Marianna, Arkansas

Marianna, Arkansas
—  City  —
Location in Lee County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 34°46′26″N 90°45′54″W / 34.77389°N 90.765°W / 34.77389; -90.765Coordinates: 34°46′26″N 90°45′54″W / 34.77389°N 90.765°W / 34.77389; -90.765
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Lee
Area
– Total	3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2)
– Land	3.6 sq mi (9.3 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	226 ft (69 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	4,115
– Density	1,439.2/sq mi (557.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	72360
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-44120
GNIS feature ID	0058123

Marianna is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Arkansas, United States,^[1] along the L'Anguille River. The community was established by Col. Walter H. Otey in 1848 and was known as Walnut Ridge until 1852 when it became known as Marianna. The population was 4,115 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Marianna is located at 34°46′26″N 90°45′54″W / 34.77389°N 90.765°W / 34.77389; -90.765 (34.773969, -90.765097)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), all of it land. The town's current mayor is Hon. Mayor Jimmy Williams who took office on Jan. 1, 2011.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2010, there were 4,115 people, 1,664 households, and 1,068 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.0 people per square mile (555.7/km²). There were 2,196 housing units at an average density of 610.4 per square mile (235.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 20.9% White, 76.6% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.0% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. 0.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,664 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.8% were married couples living together, 31.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 77.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,351, and the median income for a family was $29,624. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $19,045 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,253. About 32.8% of families and 37.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.2% of those under age 18 and 33.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

As of 2006 there are five schools in Marianna, two of which are private. The public schools are Lee Senior High, Strong Middle, Strong Elementary, and Whitten Elementary. The private schools include Lee Academy and Friendship Academy. As of 2006 Lee Academy had about 325 students. It is in the MPSA, Mississippi Private School Association. Lee Academy's headmaster is Mark Lay. Lee Academy caters to children from 3-year old kindergarten all the way to twelfth grade. Friendship is a small, Christian private school. They have roughly 70 students from kindergarten all the way to twelfth grade.

Notable people born in Marianna

• Maurice Clemmons - Killer of four officers in the Lakewood police officer shooting
• Charlie Flowers - member of College Football Hall of Fame
• Carlos Hall - football player who played defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs
• Oliver Lake - alto saxophone player and composer who received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1993
• Robert McFerrin (March 19, 1921 – November 24, 2006) opera singer who was the first African American male to sing at the Metropolitan Opera and father of the Grammy Award-winning conductor-vocalist Bobby McFerrin
• Oscar Polk - Broadway actor who played a slave in Gone With the Wind
• Rodney E. Slater - United States Secretary of Transportation from February 14, 1997 to January 20, 2001
• Curtis Lavelle Vance - convicted murderer of KATV anchorwoman Anne Pressly
• Jean Yarbrough (1901–1975) - film and television director and producer
• 1st Lt. Tyler Edward Parten - true American hero, killed in Afghanistan Sept. 10, 2009
• The Chambers Brothers - notorious gangsters who ran the Detroit crack trade in the 1980s

Newly Discovered Earthquake Fault

Main article: Marianna Fault

On January 21, 2009, the director of the Arkansas Earthquake Center at the University of Arkansas announced the discovery of a major fault line near Marianna which could generate a 7.0 earthquake in the future. The fault is close to, but appears to be separate from, the nearby New Madrid Seismic Zone.^[4]

References

Arkansas portal

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "Scientist Says Ark. Fault Could Generate 7 Temblor", Associated Press via Yahoo News (January 22, 2009)