West Helena, Arkansas West Helena, Arkansas Location of West Helena, Arkansas Location of West Helena, Arkansas West Helena is the portion of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, a town/city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States.
Historically, West Helena and its sister town/city Helena, positioned on the Mississippi River, have been two of the focal points in the history of the evolution of the blues. The metros/cities merged on January 1, 2006.
Helena is the place of birth of Arkansas' former Senior United States Senator Blanche Lincoln and Actor/Director/Filmmaker Chuck Williams.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, West Helena had a total region of 4.4 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,689 citizens , 3,204 homeholds, and 2,223 families residing in West Helena.
The ethnic makeup of West Helena is 32.77% White, 65.69% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other competitions, and 0.58% from two or more competitions.
In West Helena, the populace is spread out with 34.1% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in West Helena is $21,130, and the median income for a family was $25,014.
Helena-West Helena School District operates schools in what was West Helena.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, West Helena has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Helena, Arkansas.
Climate Summary for West Helena, Arkansas The Helena-West Helena Daily World, the journal serving Helena-West Helena and Phillips County
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