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词条 Center Ridge, Arkansas
释义

  1. Demographics

  2. Education

  3. Notable people

  4. Catholic Point

  5. References

  6. External links

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Center Ridge is an unincorporated census-designated place in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 388.[4] Clifton Clowers lived in Center Ridge. He was the subject of the hit song "Wolverton Mountain", written by Merle Kilgore and Claude King, and released in 1962, selling over twenty million copies. The song was later recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Demographics

{{US Census population
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Education

Center Ridge is the headquarters of the Nemo Vista School District and home to Nemo Vista High School. The school's mascot is the Redhawks and red and white serve as the school colors.

Notable people

Two brothers born in Center Ridge, Conlan Carter and John Carter, became actors. Conlan Carter (born 1934) appeared in James Whitmore's The Law and Mr. Jones (1960–1962) and the World War II series Combat! (1962–1967), both on ABC. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role of "Doc" on Combat!. He subsequently left acting and became an airline pilot. John Carter (born 1927) continued to act in occasional roles into the 21st century.

Rick Beck, a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for Conway and Perry counties since 2015, is an electrical engineer born in Little Rock but a resident of Center Ridge.[6]

Catholic Point

To the southeast of Center Ridge is a nearby Italian settlement named Catholic Point that was founded in the late nineteenth century. It maintains its cultural identity and attracts over 2500 people yearly to its annual church picnic.[7]

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Jul 18, 2017}}
2. ^{{gnis|76571}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0512790| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Taylor city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 18, 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150224/rick-beck#.VSVLSPnF-S|title=Rick Beck|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}
7. ^{{citation|author=Taylor, Larry|title= The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture: Catholic Point (Conway County)|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=7546|access-date=2 April 2018}}

External links

  • [https://archive.is/20130127050647/http://www.jacquedee63.com/wolvertonmt.html Wolverton Mountain]
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3 : Census-designated places in Arkansas|Census-designated places in Conway County, Arkansas|Italian-American culture in Arkansas

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