BlockJunction City, Arkansas
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Henderson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71749. The Survey maps it on the Junction City quadrangle. 503 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 194 feet above sea level.
On record in Junction City
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
Scotland Cemeterylisted 2005
Population over time
2 figuresJunction City fell from 581 to 503 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 | 581 | |
| 2020 | 503 | -78 (-13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1927 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Junction City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS El Dorado quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
61 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Junction City between 1998 and 2020, burning about 470 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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/undetermined | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 26 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
| 18 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 18 acres | Louisiana Office of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
20 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Junction City in 20 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 18 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2005 | Tornado (F3) | Junction City | 2 killed, 13 hurt, $3,000,000 | The tornado that moved through Claiborne Parish Louisiana moved northeast into Union County Arkansas. The tornado first struck the community of Junction City, Arkansas just north of the Arkansas, Louisiana state line. From the area surveyed, the tornado was on the ground continuously from touchdown to end. For the early part of the track, the damage was confined to minor damage to homes with numerous trees downed from Junction City to near Tatum Rd approximately 8 miles south of El Dorado. In Junction City, two people were injured when a tree fell on their home as they were in bed. As the tornado approached Tatum Rd, it appears to have intensified significantly while growing wider in its destruction. It was through the area from Tatum Rd, across Hwy 7 and into the vicinity of Rushwood Rd that the storm did its greatest damage. Numerous homes, both mobile and well constructed frame homes were either destroyed or heavily damaged. A number of vehicles were rolled and tossed through the air, landing several yards from their initial location. It was in the area of Tatum Rd through Rushwood Rd that two fatalities occurred, both of them elderly residents. The majority of the injuries also occurred in this area. After leaving the Rushwood Rd area, the storm began to weaken and decreasing in path width. Except for minor structural damage to buildings in Lawson, trees downed or broken was the main damage for the latter part of the track. |
| February 2007 | Tornado (EF3) | Junction City | 5 hurt | A strong tornado developed under a supercell thunderstorm which moved northeast across the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with less than 20 structures sustaining damage. Six of these structures received heavy damage near the community of Strong, Arkansas. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were also observed.|The extent of the damage ranged from shingles off some homes to others completely demolished. Of the 6 homes that were severly damaged...two were mobile homes. The tornado began in extreme southwest Union County near Junction City where a metal roof was blown off a pharmacy on Route 167. The tornado produced sporadic tree damage along Welloo and Welch roads. Moving northeast...the tornado downed additional trees across Caledonia and Iron Mountain roads. The tornado continued in a northeast direction...crossing Hwy 82 and intensified as it crossed Old Strong highway. Here a well build brick home was mostly demolished. The tornado traveled a half mile east and demolished a double wide trailer blowing the debris 150 to 200 yards downstream. Several other homes were affected from this storm before the storm lifted near the community of New London. Five injuries were reported from this tornado with no fatalities. At the most damaging point of the storm after it crossed Hwy 82...the storm was rated an EF3 on the new enhanced Fujita scale. A monetary damage amount was not available for this publication. |The Damage Indicator for the event was (DI): FR 12 while the Degree of Damage for the event was (DOD): 8. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $250,000 | Trees were downed in the community of Junction City, Arkansas blocking four city streets. Damage was also reported in town where trees were downed at the intersection of North Newton and Oakhurst Boulevard. Nearly 20 trees were downed within a quarter mile stretch at Ebenezer Road were several structures also received damage. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Also, a home was damaged on Smith Street in El Dorado, Arkansas. Trees also fell on two vehicles across the county and a canopy was damaged at the Yocum Elementary School. |
| February 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Junction City | $200,000 | The tornado snapped off many trees along a seven mile path starting 2 miles west of Junction City, Arkansas to 5 miles north northeast of Junction City, Arkansas. Several porches and awnings were destroyed in the town and there was roof damage throughout the north side of the city. Severe roof damage was reported to the Juncition City First United Methodist Church. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds, estimated up to 40 mph, knocked down a large pine tree and tore an aluminum awning off of a shed. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Trees were blown down across the southern sections of Union County. |
| April 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Several hardwood trees were uprooted in Junction City. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Powerlines were downed north of Junction City, Arkansas. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Junction City | - | Hail covered the ground in Junction City, Arkansas. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Trees were downed near Junction City. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Trees were downed along Hwy. 167 south of El Dorado. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Trees and power lines downed on Welch Road and State Line Road. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Junction City | - | A strong tornado developed under a supercell which moved east across the southern portion of the county. Damage was largely confined to heavily wooded areas with only a few structures suffering light to moderate damage. Numerous snapped and fallen large trees were observed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Numerous large trees down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Several large trees down in town. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | Power lines were reported blown down. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Junction City | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Junction City | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction City | - | no account filed |
| January 1994 | Hail | Junction City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Blanchard Springs | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Cornie | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| New Caledonia | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Caledonia | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Catesville | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Wesson | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Foster Hill | 7.4 miles | 18 |
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 Junction City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79690 | 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 50762. 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.