Oil Trough, Arkansas

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Weather in:
Oil Trough

Fair
Temperature: 37.4 °F

Humidity: 60 %
Wind Speed: 6 mph SE
Pressure: 30.06 "

Dew Point: 25 °F
Gusts: 17 mph NNW
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Women dominate elk hunt
  

  COMPTON - The just-ended December elk hunt in the Buffalo River country was notable from several aspects.

• 69 & 122 Intersection is Dangerous
  

  NEWARK Highway 69 running from Newport to Batesville bypasses Newark. However the intersection of Highway 122 from Oil Trough is gaining a deadly reputation.

• Possible Lawsuit To Stop The Flooding
  

  OIL TROUGH Only the lack of funds is stopping the citizens of Oil Trough from pursuing legal action to control the flooding in the town.

• Indepence County Homicide Investigation Continues
  

  Investigators say Spain was with 2 other people, Michael Doerhoff and Irene Hunt of Bradford, when she died.

• AEDC awards development grants to Arkansas communities
  

  Memphis Business Journal - by Trey Heath Staff writer Community development block grants from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission have been awarded to five Arkansas communities.

• 5 towns get funding for 'innovative' works
  

  Five Arkansas towns will receive Community Development Block Grants from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.

City Description

Oil Trough is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census. The town is believed to have acquired its name in the early 1800s from a trough used to render bear fat, which was sold to customers in New Orleans. Oil Trough is located at 35°37'46" North, 91°27'41" West (35.629572, -91.461366). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 218 people, 95 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 443.0/km² (1,139.0/mi²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 213.4/km² (548.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.58% White, 3.21% Black or African American, 1.38% Native American, and 1.83% from two or more races. There were 95 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29

City Contained By:

• Independence County
• Arkansas

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 0.517997622067 km squared

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