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Atkins, Arkansas

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1992. It stands in District 1. It lies in ZIP code area 72823. The Survey maps it on the Atkins quadrangle. 2,859 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 371 feet above sea level.

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Atkins within Pope County

On record in Atkins

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 3 records

Population over time

3 figures

Atkins fell from 2,878 to 2,859 between 2000 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
20002,878
20103,016+138 (+5%)
20202,859-157 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 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

40 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Atkins between 1999 and 2020, burning about 736 acres in total. None started naturally. 14 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
Arson/incendiarism14
Debris and open burning11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
6 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
14 September 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
30 August 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined13 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
23 August 2012Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 2010Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pope County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Atkins: 7 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone. 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
Shale PitClayUnknown
Shale PitClayUnknown
UnknownStoneUnknown
UnknownStoneUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Mobley Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Pope County

Storms near this place

60 of 63 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atkins in 63 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 33 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAtkins$1,500,000Widespread tree damaged occurred, and about 30 homes were damaged by the falling trees. A wall of a food plant was blown down, and a rail station at another business was damaged. Several other businesses suffered damage, as well. Many power lines were blown down. A pavilion at a church collapsed. Two chicken houses were badly damaged.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindAtkins$50,000Multiple trees and power lines were down across the county. A tree fell on a house in Atkins.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindAtkins$50,000Trees were down at Atkins. A home was heavily damaged by a fallen tree.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindAtkins$30,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
January 2013Flash FloodAtkins$15,000A water rescue was necessary for people trapped in a vehicle at Atkins.
July 2010LightningAtkins$15,000Lightning damaged the computer equipment at a drive-in restaurant, the music equipment and credit card machine at a funeral home, and the credit card machine at a restaurant.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindAtkins$15,000A few trees were down in the area.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindAtkins$10,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindAtkins$5,000Trees were blown down in Atkins.
April 2010Flash FloodAtkins$100Parking lots were partially under water at Atkins High School and the old pickle plant.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Multiple trees blown down across the community of Atkins.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Multiple trees blown down in the community of Atkins.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Quarter sized hail fell in Atkins, in addition to multiple trees blown down.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Trees were reported blown down.
October 2019Thunderstorm WindAtkins-A large tree was blown down across portions of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Damage consisted of uprooted trees. There was also damage to the roof of a restaurant, and to the roofs of outbuildings. The greatest concentration of damage was in the Atkins area.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindAtkins-A power pole was blown down by the wind.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Several power poles were snapped in half. Large tree limbs were blown down and a large tree was snapped in half. All damage is consistent with straight-line winds of 75 to 80 mph.
June 2017Flash FloodAtkins-Avenue 5 northeast in Atkins was flooded pretty badly.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Trees were reported down in Atkins.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Several trees and powerlines were blown down in the area.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Trees were down.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Large tree limbs downed.
November 2005Tornado (F2)Atkins-A strong tornado moved out of Conway County and into Pope County about 5 miles south-southeast of Atkins. The tornado tracked across a rural part of the county with damage consisting of numerous downed trees and power lines. The tornado continued moving northeast and moved back into Conway County.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Thunderstorm winds knocked down a number of trees and power lines mainly on the south side of Atkins. Several trees fell on houses, causing mostly roof damage.
March 2002Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Several trees were blown down and some houses sustained roof damage.
May 1998HailAtkins-Hail up to one inch in diameter damaged the roofs of several buildings and also damaged a few vehicles.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and large limbs.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindAtkins-Trees were blown down onto several houses and cars.
March 2021HailAtkins-no account filed
April 2019HailAtkins-no account filed
October 2019HailAtkins-no account filed
April 2016HailAtkins-no account filed
July 2014HailAtkins-no account filed
July 2014HailAtkins-no account filed
April 2013HailAtkins-no account filed
April 2011HailAtkins-no account filed
April 2010HailAtkins-no account filed
February 2009HailAtkins-no account filed
February 2008HailAtkins-no account filed
April 2006HailAtkins-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
April 2005HailAtkins-no account filed
February 2005HailAtkins-no account filed
December 2003HailAtkins-no account filed
May 2001HailAtkins-no account filed
October 2000Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
October 2000HailAtkins-no account filed
March 1999Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
June 1999HailAtkins-no account filed
May 1999Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
August 1998Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
May 1998HailAtkins-no account filed
March 1998HailAtkins-no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
May 1996HailAtkins-no account filed
March 1996Thunderstorm WindAtkins-no account filed
March 1996HailAtkins-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pope 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
Wilson2.5 miles18
Gold Hill3.7 miles18
Happy Bend3.9 miles16
Mars Hill3.9 miles17
Economy4.4 miles17
Worthen4.6 miles19
Galla Rock5.0 miles18
Pottsville6.0 miles19

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 AtkinsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79210The 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 45966. 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.