Ward, Arkansas

Wards Crossing
(Yell County)

Ward
(Pulaski County)

Summary

Community
Profile

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The city of Ward is located in Lonoke County.

Ward is 80 feet [24.38 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Ward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Ward can be found in:

	Alabama	Ohio (historic)
	Colorado	Oklahoma
	Delaware	Ontario
	Florida	Oregon
	Illinois	Pennsylvania
	Iowa	South Carolina
	Louisiana	South Dakota
	Maryland	Tennessee (historic)
	Mississippi	Texas
	Montana	Virginia
	Nevada (historic ^<2>)	Washington
	New Brunswick	West Virginia

At the time of the 2000 Census, Ward had a population of 2,580 people ^<3> (or 4.86% of the total population of Lonoke County). The population of Ward represented 0.1% of the total of Arkansas, making it the state's 100th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Ward had a population of 3,908 people. This is an increase of 51.47% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Ward.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	3,908	+51.47%	+7.04% since 2007
2007	3,651	+41.51%	+5.46% since 2006
2006	3,462	+34.19%	+7.38% since 2005
2005	3,224	+24.96%
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2000	2,580	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Beebe	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	6,921	40.39% increase
Cabot	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]	23,614	54.73% increase
Carlisle	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,408	4.51% increase
Garner	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	308	8.45% increase
Higginson	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	408	7.94% increase
Jacksonville	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	31,351	4.8% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Ward.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ward - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ward, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ward. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Ward and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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