Vilonia, Arkansas
| Vilonia, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
 Location in Faulkner County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 35°4′38″N 92°12′45″W / 35.07722°N 92.21250°WCoordinates: 35°4′38″N 92°12′45″W / 35.07722°N 92.21250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Faulkner |
| Incorporated | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | James Firestone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.09 sq mi (18.36 km2) |
| • Land | 7.08 sq mi (18.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,815 |
| • Density | 538/sq mi (207.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72173 |
| Area code(s) | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-71960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0078658 |
| Website | www |
Vilonia is a city in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 3,815 at the 2010 census, up from 2,106 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Vilonia incorporated on August 23, 1938.
A small portion of the town was destroyed by a tornado on the evening of April 25, 2011. The devastated area was a mobile home park. The tornado was confirmed by National Weather Service survey crews, who rated the tornado a high end EF2. Four people were killed in the Vilonia area as a result of the twister.
On April 27, 2014 in the late evening hours, a violent EF4 tornado slammed through Mayflower and continued on into Vilonia just before 8 PM. Sixteen people were killed, several homes in one subdivision were swept clean off their foundations, a 15-ton fertilizer tank was thrown 3/4 of a mile, and several businesses were damaged or destroyed. The rating is disputed due to the fact of houses being completely obliterated, but having cut nails as foundation anchors, which gave the tornado a final rating of EF4 with winds at 190 MPH. The NWS office in Little Rock said that if it occurred before the EF-Scale was implemented in 2007, it more than likely would have been rated an F5. There was consideration of upgrading the tornado to EF5 status, but due to the quality of construction, the EF4 rating stands.
Vilonia is located in southeastern Faulkner County at 35°4′38″N 92°12′45″W / 35.07722°N 92.21250°W (35.077299, −92.212617). It is bypassed to the south by U.S. Route 64, which leads west 13 miles (21 km) to Conway, the county seat, and east 21 miles (34 km) to Beebe.
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