Berryville

Berryville (BURR--vul) is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 5,682 at the 2020 census. Along with Eureka Springs, it is one of the two county seats of Carroll County. U.S. Route 62 passes through the center of the city, leading east 30 miles (48 km) to Harrison and west 46 miles (74km) to Rogers. Berryville is the home of handgun manufacturing companies of Nighthawk Custom and Wilson Custom, as well as the International Defensive Pistol Association, a body that sanctions real-world self-defense scenarios. The city was founded by local settler Blackburn Henderson Berry in 1850; his nephew James Henderson Berry would become the fourteenth governor of Arkansas in 1883. The town was incorporated in 1876 and has a population of 5,356 as of the census of 2010. The estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $30,046, and the median income for the family was $37,717 in 2008-2012.Berryville has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km²) according to the United States Census Bureau, all land. It is located on US Highway 62 Spur, Arkansas Highway 21 Spur, and Arkansas Highway 143 Spur, all of which lead to the Missouri line. It has a public high school, Berryville High School, which offers both elementary and secondary school education. The mayor of Berryville, James Trimble, is a former congressman of Arkansas.

History

Berryville was founded by local settler Blackburn Henderson Berry in 1850. His nephew James Henderson Berry would become the fourteenth governor of Arkansas in 1883. The city was incorporated in 1876. Berryville is located in the Ozarks, near the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. The town has a population of about 2,000. It is located on the Arkansas River, which flows through the town of Berryville and into the Little Piney River. It was founded in 1850 by Blackburn HendersonBerry, who would later become governor of the state of Arkansas, and his nephew, James HendersonBerry. In 1876, Berryville was incorporated as a city by the citizens ofBerryville and the surrounding towns. It became a suburb of Little Pineville in 1881. It has since been known as Berryville or Berryville, Arkansas. It also has been known by other names, such as Berrytown, Arkansas and Berryville City, Arkansas, as well as the Berryville Town of the same name, including the Berrytowns of Arkansas and the Berry Township of Arkansas. The Berryville name was adopted by the town's first residents in 1851. The current name of the town is Berryville. It means "the town of the berries" or "the fruit of the berry" in English and "Berryville" in Spanish. In English, the word "berry" means "bark" and "village" in the Spanish language. In Spanish, it means "town" or "village".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Berryville has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km²), all land. U.S. Route 62 passes through the center of the city, leading east 30 miles (48 km) to Harrison and west 46 miles (74km) to Rogers. Arkansas Highway 21 leads north from Berryville 16 miles (26 kilometers) to the Missouri line. Eureka Springs is 12 miles (19 km) away to the west on US 62. The city is located on the Arkansas River, a tributary of the Little Red River, which flows into the Mississippi River at the Arkansas-Missouri border. Berryville is located in the Ouachita National Forest, which stretches for more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) into the Ozarks. The town has a population of 2,000 (2,100 people) and is located near the Arkansas/Missouri state line. It is the only town in the state to have a post office, which was established in 1881. It was the first post office in Berryville in 1883. The current post office was opened in 1891. It has a current population of 1,100 (1.0% of the town's population). The city has a history dating back to the early 1800s. The last post office closed in the 1950s and was replaced by a new post office that opened in the 1960s.Berryville was the site of the Battle of the Bulge.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, there were 5,356 people, 1,963 households, and 1,309 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 81.7% White, 0.5% Black or African American,0.8% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0,4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 13.2% some other race, and 2.6% two or more races. The city's population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9. 8% from 18 to 24, 25. 5% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 14. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.5 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. The estimated median annual income for a household in theCity was $30,046, and $37,717 for a family. Male full-time workers had a median income of $28,244 versus $24,074 for females. The per capita income for the City was $16,924. About 14.2%. of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.5. of those under age 18 and. 14.8%. of those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.65, and the average family size was 3.26.

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Berryville School District, which leads to graduation at Berryville High School. The school district also serves the community of Berryville. The district's high school students are the only ones in the community to graduate from high school. The high school graduation rate is in the mid-teens. The elementary school graduation rates are in the low to mid-twenties. The middle school and high school diplomas are also in the high school grade range. The Berryville school district offers a variety of special education programs for students in need of extra help with reading, vocabulary and other skills. It also offers a wide range of sports and activities for students to participate in, such as track and field and gymnastics. It is the only school district in the area to offer a high school diploma program for high schoolers. It offers a number of other programs for middle and elementary school students, as well as an alternative education program for students who want to pursue a career in the arts. It has a strong emphasis on science and technology, with a focus on biology, chemistry and physics. It was founded in the 1950s and has been in operation since the 1960s. The town's first high school, Berryville Elementary School, opened in 1961. It now has its own high school and a middle school, which it has operated since the 1970s and 1980s. It serves a community of more than 1,000 students. It's also the site of a few community colleges.

Places of interest

Saunders' Museum has guns used by outlaws such as Pancho Villa, Billy the Kid, and many others. Berryville is the home of handgun manufacturing companies of Nighthawk Custom and Wilson Combat. Little Portion Hermitage, a community founded by Christian musician John Michael Talbot, is located outside of Berryville.Berryville is home to the International Defensive Pistol Association, a body that sanctions practical shooting competitions that emphasize real-world self-defense scenarios. The town is located on Arkansas Highway 21, about 7 miles north of the city center. The city is about 20 miles from the Arkansas River, which flows through Berryville and into the Little Piney River, about 11 miles north. The Arkansas River runs through the center of the town, about 10 miles north and 10 miles south of the Little piney river, which runs about 3 miles east and west. The Little Pineys River runs about 2 miles east of the center, about 6 miles north, and about 1.5 miles west of the main town. The river runs through a small valley, which is about 1 mile from the town's center, and is known as the "Little Piney Valley" area. The village is about 10 minutes from the city of Little Pineyln, Arkansas, about 8 miles from Arkansas Highway 20, about 4 miles from Berryville, and around 7 miles from Little Pineyrn, about 5 miles from town. It is located in the eastern part of the state, near the town of Conway.

Transportation

The U.S. Highway System is made up of a number of major highways. Arkansas Highway 62, Arkansas Highway 21, and Arkansas Highway 221 are among the main routes. The U.N. highway system was established in the early 1900s. The US Highway System was created in the mid-19th century. It was originally called the Arkansas Highway System. It is now called the United States Highway System by the National Highway and Highways Association (US Highway Association) It was built in the late 1800s and 1900s by the state of Arkansas. The highway system is still in use today. It runs along parts of the following states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. It also runs along the Arkansas River, which was once a main route for the state's railroads. It's also known as the Arkansas Turnpike, which runs from Arkansas to Oklahoma City and the Mississippi River to Arkansas, and the Arkansas-Oklahoma border. It has been renamed Arkansas Highway 980 and Arkansas Highway 21 in the last few decades. The Arkansas Highway system was built to connect the two states. It began in the 1930s and was originally known as Arkansas Highway 21. The current US Highway Spur and Arkansas Hwy 62 was built as part of the US Highway system in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s, it was called Arkansas Highway 61, which ran along the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Berryville, Carroll County, Arkansas = 94.3. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 99. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 97. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Berryville = 4.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 5,682 individuals with a median age of 35.5 age the population grows by 13.97% in Berryville, Carroll County, Arkansas population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 923.90 residents per square mile of area (356.70/km²). There are average 2.58 people per household in the 1,906 households with an average household income of $29,602 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 4.80% of the available work force and has dropped -2.02% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 31.16%. The number of physicians in Berryville per 100,000 population = 79.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Berryville = 44.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 6.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 92. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 213. 90 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 26.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 35, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Berryville, Carroll County, Arkansas which are owned by the occupant = 56.75%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 32 years with median home cost = $103,850 and home appreciation of 0.25%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $7.64 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,296 per student. There are 13.2 students for each teacher in the school, 314 students for each Librarian and 377 students for each Counselor. 3.78% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 4.55% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.66% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).