Fort Smith metropolitan area
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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] Primary Cities
[edit] Suburbs with 10,000 or more inhabitants
[edit] Arkansas
[edit] Crawford County
[edit] Suburbs with 1,001 to 9,999 inhabitants
[edit] Arkansas
[edit] Crawford County
[edit] Franklin County
[edit] Sebastian County
[edit] Oklahoma
[edit] Le Flore County
- Arkoma, Oklahoma
- Heavener, Oklahoma
- Panama, Oklahoma
- Pocola, Oklahoma
- Poteau, Oklahoma
- Spiro, Oklahoma
- Talihina, Oklahoma
- Wister, Oklahoma
[edit] Sequoyah County
[edit] City Rank by Population
| City | County | State | Population (2006 est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith | Sebastian | Arkansas | 83,461 |
| Van Buren | Crawford | Arkansas | 21,818 |
| Sallisaw | Sequoyah | Oklahoma | 8,736 |
| Poteau | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 8,304 |
| Greenwood | Sebastian | Arkansas | 8,240 |
| Alma | Crawford | Arkansas | 4,832 |
| Pocola | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 4,435 |
| Barling | Sebastian | Arkansas | 4,367 |
| Ozark | Franklin | Arkansas | 3,577 |
| Heavener | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 3,265 |
| Muldrow | Sequoyah | Oklahoma | 3,202 |
| Roland | Sequoyah | Oklahoma | 3,168 |
| Charleston | Franklin | Arkansas | 3,025 |
| Spiro | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 2,322 |
| Arkoma | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 2,202 |
| Lavaca | Sebastian | Arkansas | 2,128 |
| Mulberry | Franklin | Arkansas | 1,717 |
| Vian | Sequoyah | Oklahoma | 1,467 |
| Panama | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 1,409 |
| Talihina | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 1,245 |
| Cedarville | Crawford | Arkansas | 1,214 |
| Mansfield | Sebastian | Arkansas | 1,123 |
| Kibler | Crawford | Arkansas | 1,034 |
| Wister | LeFlore | Oklahoma | 1,034 |
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] 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). Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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- Fort Smith metropolitan area is at coordinates Coordinates:
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