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Houston

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Houston

Total population

299

Air quality index

56Moderate
Elevation94 m
Land area2.62 km²
Weather63°F · Partly Cloudy
Coordinates35.03°, -92.69°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
94 m
Area
2.62 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Houston is a town in Perry County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 143 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History & geography

Geography

Houston is located at (35.033460, -92.694938). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Geography

Latitude
35.0349
Longitude
-92.6945
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Tonight
63°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
87°F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
63°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
87°F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
64°F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
87°F
Mostly Sunny

Forecast for Houston, AR from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
56
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
12.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
80
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
36.7%
Diabetes
10.8%
Adult obesity
38.2%
Binge drinking
17.8%
Adult smoking
18.6%
No leisure activity
31.6%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
49,815
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Cardinal
    Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,976
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    1,914
  • Mourning Dove
    Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,467
  • Blue Jay
    Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,427
  • Carolina Chickadee
    Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
    1,374
  • Northern Mockingbird
    Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,311
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker
    Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,216
  • Tufted Titmouse
    Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,131

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
4
Elementary
2
Middle
0
High
2
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · PERRYVILLE · 475 students · 14.4:1 ratio
  • PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
    High · PERRYVILLE · 429 students · 7.7:1 ratio
  • ANNE WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Elementary · BIGELOW · 364 students · 14.6:1 ratio
  • BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL
    High · BIGELOW · 303 students · 10.8:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
268
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2011-02-28

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

E
Ed McGhee
American baseball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Arkansas

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.38
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,597

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
132
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Houston

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1
Houston Arkan State of Mind Collection · 2019
Weary Land
Weary Land
Kelly Houston Jones · 2021
Construction of bridges by Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railway Company
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce · 1890
Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railroad Company
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce · 1888
University of Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas
Vaughn Scribner · 2020
Speech of Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention, Houston, Texas
Joseph Taylor Robinson · 1928
Matilda Hawkins Houston & John Houston
Joyce D. Higgins · 2004
Field guide to the Paleozoic rocks of the Ouachita Mountain and Arkansas Valley Provinces, Arkansas
Field guide to the Paleozoic rocks of the Ouachita Mountain and Arkansas Valley Provinces, Arkansas
Charles Gomer Stone · 1981

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Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET