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Amity, Arkansas

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71921. The Survey maps it on the Amity quadrangle. 681 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 512 feet above sea level.

Amity within Clark County

On record in Amity

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Amity fell from 723 to 681 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010723
2020681-42 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

90 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Amity between 1998 and 2019, burning about 577 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning27
Railroad operations and maintenance19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Arson/incendiarism10
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use6
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
28 September 2001Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2002Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2003Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2005Natural34 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Amity: 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Wheeler's PropertyMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar, Metacinnabar

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms near this place

57 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amity in 57 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 25 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 7 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2013Tornado (EF2)Amity5 hurt, $125,000This tornado exited Pike County 1.5 miles northeast of Rosboro and entered Clark County 2.3 miles northwest of Amity. In Clark County, the tornado destroyed a mobile home, injuring five people. Four houses had minor damage. A large metal building was badly damaged. Many trees were uprooted or snapped off; one of the trees fell on a house. The tornado exited Clark County 3.2 miles west-northwest of Elm and entered Montgomery County 2.1 miles east-southeast of Welsh. This is the second segment of a four-segment tornado.
December 2009FloodAmity2 hurt, $1,250,000Flash flooding, which developed early on the 24th, became widespread areal flooding later on the 24th and continued into Christmas morning. Point Cedar Road, near Amity, was blocked by flooding. Arkansas Highway 51 was blocked near Beirne, as was Arkansas 128 south of Joan. U.S. Highway 67 was flooded near Curtis. A high water rescue occurred on Arkansas Highways 7/8 about 4 miles east of Arkadelphia on Christmas Eve, after a motorist drove into flood waters. The two people rescued were taken to a hospital to be checked for hypothermia.
March 1999Tornado (F3)Amity$2,000,000no account filed
December 2009Flash FloodAmity$1,250,000Widespread heavy rain resulted in the development of flash flooding. Numerous county roads were flooded, as were streets in Arkadelphia. Garner Mountain Road was washed out. Arkansas Highway 53 northwest of Gurdon was partially blocked on the evening of the 23rd. By the wee hours of the 24th, Arkansas Highways 7 and 8 were blocked east of Arkadelphia due to water over the road. Arkansas Highway 128 was blocked as well. Arkansas Highway 26 was barricaded.
May 2011FloodAmity$1,000,000On the 3rd, a woman had to be rescued after her car was washed off Arkansas Highway 7 near Arkadelphia. The water rose up to the steering wheel in the car. The woman had driven around a barricade and received a ticket.
April 2011FloodAmity$200,000Widespread areal flooding occurred.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindAmity$100,000Trees and power lines were down in the area. Store windows were blown out downtown. Outbuildings were destroyed. A roof was peeled back on a mobile home. Minor damage occurred to several homes.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAmity$75,000Much of the roofs were blown off two chicken houses. A number of trees were blown down, with one of the tree falling on the porch of a house. Outbuildings were blown over.
April 2011Tornado (EF1)Amity$40,000This tornado exited Pike County north-northeast of Rosboro and moved into Clark County north-northwest of Amity. In Clark County, numerous trees were blown down. The tornado exited Clark County west-northwest of Elm and moved into Montgomery County east-southeast of Welsh.
October 2008Flash FloodAmity$10,000Several roadways in the northern part of the county were flooded.
January 2007Flash FloodAmity$7,500Several culverts were washed out. Water was flowing over a nearby bridge on the Antoine River.
October 2014Thunderstorm WindAmity$5,000Trees were blown down.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindAmity$5,000Several trees were blown down in the western part of Clark County.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindAmity$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
February 2013Thunderstorm WindAmity$2,000A large tree was blown down onto Arkansas 84.
March 2008LightningAmity$1,000A large tree caught on fire due to lightning.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindAmity$500A few trees were blown down.
April 2026HailAmity-Police dispatch from Amity relayed three inch hail which caused damage to windshields in town.
April 2026HailAmity-Tennis ball sized hail fell in the community of Amity with extensive damage to vehicles both publicly owned and owned by local law enforcement.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindAmity-Trees were blown down across the county which blocked multiple roads. A few homes suffered damage from falling trees.
May 2024HailAmity-Hen egg sized hail fell in the town of Amity.
November 2022Thunderstorm WindAmity-Trees and powerlines were blown down in Amity.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindAmity-A tree was down on power lines.
March 2018Flash FloodAmity-Flash flooding occurred across Amity.
May 2016HailAmity-A first responder reported quarter size hail in Amity.
April 2011HailAmity-Hail ranged from 0.75 inch to 0.88 inch in diameter.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindAmity-A spotter estimated wind gusts of 65 mph.
June 2008Flash FloodAmity-Street flooding occurred in town.
April 2004Tornado (F1)Amity-A weak tornado moved from northeast Pike County into western Clark County. The tornado intensified as it moved southeast, and reached its maximum strength just north of Alpine. Winds there were likely around 80 mph, with several dozen trees pushed over. The tornado then weakened and dissipated about 3 miles east of Alpine.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindAmity-Power lines down.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindAmity-Thunderstorm wind gusts blew the windows out of a restaurant and downed a number of power lines.
September 2001Thunderstorm WindAmity-Several trees were knocked down.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindAmity-Several trees were blown down.
April 2015HailAmity-no account filed
July 2011HailAmity-no account filed
June 2008HailAmity-no account filed
June 2008HailAmity-no account filed
April 2007HailAmity-no account filed
April 2006HailAmity-no account filed
March 2004Thunderstorm WindAmity-no account filed
June 2003Flash FloodAmity-no account filed
June 2003Flash FloodAmity-no account filed
December 2002HailAmity-no account filed
December 2002HailAmity-no account filed
March 1999HailAmity-no account filed
January 1999HailAmity-no account filed
January 1999HailAmity-no account filed
April 1999HailAmity-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindAmity-no account filed
May 1999HailAmity-no account filed
January 1999HailAmity-no account filed
July 1997HailAmity-no account filed
May 1996HailAmity-no account filed
April 1995HailAmity-no account filed
June 1994HailAmity-no account filed
June 1994HailAmity-no account filed
June 1994HailAmity-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clark County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Majors3.0 miles10
Alpine5.0 miles10
Elm (historical)5.7 miles7
Fendley7.1 miles10
Graysonia9.6 miles10
Lenox10.3 miles10
Clear Spring14.0 miles10
Halfway14.4 miles10

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AmityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q80197The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 70440. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.