Metropolitan area in the United States
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.
[2]
Other major cities located within the area include the Arkansas cities of
Van Buren and
Ozark and the Oklahoma cities of
Poteau and
Sallisaw . It is directly positioned under
Crawford County in the western part of Arkansas.
Counties
Constituent counties of the MSA include:
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Communities
Communities are categorized based on their populations in the 2000 U.S. Census.
Places with more than 75,000 inhabitants
Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants
Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants
Alma, Arkansas
Arkoma, Oklahoma
Barling, Arkansas
Cedarville, Arkansas
Charleston, Arkansas
Greenwood, Arkansas
Heavener, Oklahoma
Lavaca, Arkansas
Mansfield, Arkansas (partial)
Mulberry, Arkansas
Muldrow, Oklahoma
Ozark, Arkansas
Panama, Oklahoma
Pocola, Oklahoma
Poteau, Oklahoma
Roland, Oklahoma
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Spiro, Oklahoma
Talihina, Oklahoma
Vian, Oklahoma
Wister, Oklahoma
Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
Bonanza, Arkansas
Brent, Oklahoma (
census-designated place )
Brushy, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Carlisle, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Central City, Arkansas
Dyer, Arkansas
Gore, Oklahoma
Hackett, Arkansas
Hartford, Arkansas
Howe, Oklahoma
Huntington, Arkansas
Kibler, Arkansas
Mountainburg, Arkansas
Rock Island, Oklahoma
Shady Point, Oklahoma
Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants
Akins, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Altus, Arkansas
Belfonte, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Bokoshe, Oklahoma
Branch, Arkansas
Cameron, Oklahoma
Cecil, Arkansas
Chester, Arkansas
Cowlington, Oklahoma
Denning, Arkansas
Dwight Mission, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Evening Shade, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Fanshawe, Oklahoma (partial)
Flute Springs, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Fort Coffee, Oklahoma
Gans, Oklahoma
Le Flore, Oklahoma
Long, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Marble City Community, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Marble City, Oklahoma
McKey, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Midland, Arkansas
Moffett, Oklahoma
Notchietown, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Paradise Hill, Oklahoma
Pinhook Corners, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Redbird Smith, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Remy, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Rudy, Arkansas
Short, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Stony Point, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Sycamore, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma (census-designated place)
Wiederkehr Village, Arkansas
Unincorporated places
Largest cities in the MSA
City
County
State
Population (2007 est.)
[3]
[4]
Fort Smith
Sebastian
Arkansas
84,375
Van Buren
Crawford
Arkansas
22,001
Sallisaw
Sequoyah
Oklahoma
8,740
Greenwood
Sebastian
Arkansas
8,482
Poteau
Le Flore
Oklahoma
8,246
Alma
Crawford
Arkansas
4,948
Barling
Sebastian
Arkansas
4,439
Pocola
Le Flore
Oklahoma
4,435
Ozark
Franklin
Arkansas
3,557
Heavener
Le Flore
Oklahoma
3,265
Roland
Sequoyah
Oklahoma
3,258
Muldrow
Sequoyah
Oklahoma
3,168
Charleston
Franklin
Arkansas
3,007
Spiro
Le Flore
Oklahoma
2,316
Arkoma
Le Flore
Oklahoma
2,181
Demographics
Historical population
Census
Pop. Note
%±
1910 150,991 —
1920 171,393 13.5%
1930 155,138 −9.5%
1940 171,416 10.5%
1950 154,336 −10.0%
1960 145,323 −5.8%
1970 171,722 18.2%
1980 218,216 27.1%
1990 234,078 7.3%
2000 273,170 16.7%
2010 248,208 −9.1% 2019 (est.) 250,368 0.9%
As of the
census
[7] 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.
See also
References
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"Total Gross Domestic Product for Fort Smith, AR-OK (MSA)" . fred.stlouisfed.org .
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"Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01)" . 2007 Population Estimates .
United States Census Bureau , Population Division. 2008-03-27. Archived from
the original (
CSV ) on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2008-03-28 .
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"Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arkansas, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (
CSV ) . 2007 Population Estimates .
United States Census Bureau , Population Division. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2009-01-01 .
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"Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Oklahoma, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007" (
CSV ) . 2007 Population Estimates .
United States Census Bureau , Population Division. 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2009-01-01 .
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"U.S. Decennial Census" . Census.gov. Archived from
the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
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"Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 4, 2020 .
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"U.S. Census website" .
United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31 .
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