Prairie Grove, Arkansas

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Coordinates: 35°58′37″N, 94°18′58″W
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Location in Arkansas
County	Washington County
Incorporated	1888
Government
- Mayor	Sonny Hudson
Area
- City	5.4 km² (2.1 sq mi)
- Land	5.4 km² (2.1 sq mi)
- Water	0 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- City	2,540
- Density	469.2/km² (1,212.6/sq mi)
Time zone	Central (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	Central (UTC-5)
Website: http://arkansasusa.com/city/pg/pgrove.html

Prairie Grove is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2000 census.

Period house on Prairie Grove Battlefield

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Prairie Grove was the site of the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under General Thomas C. Hindman attempted to prevent the juncture of two Federal forces under Generals James G. Blunt and Francis J. Herron. The result of the battle was a tactical stalemate which assured permanent Union control of northwest Arkansas. The battlefield is now a State Military Park.

[edit] Geography

Prairie Grove is located at 35°58′37″N, 94°18′58″W (35.976919, -94.316167)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,540 people, 981 households, and 707 families residing in the city. The population density was 469.2/km² (1,212.6/mi²). There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of 194.7/km² (503.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.04% White, 0.51% Black or African American, 1.50% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. 2.05% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 981 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,628, and the median income for a family was $41,972. Males had a median income of $30,227 versus $20,479 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,154. About 6.0% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.