Cave Springs, Arkansas Explained
| Official Name: | Cave Springs, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benton |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.24 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.81 |
| Area Land Km2: | 20.09 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.76 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1237 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 5495 |
| Population Density Km2: | 273.45 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 708.21 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.2706°N -94.2225°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72718 |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-12340 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2404010 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Cave Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas. The population was 5,495 at the time of the 2020 census,[2] up from 1,729 in 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area. In June 2022, Cave Springs was named the 3rd highest average home values in the state of Arkansas.
Geography
Cave Springs is located in southern central Benton County in the valley of Osage Creek. Arkansas Highway 112 (Main Street) leads north 8miles to Bentonville and south to Fayetteville. Arkansas Highway 264 (East Lowell Avenue) leads east 6miles to Lowell and west (as Healing Springs Road) 5miles to Northwest Arkansas National Airport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18km2, of which 17.8km2 is land and 0.2sqkm, or 0.84%, is water.[3] Lake Keith, a small water basin in the middle of Cave Springs, harbors the rare Ozark Cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae). In October 2013, Lake Keith was temporarily drained.[4]
Water from Lake Keith feeds into the Osage Creek, a tributary of the Illinois River.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 5,495 people, 1,421 households, and 1,255 families residing in the city. The
population density was 250.9 people per square mile. In the city, 32.9% of persons were under the age of 18 and 8.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.
Cave Springs is the wealthiest city in Arkansas.[5] The median income for a household in the city is $114,286. The per capita income for the city is $140,703. Only about 2.6% of the population lies below the poverty line.[6]
Education
Public education for elementary and secondary students is provided by two school districts. Most of the community is within the Bentonville School District. For some residents, public education is zoned to the Rogers School District.[7]
School zoning for the Bentonville schools section is as follows:
- Most is to Evening Star Elementary School while portions are to Central Park-Morning Star Elementary School.[8]
- Bright Field Middle School[9]
- The majority is zoned to Fulbright Junior High School, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Grimsley Junior High School.[10]
- The majority is zoned to Bentonville High School, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Bentonville West High School.[11]
Government and politics
The current mayor is Randall Noblett who was first elected in 2018 after defeating Mayor Travis Lee by a margin of 248 votes.[12] [13]
The current state representatives that serve districts containing portions of Cave Springs are Rep. Kendon Underwood, Rep. Jim Dotson, and Rep. Delia Haak. The current state senator that serves the district containing Cave Springs is Sen. Bart Hester, who is also a resident of the city.
Notable people
Notes and References
- Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. October 29, 2021.
- Web site: QuickFacts, Cave Springs city, Arkansas. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. November 1, 2021.
- Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cave Springs city, Arkansas. https://archive.today/20200212181317/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0512340. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. September 20, 2013.
- Web site: 100 Years Later… Draining the Lake at Cave Springs. HAAK. DELIA. October 10, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161024171650/http://www.upstreammatters.com/100-years-later-draining-the-lake-at-cave-springs/. October 24, 2016.
- Web site: The richest place in every state in the US. Borden. Taylor. December 4, 2019. Business Insider. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210928/https://www.businessinsider.com/richest-small-town-or-place-in-each-of-the-50-us-states#the-richest-town-in-arkansas-is-cave-springs-4. January 12, 2021.
- Web site: Cave Springs Demographics.
- Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. May 25, 2022.
- Web site: 22/23 Elementary Attendance Areas. Bentonville School District. September 18, 2022. September 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220918234305/https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3173/Bentonville/2202568/ES_Bnd_2223.pdf. dead. - Linked from here
- Web site: 22/23 Middle School Attendance Areas. Bentonville School District. September 18, 2022. September 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220918234314/https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3173/Bentonville/2202569/MS_Bnd.pdf. dead. - Linked from here
- Web site: 22/23 Junior High School Attendance Areas. Bentonville School District. September 18, 2022. September 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220918234323/https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3173/Bentonville/2202570/JH_Bnd.pdf. dead. - Linked from here
- Web site: 22/23 High School Attendance Areas. Bentonville School District. September 18, 2022. September 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220918234553/https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3173/Bentonville/2202571/HS_Bnd.pdf. dead. - Linked from here
- Web site: Mayor's Office, Message from the Mayor. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506010455/https://www.cavespringsar.gov/mayors-office. May 6, 2021.
- Web site: 2018 General Election Benton County, AR. November 6, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514153552/https://media.arkansasonline.com/news/documents/2018/11/07/results__Benton_County_Voter_Tools.pdf. May 14, 2021.
- Web site: Arkansas. Dave's Redistricting.
