Rison, Arkansas

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The 2000 Census showed that Rison had a population of 1,271 people^<1>. This represents 0.05% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 165th 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
162	Gould	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,143	12.41% decrease
163	Lewisville	SW	89 mi [143.2 km]	1,148	10.66% decrease
164	Diaz	NE	128 mi [206 km]	1,156	9.97% decrease
-165-	Rison			1,281	0.79% increase
166	Pottsville	NW	100 mi [160.9 km]	2,805	120.69% increase
167	Mineral Springs	W	99 mi [159.3 km]	1,269	0.4% increase
168	Elkins	NW	176 mi [283.2 km]	2,528	102.08% increase

Rison had 532 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Rison has an area^<4> of 2.67 square miles [6.93 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Rison had a 2000 population density of 475.1 people per square mile [183.5 people/km²].

Cleveland County

The city of Rison is located in Cleveland County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 8,544 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,271 people, Rison contained 14.88% of the Cleveland County total.

In addition, where the community of Rison has a population density of 475.1 people per square mile [183.5 people/km²], Cleveland County averages 14.29 people per square mile [5.52 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Rison and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Rison. 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 Rison.

A Census Quickfact is available for Cleveland County (QF-05025).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Cleveland County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bradley	QF-05011	S	11,906	5.53% decrease
	Calhoun	QF-05013	SW	5,435	4.93% decrease
	Dallas	QF-05039	W	8,144	11.07% decrease
	Drew	QF-05043	SE	18,670	0.18% decrease
	Grant	QF-05053	NW	17,690	7.29% increase
	Jefferson	QF-05069	NE	78,373	6.94% decrease
	Lincoln	QF-05079	E	13,609	5.98% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

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

Rison 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 Rison.

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Rison. 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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