| Official Name: | Caddo Gap, Arkansas |
| Coordinates: | 34.4044°N -93.6217°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Arkansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Caddo Gap |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.40 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.40 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 39 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 640 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 71935 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2805629 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS Code |
| Blank1 Info: | 05-10330 |
Caddo Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. It lies between Glenwood and Norman, on the Caddo River. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 39.[2]
It is best known as the area in which explorer Hernando de Soto and his forces clashed with the Native American Tula tribe in 1541, a band loosely affiliated with the Caddo Confederacy. The expedition described the Tula Indians as the fiercest they had faced during their inward journey into North America.[3] After this, the expedition turned back east, making it as far as the Mississippi River, where de Soto died. It is contested as to whether he died of fever, or from a wound received during the fighting. There the expedition had a secret burial ceremony and sent his body into the river. A monument to this event stands in the heart of the small community.[3]
See main article: June 2010 Arkansas floods. During the night of June 10–11, 2010, a flash flood along Little Missouri River killed at least 20 people in the campgrounds of the Albert Pike Recreation Area near Caddo Gap.[4] In a matter of less than four hours water rose from to over .
Caddo Gap is in the Caddo Hills School District.[5] [6]
| White alone (NH) | 34 | 87.18% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 2.56% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 2.56% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 2 | 5.13% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 2.56% | |
| Total | 39 | 100.00% |