ridge
Technical Institute |
4,057
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Forrest
City
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17
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| Area
Public Schools |
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public school system is fully accredited by the North Central
Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges. |
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A = Associate, B = Bachelor, D = Doctorate, J = Juris Doctorate,
M = Masters, P = Ph. D., S = Specialist, T = Technical Certificate |
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