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Denning, Arkansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1887 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Hogan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72821. The Survey maps it on the Ozark quadrangle. 200 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 453 feet above sea level.

Denning within Franklin County

On record in Denning

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 within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Population over time

3 figures

Denning fell from 270 to 200 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
2000270
2010314+44 (+16%)
2020200-114 (-36%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 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

61 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Denning between 1997 and 2020, burning about 528 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 13 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined19
Debris and open burning17
Arson/incendiarism13
Equipment and vehicle use6
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

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
3 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2012Debris and open burning95 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1998Arson/incendiarism10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
10 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
8 August 2011Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Denning: 17 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
Unk Quarries 2StonePast Producer
Gutrie IslandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this place

14 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Denning in 14 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 5 tornado, 5 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 deaths and 10 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 2011Tornado (EF3)Denning2 killed, 10 hurt, $2,000,000This is the fifth of six segments of this tornado. The tornado crossed the Arkansas River, moving back into Franklin County from Logan County. The tornado crossed Carbon Plant Road and W Creek Road, destroying a mobile home and killing another person. It continued northeast across the town of Denning where it destroyed numerous permanent homes and mobile homes. At least 10 injuries occurred in Denning as the mile-wide tornado moved through the town. Several of these injuries were serious or critical and one of the victims died from her injuries on June 14th. She was in one of the many mobile homes that were destroyed in town. Ten 100-foot metal power poles were bent over at the ground by the tornado and many other power poles were snapped throughout the Denning area. Many large trees were also snapped or uprooted. Maximum estimated wind speed in this segment of the tornado based on this damage was about 145 mph.||The tornado moved northeast from Denning and crossed Highway 64, severely damaging the roof of a permanent home and snapping or uprooting numerous trees. The tornado continued into Johnson County, Arkansas.
November 2001Tornado (F1)Denning$200,000An F1 tornado touched down 8 miles southwest of Denning and lifted just southwest of Denning. Along its path it damaged several barns and one house. The house was near Etna and it suffered roof damage and structural damage. The tornado briefly exited Franklin County as it crossed a corner of Logan County (see NWS Little Rock's report) and then returned into Franklin County after crossing the Arkansas River.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindDenning$5,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and power lines.
November 2001Tornado (F0)Denning$5,000This is the segment of the tornado that briefly exited Franklin County as it crossed a corner of Logan County and then returned into Franklin County after crossing the Arkansas River. It dissipated as it entered Denning due to an intense RFD wind coming around a storm to its north.
November 2022Tornado (EF1)Denning-This is the first segment of a three segment tornado. The tornado developed east of Highway 23, and crossed Highway 309, where trees were uprooted and large tree limbs were snapped. It then moved briefly across a small portion of Logan County. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 90 to 95 mph.
November 2022Tornado (EF1)Denning-This is the third segment of a three segment tornado. The tornado moved back into Franklin County after briefly moving across the Arkansas River in Logan County. It uprooted a few trees and snapped large tree limbs before dissipating just east of Highway 46. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in this segment of the tornado was 85 to 90 mph.
January 2016FloodDenning-The Arkansas River near Ozark rose above its flood stage of 357 feet at 10:00 pm CST on December 27th. The river crested at 369.07 feet at 5:00 pm CST on the 29th, resulting in major flooding. The river remained in flood through the end of December 2015, finally falling below flood stage at 7:15 pm CST on January 4th.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindDenning-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
December 2015FloodDenning-The Arkansas River near Ozark rose above its flood stage of 357 feet at 10:00 pm CST on December 27th. The river crested at 369.07 feet at 5:00 pm CST on the 29th, resulting in major flooding. The river remained in flood through the end of the month, finally falling below flood stage at 7:15 pm CST on January 4th.
December 2015FloodDenning-Portions of Highway 23 near Turners Bend were closed due to flooding.
June 2015FloodDenning-The Arkansas River near Ozark rose above its flood stage of 357 feet at 9:45 pm CDT on May 24th. The river crested at 367.71 feet at 1:00 pm CDT on May 27th. The second and final crest was at 367.41 feet at 4:00 pm CDT on June 1st. Both of these crests were in the major flood category. The river remained in flood through the end of May, finally falling below flood stage at 3:15 am CDT on June 5th.
May 2015FloodDenning-The Arkansas River near Ozark rose above its flood stage of 357 feet at 9:45 pm CDT on May 24th. The river crested at 367.71 feet at 1:00 pm CDT on the 27th. The second and final crest was at 367.41 feet at 4:00 pm CDT on June 1st. Both of these crests were in the major flood category. The river remained in flood through the end of the month, finally falling below flood stage at 3:15 am CDT on June 5th.
January 2012Flash FloodDenning-Smith Creek flooded portions of Highway 309.
March 2006HailDenning-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin 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
Altus1.2 miles19
Alix1.4 miles19
Greenwood1.7 miles19
Wiederkehr Village3.1 miles19
Webb City4.8 miles19
South Ozark5.3 miles19
Ozark5.5 miles19
Etna6.3 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 DenningAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2353119The 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 48468. 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.