| Official Name: | Ravenden Springs, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Randolph |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.17 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.02 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.17 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 417 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 119 |
| Population Density Km2: | 39.44 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 102.15 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.3128°N -91.2233°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72460 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-58280 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407177 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Ravenden Springs is a town in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 119 at the 2020 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.0 km (1.1 mi2), all land.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 137 people, 63 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.0/km (119.4/mi2). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 27.9/km (72.3/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 63 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $19,688, and the median income for a family was $23,438. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,342. There were 5.7% of families and 10.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 12.5% of under eighteens and 12.2% of those over 64.
All or portions of Ravenden Springs is provided public education for elementary and secondary students from Sloan-Hendrix School District, which leads students to graduate from Sloan-Hendrix High School.[3] [4]
It was served by the Randolph County School District until July 1, 2004, when it consolidated with the Williford School District to form the Twin Rivers School District. On July 1, 2010, the Twin Rivers district was dissolved. Pocahontas school district received a portion of the Twin Rivers district.[5] The Twin Rivers district operated the Oak Ridge Central Campus in an unincorporated area near Ravenden Springs.[6]