Dierks, Arkansas
| Dierks, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
 Location in Howard County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 34°7′11″N 94°1′3″W / 34.11972°N 94.01750°WCoordinates: 34°7′11″N 94°1′3″W / 34.11972°N 94.01750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Howard |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,230 |
| • Density | 647.4/sq mi (256.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71833 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-18970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0076796 |
| Website | http://dierkschamberofcommerce.com/ |
Dierks is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land. It is located at 34°7′11″N 94°1′3″W / 34.11972°N 94.01750°W (34.119793, -94.017452).
Dierks was formerly known as Hardscrabble. It was then changed to Dierks after Herman Dierks, who owned the Dierks Lumber Company. Dierks has a lake that is used as a fishing spot. It also has three different areas to camp: Jefferson Ridge, Blue Ridge, and Horseshoe Bend.
In 2007, Dierks celebrated its 100th birthday.
Dierks holds an annual Pine Tree Festival the first weekend in August every year. Vendors set up booths and there are games and activities throughout the weekend. There is a loader contest, BBQ cook-off, tractor show, car show, talent show, and on Saturday there is a concert with a country singer or band. In 2008, Craig Morgan was the artist. Throughout the years many country music artists played the Pine Tree Festival. Examples are Reba McEntire, Hank Williams Jr., Skeeter Davis, and John Anderson.
There are two schools in the city, JoAnn Walters Elementary School and Dierks High School. They are the Outlaws and the actual mascot uniform is a horse named Blue. Their colors are royal blue and white.
Severe thunderstorms that moved through southwest Arkansas on April 9, 2009 produced an EF3 tornado that destroyed the city’s water treatment plant. A training technician from the Arkansas Rural Water Association helped the utility operators establish a temporary connection to the neighboring Nashville Rural Water System until the National Guard could deliver a pair of portable water purification systems. The Boy Scouts of America helped to give water bottles to families that were on the city water.
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