| Official Name: | Pea Ridge, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: |  United States |
| Subdivision Name2: | Benton |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.64 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 19.64 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1312 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 6559 |
| Population Density Km2: | 333.94 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 864.96 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.4494°N -94.1222°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72751 |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-54200 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2404492 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Pea Ridge is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The name Pea Ridge is derived from a combination of the physical location of the original settlement of the town, across the crest of a ridge of the Ozark Mountains, and for the hog peanuts or turkey peas that had been originally cultivated by Native American tribes centuries before European settlement, which later helped to provide basic subsistence once those pioneer settlers arrived.
The rural town is best known as the location of the pivotal American Civil War engagement the Battle of Pea Ridge, or, as it is locally known, the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, which took place approximately 5miles east of the town. The site of the battle is preserved as the Pea Ridge National Military Park.
The town's downtown business district is on the National Register of Historic Places and largely comprises commercial structures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The population of Pea Ridge was 6,559 as of the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region. The local weekly newspaper is the Times of Northeast Benton County.
Arkansas Highway 94 is the main road through the city, leading south 8miles to the center of Rogers and northwest 6miles to the Missouri border. Arkansas Highway 72 leads east 5miles to U.S. Route 62 at Pea Ridge National Military Park, and southwest 9miles to Bentonville.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.1km2, all land.[2]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 5,444 | 83.0% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 55 | 0.84% | |
| Native American | 59 | 0.9% | |
| Asian | 39 | 0.59% | |
| Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.06% | |
| Other/Mixed | 437 | 6.66% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 521 | 7.94% |
As of the 2010 Census, Pea Ridge had a population of 4,794. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 90.7% white, 0.7% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 2.0% from two or more races and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.[3]
There were 1300 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,244, and the median income for a family was $42,222. Males had a median income of $29,340 versus $21,298 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,149. 7.7% of the population and 6.0% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.6% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Most of Pea Ridge is zoned to the Pea Ridge School District. A small section is zoned to Rogers Public Schools.[4] Pea Ridge High School is the comprehensive high school of the former.