Quality of Life

POPULATION

LOCATION

Ashley County
Southeast Arkansas
9 miles from the state's southern border
130 miles south of Little Rock
55 miles north of Monroe, Louisiana
Crossett is located in the heart of a 750,000-acre forest

QUALITY OF LIFE
 

Crossett citizens share the rare lifestyle offered in a small town with progressive ideals, high per   capita income and low unemployment.  There are unique recreational, cultural and outdoor activities.  Elected Mayor/City Council form of government.

TRANSPORTATION

U.S. Highways 82 and 425, and State Highways 2 and 133 access the city.  Crossett supports a municipal airport with a 5,100-foot runway.  Commercial airport services are available 50 miles south at the Monroe, Louisiana Regional Airport.  Water transportation is accessible on the Ouachita River, six miles west of town.  Rail transportation and motor freight carriers also serve the area.

INDUSTRY

Spreading over 800 acres, the Georgia-Pacific Crossett manufacturing complex is one of the largest such facilities in the world.   It is the largest industrial complex in Arkansas.  Some of the world's finest paper products for envelopes, tablets, food packing, bond and offset and produced right here in Crossett.  Angel Soft, Quilted Northern and Sparkle are a few of the easily recognized names of products from the tissue production.  Coated carton and cup stock are also produced.  The Crossett Plywood Plant is the largest Southern Pine plywood facility in the world.  Crossett is the corporation's largest chemical complex, with a resin plant and tall oil plant.

Other major manufacturers include Bemis Company producing multi-wall and small paper bags; Smurfit Stone Container producing paper tubes and cores; and Shipping Systems producing inflatable disposable bags.

SCHOOLS

The Crossett Public Schools serve almost 2,800 students in grades K-12, with North Central Accreditation district-wide.  Home to the largest Adopt-a-School program in the U.S., Crossett schools offer many advanced programs and extracurricular activities for their students.  A large percent of students seek higher education.  The system is competitive in academics, as well as athletics.

MEDICAL

Crossett is home to Ashley County Medical Center, a state-of-
the-art county hospital.  The medical staff at ACMC includes specialists in ear, nose and throat; emergency medicine, family practice, internal medicine, OB/Gyn, radiology and surgery.  Services offered include bone density, CT, emergency services, geropsych, home health care, inpatient care, laboratory, mammography, MRI, nuclear medicine, OB/Gyn, occupational therapy, outpatient surgery, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, ultrasound and a wellness center.

Last Updated 11/13/2009