Maumelle, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 34°51′13″N, 92°24′24″W
Maumelle, Arkansas
Retirement home located in central Maumelle

Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Pulaski
Founded	1974
Incorporated	1985
Government
- Mayor	Mike Watson
Area
- City	9.3 sq mi (24 km²)
- Land	8.8 sq mi (22.8 km²)
- Water	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
Population (2000)
- City	10,557
- Density	1,199.3/sq mi (463.2/km²)
- Metro	610,518 (Little Rock)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.maumelle.dina.org/

Maumelle is a planned community in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, founded by Jess Odom. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 14,318.^[1] It is northwest of Little Rock, bordering the opposite shore of the Arkansas River, and is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Water supply
4 Public safety: to 1985
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Maumelle is located at 34°51′13″N, 92°24′24″W (34.853745, -92.406551)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.0 km² (9.3 mi²). 22.8 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (5.07%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 10,557 people, 4,128 households, and 3,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 463.2/km² (1,199.3/mi²). There were 4,294 housing units at an average density of 188.4/km² (487.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.45% White, 4.89% Black or African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.78% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 1.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Maumelle was the best educated city in Arkansas, proportionately, with 51.7% of adult residents (25 and older) holding an associate degree or higher, and 45.7% of adults possessing a baccalaureate degree or higher.

There were 4,128 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 35.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,534, and the median income for a family was $71,826. Males had a median income of $50,220 versus $35,461 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,013. About 1.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

The home ownership rate (owner-occupied housing units to total units) was 78.7%.

In 2005 the City requested a Special Census from the U.S. Census Bureau, which enumerated the city and reported 15,115 people in Maumelle as of March 9, 2005.

[edit] Water supply

Maumelle treats ground water from the Alluvial Aquifer.

[edit] Public safety: to 1985

During the early days of the Maumelle community, public safety was provided by unarmed security guards and a small volunteer fire department. Without an incorporated government or a commercial base to support a sales tax, the residents of the community accessed themselves a community service fee to pay for services normally provided by municipalities. Also, the HUD New Town financing that was used to develop the city was also used to construct a Public Safety Building and a purchase a single fire engine.

According to former City Clerk Beverly Masters, an explosion and the resulting house fire in the early 1980s prompted expansion of the community's public safety offerings. The community service fee increased to $12 per month so that additional security officers could be hired and cross-trained as firefighters. The changes provided the town -- whose citizens numbered only a few thousand -- full-time fire protection 24 hours a day. A second fire engine was purchased for the community by Maumelle Land Development and the Maumelle Residents Association.

Maumelle Land Development hired Norman Moseley as the new chief of public safety in 1983. Moseley was in charge of improving the level of safety services provided. He worked toward the Pulaski County Sheriff awarding police powers to the security officers and then trained them to meet state standards in law enforcement and firefighting.

Residents of the community worked toward incorporation as a city in the middle of the decade. However, they found that state law did not allow a Department of Public Safety (DPS) in a city of the first class. So, legislation was introduced in the state legislature that created a provision for the DPS concept. Under the new law, the DPS was to "perform the functions of, and have all the rights, responsibilities and duties of, a police department, a fire department, and any other department deemed by the governing body of the city to be necessary for the public safety of its citizens." Maumelle -- and its Department of Public Safety -- incorporated on June 21, 1985.

Source: MaumelleFire.Com