Kensett, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Dogwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72082. The Survey maps it on the Kensett quadrangle. 1,400 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 223 feet above sea level.
On record in Kensett
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 3 records
Hall, Fred, Houselisted 1991
Mills Houselisted 1991
Robertson Houselisted 1991
Population over time
3 figuresKensett fell from 1,791 to 1,400 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,791 | |
| 2010 | 1,648 | -143 (-8%) |
| 2020 | 1,400 | -248 (-15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1932 USGS Kensett quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Kensett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Memphis quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Kensett quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1967 USGS Kensett quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS Searcy quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Kensett quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Kensett between 1997 and 2020, burning about 486 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 75 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | WHI17454828 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Kensett: 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Midwest | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Searcy Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Gravel Pits 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk Quarries 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| White Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kensett in 11 storm reports between 1994 and 2021: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Kensett | 1 hurt, $70,000 | This tornado was rated EF2 with winds estimated at 115 MPH. There was damage to several homes as well as small shops and outbuildings. Some homes had exterior walls collapsed. |
| April 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Kensett | $200,000 | This was the fourth of five tornadoes spawned by the same supercell thunderstorm. Roofs of residences and outbuildings were damaged. Numerous trees were blown down. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensett | $100,000 | Four houses sustained roof damage. A porch/carport was blown off one of the houses.Trees were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensett | $7,000 | Large trees were blown down. |
| May 2021 | Hail | Kensett | - | Quarter size hail was shared on social media in Kensett. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensett | - | Law enforcement reported 2 power poles knocked over near the 370 block of Hwy 385 South. |
| November 2017 | Hail | Kensett | - | A storm spotter submitted a report of half-dollar sized hail, from the NWS webpage. |
| January 2007 | Flash Flood | Kensett | - | Highway 323 southeast of Kensett was closed due to high water. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kensett | - | no account filed |
| February 1996 | Hail | Kensett | - | no account filed |
| April 1994 | Hail | Kensett | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doniphan | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Judsonia | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| West Point | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Higginson | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Hedrick (historical) | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Searcy | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gum Springs (historical) | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Morning Sun | 4.2 miles | 14 |
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 Kensett | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79394 | 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 81873. 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.







