Showing posts with label Little Red River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Red River. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

West Point, Arkansas, Zip Code 72178


West Point is in White County on the Little Red River. The river is 102 miles long. Here is a map of the river:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=little+red+river&view=detailv2&qpvt=little+red+river&id=266542582AAA34818FB79A97BFA6909FBFAB3978&selectedIndex=2&ccid=VZZRif9M&simid=608006476257298945&thid=OIP.M55965189ff4c5af5f1bf9cfb3ea24e19H0&ajaxhist=0


The 2000 census counted 164 people in West Point. By 2010, the town had grown to 185. Demographics of 2000: 91.46% white, 3.66% black.

The median income for a household in West Point was $23,125 in 2000, and the median income for a family was $24,375. Males had a median income of $20,208 versus $23,333 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,657. About 26.1% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those sixty five or over.

For every 100 women, there are 95.2 men. Hmm. What does 2/10ths of a man look like?

Before arrival of the railroad, West Point was a commercial center in White County. The town was the farthest point accessible by steamboats on the Little Red River.

http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=7282

West Point Cemetery has approximately 1,000 marked graves and about 400 not marked.

http://www.argenweb.net/white/cems/West_Point_Cemetery_files/west_point_cemetery_west_point.htm

Here is a satellite picture of the area:

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2171808,-91.6167249,2854m/data=!3m1!1e3

Bald Knob Wildlife Refuge is northeast of West Point.

Here is a government statement concerning West Point: “The percentage of young adults, adults, middle aged, and seniors in this area are slightly larger than average, slightly larger than average, slightly less than average, and small, respectively.”

https://zipcodedownload.com/Directory/ZIPCODEByZipCode/72178