Smackover, Arkansas Smackover, Arkansas Location in Union County and the state of Arkansas Location in Union County and the state of Arkansas Smackover is a small town/city in Union County, Arkansas, United States.

2 Smackover Oil Field Smackover Oil Field The Smackover Oil Field was identified on 14 April 1922.

Murphy well drilled by Oil Operators Trust, reached the Upper Cretaceous Nacatoch sand at a depth of 2024 feet, part of the Norphlet dome.

1922, a lighter petroleum was produced further west, from the Meakin sand at depths between 2230 and 2350 feet.

Oil was identified in the Blossom sand at a depth of 2610 feet in March 1923.

Oil was identified in the Jurassic Smackover limestone at a depth of 4800 feet on 8 May 1936 by the Phillips Petroleum Co.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.

Smackover is also an meaningful town in South Arkansas.

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Smackover has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,807, and the median income for a family was $36,875.

About 9.1% of families and 14.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is primarily provided by the Smackover School District, which includes: Smackover Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through undertaking 6.

Smackover High School, serving grades 7 through 12.

The little petroleum town of Smackover is steeped in pure Americana, as evidenced by the street-mounted antique stop light in the center of town as well as the old western-style store fronts that line Main Street.

The Museum depicts the history and culture of Smackover and the encircling area with an indoor ongoing standard of downtown Smackover, an Oil Field Park, and various exhibits illustrating South Arkansas's petroleum industry.

Smackover hosts an annual four-day Oil Town Festival held in June. With the induction of longtime college coaching legend Wayne Hardin into the NFF College Hall of Fame in 2013, Smackover may have the lead in number of former inhabitants enshrined in the Hall.

Climate Summary for Smackover, Arkansas Municipalities and communities of Union County, Arkansas, United States Calion El Dorado Huttig Junction City Norphlet Smackover Strong Cities in Union County, Arkansas - Populated places established in 1922 - 1922 establishments in Arkansas