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Bryant, Arkansas

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Bryant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72022. The Survey maps it on the Bryant quadrangle. 20,663 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 413 feet above sea level.

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Bryant within Saline County

On record in Bryant

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

Bryant grew from 16,688 to 20,663 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
201016,688
202020,663+3,975 (+24%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 23 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

156 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Bryant between 1997 and 2020, burning about 986 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 48 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/incendiarism48
Debris and open burning44
Missing data/not specified/undetermined43
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking5
Natural5
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Recreation and ceremony2

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 2005Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1998Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2000Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 1998Debris and open burning165 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 September 2015Debris and open burning3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Saline County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 52 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Bryant: 34 unknowns, 8 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Niobium (Columbium). 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
Alcoa Arkansas OperationsAluminum, Gallium, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreeProducer1886, 1952
Arkansas Talc Co. MineTalc-SoapstoneUnknown
Belvedere S & G Co. Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bryant MillTalc-Soapstone, Slate, DimensionProducer
Hurricane Creek DepositNiobium (Columbium)Occurrence
Milwhite BariteBarium-BariteProducer
No NameLimestone, DimensionUnknown
No NameFullers EarthUnknown
Quapaw Bauxite MineAluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, FreePast Producer1920, 1932
Republic Mining & Mgf. Co.IronUnknown

Every working recorded in Saline County

Storms near this place

60 of 73 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bryant in 73 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 31 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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
March 2008Flash FloodBryant$150,000Porter Road and Narrows Road between U.S. Highway 70 and Arkansas Highway 5 sustained damage due to flooding. Boone Road, Mount Carmel Road, Westfield Road, Independence Circle, Sedgefield Drive, NW 4th Street, Kensington Drive, Forest Drive, Springhill Drive, Foxridge Drive, Hilltop Road, South Shobe Road and a home on Waterford were all flooded.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBryant$75,000A large tree fell into a house, causing major damage.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindBryant$50,000Numerous trees were blown down, one of which fell on a house.
July 2007LightningBryant$35,000Lightning struck a house, causing a fire in the laundry room, garage, and attic. It also blew a hole in the roof.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindBryant$25,000Several large trees fell or were snapped off. Some roof damage occurred.
October 2009Flash FloodBryant$10,000Flooding of the railroad halted freight and passenger trains.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindBryant$5,000Trees were blown down.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindBryant$5,000Several trees were blown down.
September 1993Thunderstorm WindBryant$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBryant$2,000A tree was blown down on Arkansas 5.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindBryant$2,000A shed was blown onto a fence.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindBryant$500Thunderstorm winds downed a tree.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindBryant-Several trees were blown down near Reynolds Road in the city of Bryant.
July 2024Heavy RainBryant-A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.58 inches was measured at Bryant.
February 2023Flash FloodBryant-Excessive rain flooded some roads, with water close to several homes. This was a delayed report.
March 2023Flash FloodBryant-Access roads along Interstate 30 were flooded in places, in particular near exit 123.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindBryant-Power outages were reported off Springhill Rd. in Bryant due to thunderstorm winds.
April 2022Flash FloodBryant-Flooding was reported over portions of Boone Rd. and Meadowbrook St.
May 2021Flash FloodBryant-Social media video indicated water rapidly flowing through a back yard in the Bryant area.
May 2021Flash FloodBryant-Several roads in Bryant were underwater including Shobe Rd., Evergreen Rd., Springhill Rd., and Northlake Rd.
October 2020HailBryant-Pea to penny size hail was noted at Bryant.
April 2019Heavy RainBryant-Broadcast media reported 5.95 inches of rain.
April 2019HailBryant-Hail size ranged from dime to quarter size in Twitter and Facebook videos.
July 2016Flash FloodBryant-Flash flooding was reported in the Alcoa area of Saline County on Social Media.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindBryant-Winds were approximately 60 mph.
January 2007Flash FloodBryant-A subdivision in Bryant was flooded.
April 2004Thunderstorm WindBryant-Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees in the Shannon Hills community.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindBryant-Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree and blew the roof of a nearby storage shed.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindBryant-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
May 2001Thunderstorm WindBryant-Thunderstorm winds blew down a sales tent and a few power lines.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindBryant-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.
April 2022HailBryant-no account filed
March 2015HailBryant-no account filed
March 2015HailBryant-no account filed
December 2012HailBryant-no account filed
March 2011HailBryant-no account filed
May 2011HailBryant-no account filed
May 2011HailBryant-no account filed
May 2011HailBryant-no account filed
March 2010HailBryant-no account filed
February 2009HailBryant-no account filed
April 2009HailBryant-no account filed
April 2009HailBryant-no account filed
March 2008HailBryant-no account filed
March 2008HailBryant-no account filed
June 2007HailBryant-no account filed
September 2005Thunderstorm WindBryant-no account filed
November 2005HailBryant-no account filed
April 2004Thunderstorm WindBryant-no account filed
April 2004Thunderstorm WindBryant-no account filed
April 2004Thunderstorm WindBryant-no account filed
November 2004HailBryant-no account filed
October 2004Flash FloodBryant-no account filed
June 2003Flash FloodBryant-no account filed
July 2002HailBryant-no account filed
February 2001HailBryant-no account filed
March 2001HailBryant-no account filed
May 2001HailBryant-no account filed
February 2000HailBryant-no account filed
January 1999HailBryant-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Saline 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
Richardson Place0.8 miles23
Evergreen1.0 miles23
Bryant Oaks1.0 miles23
Twin Oaks1.1 miles23
Raintree Acres1.3 miles23
Edgewood1.4 miles23
Careywood1.6 miles23
Bauxite Junction1.6 miles23

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 BryantAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79427The 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 57459. 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.