Whelen Springs, Arkansas

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• County declared state disaster area; what about Ike?
  

  The 8 inches of rain dumped into the county from Hurricane Gustav last week, along with powerful wind gusts, caused about $200,000 worth of damage in Clark County, Judge Ron Daniell said Thursday.

• Ross will fill JP District 11 vacancy in January
  

  Penny Ross will fill the District 11 Justice of the Peace vacancy beginning in January.

City Description

Whelen Springs is a town in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 84 at the 2000 census. From 1930 through 1939 the town thrived, being a main hub of operations for the then powerful Ozan Lumber Company. Whelen Springs is located at 33°49′54″N 93°7′33″W / 33.83167, -93.12583 (33.831691, -93.125898). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 84 people, 41 households, and 25 families residing in the town. The population density was 141.0/km² (368.6/mi²). There were 47 housing units at an average density of 78.9/km² (206.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.05% White, 4.76% Black or African American, and 1.19% from two or more races. There were 41 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.60. In the town

City Contained By:

• Clark County
• Arkansas

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 0.517997622067 km squared

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