Fort Smith metropolitan area
The Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a five-county area including three Arkansas counties and two Oklahoma counties, and anchored by the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The total MSA population in 2000 was 273,170 people, estimated by the Bureau to have grown to 289,693 people by 2007.[1]
Other major cities in the area include Van Buren, Arkansas, Ozark, Arkansas, Poteau, Oklahoma, and Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
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[edit] Counties
Constituent counties of the MSA include:
Arkansas
Oklahoma
[edit] Communities
Communities are categorized based on their populations in the 2000 U.S. Census.
[edit] Places with more than 75,000 inhabitants
- Fort Smith, Arkansas (Principal city)
[edit] Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants
[edit] Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
[edit] Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
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[edit] Places with less than 500 inhabitants
[edit] Unincorporated places
- Big Cedar, Oklahoma
- Dora, Arkansas
- Hodgen, Oklahoma
- Monroe, Oklahoma
- Muse, Oklahoma
- Skullyville, Oklahoma
- Whitesboro, Oklahoma
[edit] Largest cities in the MSA
| City | County | State | Population (2007 est.)[2][3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith | Sebastian | Arkansas | 84,375 |
| Van Buren | Crawford | Arkansas | 22,001 |
| Sallisaw | Sequoyah | Oklahoma | 8,740 |
| Greenwood | Sebastian | Arkansas | 8,482 |
| Poteau | Le Flore | Oklahoma | 8,246 |
| Alma | Crawford | Arkansas | 4,948 |
| Barling | Sebastian | Arkansas | 4,439 |
| Pocola | Le Flore | Oklahoma | 4,435 |
| Ozark | Franklin | Arkansas | 3,557 |
| Heavener | Le Flore | Oklahoma | 3,265 |
| Roland | Sequoyah | Oklahoma | 3,258 |
| Muldrow | Sequoyah | Oklahoma | 3,168 |
| Charleston | Franklin | Arkansas | 3,007 |
| Spiro | Le Flore | Oklahoma | 2,316 |
| Arkoma | Le Flore | Oklahoma | 2,181 |
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 273,170 people, 104,506 households, and 75,005 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 82.78% White, 3.46% African American, 5.80% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.26% from other races, and 3.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.54% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $35,902. Males had a median income of $28,074 versus $20,182 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $15,039.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01)" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-03-27. http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ "Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arkansas, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-07-10. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-05.csv. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Oklahoma, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2008-07-10. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-40.csv. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Coordinates: 35°22′07″N 94°23′55″W / 35.368691°N 94.398737°W
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