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The last Census shows that West Memphis had a population^<1> of 27,666 people in 2000. This represents 1.03% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Population	Direction	Distance^<2>
10	Hot Springs	35,750	W	168 mi [270.4 km]
11	Jacksonville	29,916	W	110 mi [177 km]
12	West Memphis	27,666
13	Texarkana	26,448	SW	249 mi [400.7 km]
14	Russellville	23,682	W	166 mi [267.2 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in West Memphis. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, West Memphis had a population of 27,480 people. This is a decrease of 0.67% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

Year	Population	Change
2007	27,480	-1.04% since 2006
2006	27,770
2005	27,782	-0.23% since 2004
2004	27,845	0.27% since 2003
2003	27,770	-0.29% since 2002
2002	27,852	-0.41% since 2001
2001	27,966	1.08% since 2000
2000	27,666	The Last Census

The city of West Memphis had 11,022 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that West Memphis has a total area of 26.56 square miles [68.8 km²]^<4>. Of this total, only a minor amount of the area is covered by water (0.07 square miles [0.18 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, West Memphis had a 2000 population density of 1,044 people per square mile [2,704 people/km²], making it the state's 81st most densely populated area.

Crittenden County

West Memphis is located in Crittenden County.

The county had a population of 50,978 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 27,666 people, West Memphis accounted for 54.3% of the Crittenden County total.

In addition, where the community of West Memphis has a population density of 1,044 people per square mile [2,704 people/km²], Crittenden County averages 83.5 people per square mile [216.4 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

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

Radius	No of Communities	Est 2007 Population	Census 2000 Population	% Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	3	38,863	36,915	5.28%
10 mi [16 km]	7	714,038	688,226	3.75%
15 mi [24 km]	12	781,334	731,923	6.75%
20 mi [32 km]	17	833,188	777,072	7.22%
25 mi [40 km]	27	935,191	864,548	8.17%
30 mi [48 km]	35	992,016	909,120	9.12%

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for West Memphis, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	Population (2007 est)	Population (2000 Census)	Change in Population
Memphis (TN)	QF-4748000	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	674,028	650,100	3.68%
Southaven (MS)	QF-2869280	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	42,567	28,977	46.9%
Bartlett (TN)	QF-4703440	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	47,603	40,543	17.41%
Germantown (TN)	QF-4728960	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	37,317	37,348

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our West Memphis Neighborhood Page.

A Census Quickfact is available for Crittenden County (QF-47035).

Miscellaneous Information

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

State Code:	05 (Arkansas)
County Code:	35 (Crittenden County)
Place Code:	74540 (West Memphis)

State & County Code:	0535 (Arkansas/Crittenden County)

State & Place Code:	0574540 (Arkansas/West Memphis)

West Memphis 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 West Memphis.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Memphis.
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line distance between West Memphis and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of West Memphis. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people.
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the US Census Bureau (from the 2000 Census), so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate in the Census and so they won't be included. So while our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as an accurate total.

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