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"In 1879 Henry T. Blythe, a Methodist circuit rider, founded
the first post office in what would become "Blythesville". By 1880, Reverend Blythe had developed a plan for the town and by 1881, he was selling land "lots." Prior to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Mississippi County had thousands of acres of cypress and hardwood trees. With the demand for cheap timberland to be harvested for rebuilding the large city "by 1890
the sleepy, backwoods town had become a rip-roaring mill camp with looking-for-trouble honky tonks, pool halls, rooming houses, slick businessmen with waxed mustaches and questionable ladies...". The city of Blytheville was incorporated in May 1889
In the early days of Blytheville's growth, the town and Blythe, the man, were thought of as one and the same. Born in 1816 in Virginia, Blythe moved to present day Armorel in 1853. It is known that he had five wives, all of whom he outlived, and produced nine children, two of whom never reached adulthood. An activist, Blythe's influence was felt not only in the local church but also in the Masonic lodge, court matters, politics, and possibly even in school
administration. Unfortunately, much of the early history of Blytheville and of Blythe himself was lost in 1926 when the First Methodist Church of Blytheville's records were burned. Blythe died in 1904 at the age of 88."
Source: http://blytheville.dina.org/community/blyhistory.html
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Population (year 2000): 18,272, Est. population in July 2002: 17,555 (-3.9%
change)
Males: 8,474 (46.4%), Females: 9,798 (53.6%)
Elevation: 259 feet
County: Mississippi
Land area: 20.6 square miles
Zip codes: 72315.
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income:
$26,683 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,800 (year 2000)
Races in
Blytheville:
- Black (52.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (44.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (11.1%), English (5.4%), Irish (4.5%),
German (3.4%), Subsaharan African (1.7%), Scotch-Irish
(1.1%).
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For population 25
years and over in Blytheville
- High school or higher: 66.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 11.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in
Blytheville city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 47.2%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.9% Foreign born
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Jonesboro, AR (54.1 miles, pop. 55,515).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Memphis, TN (56.4 miles, pop. 650,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (436.6 miles, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Gosnell, AR
(4.3 miles), Holland, MO (9.3 miles), Dell, AR (10.1 miles), Cooter, MO (10.7 miles), Luxora, AR (12.1 miles), Steele, MO (12.2 miles), Hornersville, MO (15.7 miles), Osceola, AR (16.4 miles).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 1996: 26 buildings, average cost: $109,700
- 1997: 53 buildings, average cost: $46,800
- 1998: 36 buildings, average cost: $57,800
- 1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $47,000
- 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $106,800
- 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $53,600
- 2002: 41 buildings, average cost: $55,200
- 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $81,600
Area code: 870
Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.2%),
Educational,health and social services (17.6%), Retail trade
(12.0%).
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Crime in Blytheville (2002):
- 3 murders (16.2 per 100,000)
- 9 rapes (48.6 per 100,000)
- 49 robberies (264.5 per 100,000)
- 256 assaults (1382.1 per 100,000)
- 382 burglaries (2062.3 per 100,000)
- 1,194 larceny counts (6446.0 per 100,000)
- 76 auto thefts (410.3 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 837.8 (higher means more crime, US average =
330.6)
Crime in Blytheville (2001):
- 6 murders (32.6 per 100,000)
- 19 rapes (103.3 per 100,000)
- 39 robberies (212.0 per 100,000)
- 191 assaults (1038.0 per 100,000)
- 474 burglaries (2576.1 per 100,000)
- 1,264 larceny counts (6869.6 per 100,000)
- 93 auto thefts (505.4 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 846.5 (higher means more crime)
Hospital/medical center in Blytheville:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BLYTHEVILLE (1520 NORTH DIVISION STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blytheville:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSCEOLA (about 18 miles; OSCEOLA, AR)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (about 21 miles; RIPLEY, TN)
- TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; KENNETT, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blytheville:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 41 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID: NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 62 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 75 miles; JACKSON, TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blytheville:
- ARKANSAS INTERNATIONAL (about 2 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; ID: BYH)
- BLYTHEVILLE MUNI (about 7 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR; ID: HKA)
- STEELE MUNI (about 12 miles; STEELE, MO; ID: M12)
Colleges/Universities in Blytheville:
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,305;
Location: 2501 S DIVISION; Public; Website: www.mccc.cc.ar.us)
- BLYTHEVILLE ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY (FT enrollment: 35; Location: 100
E MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Blytheville:
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment:
15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS,
TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS,
TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 51 miles; MEMPHIS,
TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 54 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR;
FT enrollment: 8,696)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment:
2,534)
Public high schools in Blytheville:
- BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 933; Location: 600 N. TENTH
STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BLYTHEVILLE CHARTER AND ALC (Students: 17; Location: 1700 MCHANEY
DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Blytheville:
- PATHWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 88; Location: 4541 E STATE HWY
18; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blytheville:
- FRANKLIN PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 590; Location: 1007 S. FRANKLIN;
Grades: 01 - 02)
- BLYTHEVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCH (Students: 583; Location: 216 E.
MOULTRIE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 576; Location: MOULTRIE &
DIVISION; Grades: 03 - 04)
- BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 562; Location: 700 W.
CHICKASAWBA; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FAIRVIEW KINDERGARTEN CENTER (Students: 316; Location: 415 TENNESSEE;
Grades: KG - KG)
Private primary/middle schools in Blytheville:
- PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 100; Location: 901 HIGHLAND
STREET; Grades: KG - 6)
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 92; Location: 103 SOUTH 13TH
STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Blytheville:
- MISSISSIPPI/CRITTENDEN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $958,609;
Location: 200 NORTH FIFTH STREET; 300,644 books; 1,976 audio materials; 861
video materials; 401 serial subscriptions)
User submitted facts and corrections:
- Mississippi County Community College is now Arkansas Northeastern
College...still located on the highway
Blytheville compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly
below state average.
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