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Roland, Arkansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72135. The Survey maps it on the Mayflower quadrangle. 820 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 282 feet above sea level.

Roland within Pulaski County

On record in Roland

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Roland grew from 746 to 820 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
2010746
2020820+74 (+10%)

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

56 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Roland between 1997 and 2020, burning about 919 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 burning21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony3
Smoking2
Natural2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2004Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
9 September 1998Arson/incendiarism25 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 September 1999Debris and open burning4.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 September 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
16 September 2010Arson/incendiarism114 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
15 September 2000Debris and open burning2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Roland: 6 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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
Saline-PulaskiAluminumPast ProducerGibbsite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolin, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStonePast Producer
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown
UnkStoneUnknown

Every working recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this place

24 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roland in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2000Thunderstorm WindRoland1 hurtno account filed
August 2014Flash FloodRoland$1,500,000Flash flooding occurred in parts of Maumelle, Morgan, and Marche. Arkansas 365 was flooded and at least one water rescue was necessary. Flooding in Maumelle entered some townhouses and apartments. A rain gauge in Maumelle measured 1.97 inches of rain between 1:45 and 2:45 PM CDT, and a total of 3.28 inches from 12:30 PM to 4:14 PM CDT.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindRoland$200,000Dozens of trees were blown down in the Roland area.
April 2007Flash FloodRoland$10,000Heavy rains flooded roads in the area around Roland and Monnie Springs.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindRoland-Lake Maumelle Fire Department reported multiple trees down on power lines and blocking roads in Roland.
February 2018Flash FloodRoland-High water was covering Vincent and Beale Streets in Roland.
August 2018Heavy RainRoland-Measured a 24 hour storm total of 10.63 inches beginning on the morning of August 7th.
August 2018Flash FloodRoland-Beaver Creek Rd. was flooded by Mill Bayou Creek and that water was approaching a few homes in the area.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindRoland-Several trees were blown down.
August 2006LightningRoland-Lightning struck a tree, causing it to fall on a house.
November 2005Tornado (F1)Roland-A weak tornado moved into western Pulaski County from eastern Perry County. The tornado badly damaged an old auto service garage and damaged the roofs of several houses. Trees were also downed. The tornado dissipated 14.5 miles west-southwest of Roland.
March 2004Thunderstorm WindRoland-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindRoland-Thunderstorm winds downed several trees along Highway 300.
July 2002Tornado (F0)Roland-A waterspout touched down on Lake Maumelle and traveled westward for about 1.5 miles before lifting. No damage occurred. The waterspout was observed by nearby boaters who were already ashore.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Roland-A weak tornado briefly touched down in western Pulaski County about 5 miles southwest of Roland. The tornado mainly affected a marina on Lake Maumelle, with several boat docks damaged and a sailboat mast bent. One witness saw the tornado spin at least one sailboat around in the water.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRoland-Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees and large tree limbs.
May 2010HailRoland-no account filed
October 2004Thunderstorm WindRoland-no account filed
May 2000HailRoland-no account filed
January 1999HailRoland-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindRoland-no account filed
May 1998HailRoland-no account filed
July 1997HailRoland-no account filed
May 1996HailRoland-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pulaski 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
Monnie Springs1.5 miles19
Lundsford Corner2.8 miles16
Natural Steps2.9 miles20
Mount Pilgrim3.0 miles19
Catorce (historical)3.6 miles19
West Marche5.0 miles19
Pinnacle5.2 miles20
Northpoint5.3 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 RolandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q957100The 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 54168. 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.