Center Ridge, Arkansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Lick Mountain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72027. The Survey maps it on the Springfield quadrangle. 290 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 758 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCenter Ridge fell from 388 to 290 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 388 | |
| 2020 | 290 | -98 (-25%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1892 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Morrillton quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1894 USGS Morrilton quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
286 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of Center Ridge between 1997 and 2020, burning about 4,405 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 172 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/incendiarism | 172 |
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
42 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Center Ridge in 42 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 28 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $500,000 | At least five houses had roof damage and at least fifteen homes had some form of minor damage. Much of a chicken house that was under construction was blown down. This particular chicken house was being rebuilt after having been blown down by a tornado on May 2nd. Two additional chicken houses were missing roofs. Trees and power lines were down, with one tree through a house. Arkansas Highway 9 was closed for a time due to a gas leak. The leak was caused when part of a pump house blew down onto a gas pipeline. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Center Ridge | $250,000 | Flooding occurred on Arkansas Highway 124 in Jerusalem. A family was trapped inside a mobile home due to high water. Several streets in Morrilton were closed due to flooding. A fishing pier on Lake Overcup was partially submerged. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $75,000 | A roof was blown off a house, a barn was damaged, and trees and power lines were blown down. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off several barns and utility buildings. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $40,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Center Ridge area. About 2,000 electric customers lost power. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Center Ridge | $35,000 | An EF1 tornado in the Center Ridge area blew down trees. One of the falling trees damaged the roof of a house and knocked the back porch off the same house. Another falling tree landed on the house across the street. Temperatures were in the lower 50's at the time of the tornado. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $25,000 | Several roofs were damaged in the Center Ridge area. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $20,000 | The emergency manager reported several homes and mobile homes were damaged in the Center Ridge area. One camper was destroyed and several trees were down as well. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $20,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds took much of the roof off a small barn, destroyed a shed, broke two power poles, and blew trees down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $10,000 | Trees were blown down and small metal sheds were damaged. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| February 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | $10,000 | Trees were down on Arkansas Highway 9 near Center Ridge. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | A metal barn sustained roof damage near Center Ridge. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | Several trees were blown down in this area. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Center Ridge | - | A report was corrected for additional rainfall; however this additional rainfall fell over a 26 hour period not a 24 hour period. A 26 hour rainfall total of 6.60 inches was measured at Center Ridge. |
| July 2024 | Heavy Rain | Center Ridge | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 5.90 inches was measured at Center Ridge. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | A report was received of a downed tree blocking Hwy. 9, north of Center Ridge. |
| April 2017 | Heavy Rain | Center Ridge | - | The 24 hour rainfall total was 3.85 inches. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | Quarter size hail nearly covered the ground at the observer's house. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs, with an antenna blown off of a house just north of Center Ridge. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | A few trees and large tree limbs downed. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | Two houses had roof damage, with a tree blown onto a vehicle near Center Ridge. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some large tree limbs. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off a barn. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | A roof was blown off a house. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the roofs off several barns and utility buildings. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1994 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
| January 1994 | Hail | Center Ridge | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Catholic Point | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Grandview | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Friendship | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnyside | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lick Mountain | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Cedar Creek | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Middleton | 4.7 miles | 17 |
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 Center Ridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5059341 | The 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 76571. 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.
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.










