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Rogers is a suburban city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city is the ninth most populous in the state, with a total population of 38,829, however, in 2006 a special census determined that Rogers had a population of 48,666. According to the 2007 Census Rogers has a population of 54,959. The city is expected to grow even more in the future, and may have 100,000 residents in the year 2030. Rogers is famous as the location of the first Wal-Mart store. Daisy Outdoor Products, known for its air rifles, is headquartered in Rogers.[citation needed]The city is also where comedian Will Rogers married Betty Blake in 1908. It's thought the city was named for him in part of the numerous population of Cherokee Indians of the area referred him, but he hailed from neighboring Oklahoma where the tribal Western Cherokee Nation is located.[citation needed] In June 2007, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Rogers as 18th in its list of the 25 best affordable suburbs in the American South.[citation needed]
[edit] GeographyRogers is located at (36.329388, -94.141372)[2]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.6 square miles (87.0 km²), of which, 33.5 square miles (86.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.15%) is water. [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[3] of 2000, there were 38,829 people, 14,005 households, and 10,209 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,158.0 people per square mile (447.1/km²). There were 14,836 housing units at an average density of 442.4/sq mi (170.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.75% White, 0.47% Black or African American, 1.05% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 9.43% from other races, and 1.80% from two or more races. 19.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 14,005 households out of which 39.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.21. In the city the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,474, and the median income for a family was $45,876. Males had a median income of $30,911 versus $22,020 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,761. About 9.4% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. Rogers has developed a large Hispanic community from the influx of immigrants sought plentiful employment in blue-collar jobs provided by the booming economy during the 1990s and early 2000s. An estimated one-quarter or one-third is now Latino, and according to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Services: two-fourth of the total are reportedly undocumented workers arrived illegally from Mexico, as well from Central America and South America.[citation needed] [edit] Major highways[edit] Education
[edit] AirportsCarter Field, Rogers' municipal airport, is home to Wal-Mart's air fleet. All commercial aviation, however, goes through the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), located about 15 miles west of Rogers in Highfill, Arkansas. [edit] References
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