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Marmaduke, Arkansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Bagwell Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72443. It stands on Jordan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marmaduke quadrangle. 1,212 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 279 feet above sea level.

Marmaduke within Greene County

Population over time

2 figures

Marmaduke grew from 1,111 to 1,212 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
20101,111
20201,212+101 (+9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

4 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Marmaduke between 1999 and 2014, burning about 66 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 burning3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
25 March 2014Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionGRE2267107
22 March 2014Debris and open burning35 acresArkansas Forestry CommissionGRE1979826
11 November 1999Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 October 1999Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Greene County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Marmaduke: 4 unknowns. None of them 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
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Greene County

Storms near this place

46 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marmaduke in 46 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 18 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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
March 2017Tornado (EF0)Marmaduke$250,000The first damage occurred to a gas station just west of Highway 49. As the tornado moved through the south and east sections of Marmaduke, approximately 20 homes suffered roof damage. Several trees were snapped. Near the end of the track, the tornado damaged the roof and several roll-up doors of an industrial plant. Peak winds estimated at 80 mph.
May 2011FloodMarmaduke$100,000Heavy rain during late April into early May caused the St. Francis River to rise to near record levels. The river remained above flood stage through the end of May. Several roads were closed and/or damaged. A few homes sustained minor damage. Several hundred acres of cropland was flooded.
August 2018Tornado (EF0)Marmaduke$50,000This tornado developed along Highway 34 east of Marmaduke. The tornado damaged a few trees and overturned and dragged a semi-trailer designed for carrying grain.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$20,000Several barns and grain bins were damaged. Several large trees were knocked down.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$10,000Straight line winds lifted a roof, tore a wall, and blew down a large door at the American Railway Industry Building near Marmaduke. In addition, a few trees and power poles were knocked down.
May 2000Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$10,000Some trees and power lines were knocked down.
April 2006HailMarmaduke$8,000no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$7,000Straight line winds blew a roof off of a trailer and knocked down several trees.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$5,000A few trees were blown down.
January 1999Tornado (F0)Marmaduke$5,000A tornado briefly touched down near Marmaduke knocking a few trees and power lines down.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$4,000Straight line winds blew several trees down three to four miles north of Marmaduke.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$1,000Large tree down at the intersection of South 5th Street and Main Street in Marmaduke.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$1,000A few trees were knocked down 2 to 5 miles east of Marmaduke.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke$1,000One large tree was knocked down east of town.
May 2006HailMarmaduke$1,000no account filed
August 2006HailMarmaduke$1,000no account filed
October 2004HailMarmaduke$10no account filed
March 2001HailMarmaduke$10no account filed
April 2025Flash FloodMarmaduke-Road and parking lot flooded near Greenbriar in Marmaduke.
April 2025Flash FloodMarmaduke-Numerous roads in and around Greene County, specifically in the Paragould and Marmaduke areas, were flooded. There were road closures, washed-out roads, and several impassable highways due to high water.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke-A flagpole and a few trees downed off of Greene Rd in Marmaduke.
June 2023HailMarmaduke-Half-dollar size hail fell west of Marmaduke.
June 2023HailMarmaduke-Quarter-size hail fell in the Mounds area.
February 2022Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke-Multiple trees and limbs were knocked down across roads.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke-Straight-line winds knocked down trees in Marmaduke.
July 2020Tornado (EF0)Marmaduke-A brief landspout tornado touched down in an open field with no damage.
August 2018Funnel CloudMarmaduke-Funnel cloud observed east of Marmaduke.
August 2018HailMarmaduke-Quarter sized hail.
August 2018FloodMarmaduke-Widespread flooding across Marmaduke. Water 4 to 6 inches deep.
August 2018Flash FloodMarmaduke-Several county roads were underwater for a few hours.
April 2017Flash FloodMarmaduke-City park and several parking lots flooded with two feet of water.
January 2012HailMarmaduke-Penny size hail fell in Marmaduke.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke-Straight line winds knocked a tractor trailer off Highway 49 between Marmaduke and Halliday.
April 2010HailMarmaduke-Dime to golf ball size hail fell in Marmaduke.
July 2010Flash FloodMarmaduke-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Marmaduke. Several streets were flooded as a result.
April 2010Thunderstorm WindMarmaduke-Straight line winds destroyed 2 mobile homes and 3 houses sustained roof and siding damage in Marmaduke. Several commercial buildings also sustained roof and siding damage. In addition, several tree limbs were knocked down. Winds were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2009Flash FloodMarmaduke-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Marmaduke. Several roads were flooded as a result.
September 2009Flash FloodMarmaduke-Heavy rain produced flash flooding in Marmaduke. Many roads were flooded as a result.
June 2023HailMarmaduke-no account filed
April 2021HailMarmaduke-no account filed
April 2020HailMarmaduke-no account filed
April 2020HailMarmaduke-no account filed
May 2017HailMarmaduke-no account filed
June 2011HailMarmaduke-no account filed
May 2011HailMarmaduke-no account filed
April 2009HailMarmaduke-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Greene 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
Jay2.1 miles14
Paris (historical)3.9 miles15
Hopewell4.3 miles14
Mounds5.2 miles14
Fritz5.2 miles14
Dixie5.2 miles14
Halliday5.3 miles15
Gainesville6.9 miles14

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 MarmadukeAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79622The 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 58126. 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.