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Helena is located 145 km east of Little Rock.
The state's major Mississippi River port is a beautiful old city
with antebellum and Victorian homes. Its peaceful atmosphere
Nowadays belies the horror of the Civil War battle that was
fought there in 1863: The bloody conflict is recalled at the
Confederate cemetery on Crowley's Ridge, overlooking the river.
Population (year 2000): 6,323. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,687 (-10.1% change)
Males: 2,874 (45.5%), Females: 3,449 (54.5%)
Phillips County
Zip code:
72342
Median resident age: 31.7 years
Median household income: $18,662 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,600 (year 2000)
Races in Helena:
- Black (67.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (30.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (6.0%), Irish (5.5%),
English (4.2%), German (3.0%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Subsaharan
African (1.6%).
Elevation: 198 feet
Land area: 8.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Helena
- High school or higher: 62.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 15.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Helena city
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 40.0%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 10.6%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,387 (-18.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Helena:
- HELENA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1801 MARTIN
LUTHER KING DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Helena:
- NW MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 23 miles;
CLARKSDALE, MS)
- QUITMAN COUNTY HOSPITAL & NH (about 30 miles; MARKS,
MS)
- BAPTIST MEM HOSPITAL FORREST CITY INC (about 36
miles; FORREST CITY, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Helena:
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 57 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 75 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 77 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Helena:
- THOMPSON-ROBBINS (about 6 miles; HELENA/WEST HELENA,
AR; ID: HEE)
- FLETCHER FIELD (about 19 miles; CLARKSDALE, MS; ID:
CKM)
- TUNICA (about 19 miles; TUNICA, MS; ID: 30M)
College/University in Helena:
- PHILLIPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
AR (Full-time enrollment: 1,267; Location: 1000
CAMPUS DR; Public; Website: www.pccua.cc.ar.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Helena:
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 64 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 64 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 64 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; CLEVELAND,
MS; FT enrollment: 3,288)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 69 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles;
ITTA BENA, MS; FT enrollment: 2,297)
Public high school in Helena:
- C.V. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 92;
Location: 14582 HWY 44; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Helena:
- J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 531;
Location: 125 HICKORY HILL; Grades: 01 - 06)
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL (Students:
126; Location: 210 CHERRY ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- LAKE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 72;
Location: 14582 HWY 44; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Helena:
- PHILLIPS-LEE-MONROE REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM
(Operating income: $410,539; Location: 623 PECAN STREET;
215,488 books; 943 audio materials; 289 video materials;
71 serial subscriptions)
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