Augusta, Arkansas

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The 2000 Census showed that Augusta had a population of 2,665 people^<1>. This represents 0.1% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 97th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
94	Hoxie	N	56 mi [90.1 km]	2,647	6.03% decrease
95	Marked Tree	E	55 mi [88.5 km]	2,634	5.93% decrease
96	Green Forest	NW	136 mi [218.9 km]	3,049	12.22% increase
-97-	Augusta			2,250	15.57% decrease
98	Haskell	SW	90 mi [144.8 km]	3,813	44.16% increase
99	Little Flock	NW	172 mi [276.8 km]	3,142	21.55% increase
100	Ward	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	3,908	51.47% increase

Augusta had 1,164 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Augusta has an area^<4> of 1.96 square miles [5.09 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Augusta had a 2000 population density of 1,357 people per square mile [524 people/km²], making it the state's 32nd most densely populated area.

Woodruff County

The city of Augusta is located in Woodruff County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 8,690 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 2,665 people, Augusta contained 30.67% of the Woodruff County total.

In addition, where the community of Augusta has a population density of 1,357 people per square mile [524 people/km²], Woodruff County averages 14.82 people per square mile [5.72 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Woodruff County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Augusta and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Augusta. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Augusta.

A Census Quickfact is available for Woodruff County (QF-05147).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Woodruff County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cross	QF-05037	E	18,808	3.43% decrease
	Jackson	QF-05067	N	16,936	7.71% decrease
	Monroe	QF-05095	S	8,518	16.32% decrease
	Prairie	QF-05117	SW	8,580	9.72% decrease
	Saint Francis	QF-05123	E	26,336	10.07% decrease
	White	QF-05145	W	74,845	11.04% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Augusta:

Augusta is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Augusta.

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Augusta. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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