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Fordyce at a Glance
Demographics
Population:
- City: 4,799
Current Estimate: 4,454 (1998)
- County: 9,614
Current Estimate: 8,920 (1999)
- State: 2,350,624
Current Estimate: 2,551,373
Climate:
- Average Annual Temperature: 65 F
Municipal Information
- Form of City Government: Mayor-City Council
- Fire Insurance class: 4
- Number of pumpers/trucks: 4
- Number of paid firemen: 0
- Number of volunteer fireman: 16
- Number of full-time city policemen: 7
- Police equipment: 5 radio-equipped patrol cars
- Garbage service provided for: residential, commercial and industrial
- Landfill for commercial/industrial use
- Public library
- Comprehensive city plan
- City zoning
Telecommunications
- Type of newspapers in the city: one local weekly, two daily regional
- Number of radio stations: 2
- Number of television stations received: approximately 7
Education
- Elementary Schools: 2
- Teachers: 50
- Enrollment: 669
- Grades: K-6
- Middle Schools: 1
- Teachers: 19
- Enrollment: 300
- Grades: 6-8
- High Schools: 1
- Teachers: 36
- Enrollment: 396
- Grades: 9-12
Health Facilities
- Beds:(Critical Access Hospital)
- Number of nursing homes in community: 2
- Number of clinics available: 5
- Physicians and Surgeons with practicing privileges: 120
- Medical Personnel:
- MD's: 5
- DO's: 2
- DVM's: 1
- Dentists: 2
- Registered Nurses: 10
- Practical Nurses: 18
- Visiting Specialists:
- Cardiologists: 3
- Gastroenterologist: 1
- Nephrologist: 1
- Orthopedists: 1
- Podiatrists: 1
- Urologists: 1
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