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Fouke, Arkansas

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Beech Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71837. The Survey maps it on the Fouke quadrangle. 808 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 312 feet above sea level.

Fouke within Miller County

Population over time

2 figures

Fouke fell from 859 to 808 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
2010859
2020808-51 (-6%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

256 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 256 fires within 5 miles of Fouke between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,874 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 88 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/incendiarism88
Debris and open burning81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined57
Equipment and vehicle use19
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural3
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
9 September 2004Debris and open burning8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionMIL15158979
7 September 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined21 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 September 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Miller County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Fouke: 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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
Fouke Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Jb CooperSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Miller County

Storms near this place

60 of 62 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fouke in 62 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 37 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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
December 2002Thunderstorm WindFouke$78,000Severe damage to two home roofs.
October 2009Flash FloodFouke$75,000A school bus with 2 children aboard was flooded in high water on CR 10 near Fouke. The driver and children escaped the flood waters on their own. Also, Miller County Road 207 was completely flooded. Arkansas High School closed early when flood waters began entering the doorways. Portions of the library at the school were flooded. Miller County was one of 20 counties across the state that were declared disaster areas from rainfall up to the 13th, 14th and 15th of October.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindFouke$50,000Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and damaged a barn.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFouke$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFouke$50,000Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees.
October 1993Thunderstorm WindFouke$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindFouke$40,000Numerous trees downed throughout the county. A tree fell across a home and a truck. No injuries were reported.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindFouke$40,000Large tree fell across a home producing heavy damage to the roof and frame structure.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindFouke$35,000Large oak tree fell and crushed a new car.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindFouke$25,000Trees and powerlines down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindFouke$20,000A roof was removed from a house near CR 8 and CR 12 in Fouke, Arkansas.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindFouke$10,000A tree with a waterlogged root system was uprooted onto a home in Fouke by non-severe thunderstorm wind gusts as no other damage was noted in the area.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindFouke$10,000Two homes suffered minor damage from winds.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindFouke$8,000Two homes suffered minor damage from winds.
April 2009Thunderstorm WindFouke$5,000A garage was damaged by strong thunderstorm wind gusts.
November 1994Thunderstorm WindFouke$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed some trees.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindFouke$5,000Some trees were knocked down.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindFouke-Power lines downed on Main Street in Fouke.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindFouke-Trees were blown down on Redcut Road and Williams Circle in Fouke.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindFouke-Multiple trees and power lines were downed in the city of Fouke.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindFouke-A few trees were blown down in Fouke.
February 2020HailFouke-Quarter size hail fell just southeast of Fouke.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindFouke-Trees and power lines were blown down near Fouke. A portion of a metal roof was blown off of a church.
February 2018Flash FloodFouke-County Road 22 closed between County Road 249 and County Road 10 due to flooding.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindFouke-Trees and power lines were downed along Highway 71 in and near Fouke.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindFouke-A large tree was blown down at the Post Office in Fouke.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindFouke-Powerlines were downed at County Road 10 and County Road 40 east of Fouke, Arkansas.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindFouke-Several large trees were downed in Fouke, Arkansas.
February 2012HailFouke-Hail reported in Fouke, Arkansas.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindFouke-Trees and powerlines were downed in the Fouke, Arkansas community.
March 2010Funnel CloudFouke-Report of a funnel cloud on the north side of Fouke, Arkansas.
April 2010HailFouke-Hail was reported in the city of Fouke, Arkansas.
April 2010HailFouke-Nickel size hail was reported on County Road 43 on the east side of Fouke, Arkansas.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindFouke-Several trees downed across the southern half of the county.
October 2009Thunderstorm WindFouke-Numerous trees and powerlines were downed north of Fouke, Arkansas.
May 2008Thunderstorm WindFouke-A tree was downed onto a transformer resulting in power outages.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindFouke-Trees downed.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindFouke-Trees downed across Hwy 71 two miles south of Doddridge.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindFouke-Numerous trees down.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindFouke-Several large trees down.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindFouke-Trees down along Hwy 71.
June 1994HailFouke-Some trees were knocked down.
October 1993HailFouke-Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
April 2012HailFouke-no account filed
May 2009HailFouke-no account filed
May 2003HailFouke-no account filed
May 2003HailFouke-no account filed
April 2001HailFouke-no account filed
August 2001HailFouke-no account filed
May 1999HailFouke-no account filed
January 1999HailFouke-no account filed
January 1998HailFouke-no account filed
May 1998HailFouke-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFouke-no account filed
January 1998HailFouke-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindFouke-no account filed
February 1998Thunderstorm WindFouke-no account filed
May 1996HailFouke-no account filed
April 1994HailFouke-no account filed
May 1994HailFouke-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Miller 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
Roberts (historical)1.4 miles16
Boggy (historical)2.2 miles15
Boggy2.5 miles15
Fairland3.1 miles16
Rocky Mound3.2 miles15
Jonesville3.7 miles15
Sylverino4.7 miles16
Boyd6.0 miles16

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 FoukeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2275326The 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 57767. 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.