Benton County, Arkansas

Benton County, Arkansas
Benton County Courthouse, July 2011
Location in the state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	30 September 1836
Seat	Bentonville
Largest city	Rogers
Area
• Total	880.24 sq mi (2,280 km2)
• Land	845.99 sq mi (2,191 km2)
• Water	34.25 sq mi (89 km2), 3.89%
Population (Est.)
• (2012)	232,268
• Density	262/sq mi (101/km²)
Website	www.co.benton.ar.us

Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The U.S. Census Bureau 2010 population is 221,339.^[2] The county seat is Bentonville.^[3] Benton County was formed on 30 September 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. As of 2012, Benton County voters elected to make the county wet, or a non-alcohol prohibition location.^[4]

Benton County is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 880.24 square miles (2,279.8 km²), of which 845.99 square miles (2,191.1 km²) (or 96.11%) is land and 34.25 square miles (88.7 km²) (or 3.89%) is water.^[5] Most of the water is in Beaver Lake.

Transportation

• Interstate 540
• U.S. Highway 62
• U.S. Highway 71
• U.S. Highway 412
• Highway 12
• Highway 16
• Highway 43
• Highway 59
• Highway 72
• Highway 94
• Highway 102

The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is located near Highfill.

The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad parallels US Highways 62 and 71 in the county.

The historic Trail of Tears is on US highways 62 and 71, connects with another US route 412 in nearby Washington County.

Adjacent counties

• Barry County, Missouri (north)
• Carroll County (east)
• Madison County (southeast)
• Washington County (south)
• Adair County, Oklahoma (southwest)
• Delaware County, Oklahoma (west)
• McDonald County, Missouri (northwest)

National protected areas

• Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge
• Ozark National Forest (part)
• Pea Ridge National Military Park

Demographics

Age pyramid Benton County^[1]

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 153,406 people, 58,212 households, and 43,484 families residing in the county. The population density was 181 people per square mile (70/km²). There were 64,281 housing units at an average density of 76 per square mile (29/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.87% White, 0.41% Black or African American, 1.65% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 4.08% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 8.78% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of 2005 Benton County's population was 81.7% non-Hispanic white, while the percentage of Latinos grew by 60 percent in the time period. Latinos are attracted to the growth of light industrial jobs, home construction and service sector in the county. 1.1% of the population was African-American (perhaps the lowest in all of Arkansas); 1.6% was Native American (the historical presence of the Cherokee Indians live in close proximity to Oklahoma); 1.7% was Asian (there was a large influx of Filipinos, Vietnamese and South Asian immigrants arrived in recent decades) and 0.2% of the population was Pacific Islander. 1.6% reported two or more races, usually not black-white due to a minuscule African-American population. And 12.8% was Latino, but the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce believed the official estimate is underreported and Latinos could well be 20 percent of the population.^[9]

There were 58,212 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.00% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,281, and the median income for a family was $45,235. Males had a median income of $30,327 versus $22,469 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,377. About 7.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

As of census 2010 the county population was 221,339. The racial makeup of the county was 76.18% Non-Hispanic white, 1.27% black, 1.69% Native American, 2.85% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 0.10% Non-Hispanics of some other race, 1.93% Non-Hispanics reporting two or more races and 15.49% Hispanic or Latino.

Benton County Corporations

• Wal-Mart corporate headquarters is located in Bentonville.
• Daisy Outdoor Products, known for its air rifles, is headquartered in Rogers.
• JB Hunt Transport Services corporate headquarters is located in Lowell.
• Tyson Foods, based in nearby Springdale, has a distribution center located in Rogers.

Cities and towns

• Bella Vista
• Bentonville
• Bethel Heights
• Cave Springs
• Centerton
• Decatur
• Elm Springs
• Garfield
• Gateway
• Gentry
• Gravette
• Highfill
• Little Flock
• Lowell
• Pea Ridge
• Rogers
• Siloam Springs
• Springdale (mostly in Washington County)
• Springtown
• Sulphur Springs
• War Eagle

Census Designated Places (CDPs)

• Hiwasse
• Lost Bridge Village

Townships

Townships in Benton County, Arkansas as of 2010

Note: Most Arkansas counties have names for their townships. Benton County, however, has numbers instead of names.

Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas and some may have incorporated towns or cities within part of their space. Townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the US Census does list Arkansas population based on townships (often referred to as "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps. The townships of Benton County are listed below with the town(s) and/or city that are fully or partially inside them listed in parentheses.^[10][11]

See also

• List of lakes in Benton County, Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas

References

External links

• Official Website of Benton County, Arkansas
• Benton County Code of Ordinances
• County Records Online

	McDonald County, Missouri	Barry County, Missouri
	Delaware County, Oklahoma		Carroll County
	Benton County, Arkansas
	Adair County, Oklahoma	Washington County	Madison County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Arkansas, United States County seat: Bentonville Cities Bella Vista Bentonville Bethel Heights Cave Springs Centerton Decatur Elm Springs‡ Gentry Gravette Little Flock Lowell Pea Ridge Rogers Siloam Springs Springdale‡ Sulphur Springs Towns Avoca Garfield Gateway Highfill Springtown Townships 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 CDPs Cherokee City Hiwasse Lost Bridge Village Maysville Prairie Creek Other communities Accident Apple Spur Beacon Addition Beaty Beaver Shores Blackjack Corner Bland Bloomfield Brightwater Clantonville Clear Point Creech Cross Hollow Dawn Hill Dug Hill Eagle Corner Elkhorn Tavern Fairmount Falling Springs Frisco Gallatin Glade Green Acres Healing Springs Hickory Creek Hico Hill Top Ionia Lake Frances Lakeland Hills Larue Leetown Logan Martin Mason Valley Miller Monte Ne Nebo Norwood Oak Grove Osage Mills Pedro Pine Top Pleasant Hill Pleasant Ridge Pleasure Heights Rago Rambo Riveria Rivercliff Estates Robinson Rocky Comfort Seba Silent Grove Spring Creek Tanglewood Twin Springs Vaughn Vista Shores Walnut Hill War Eagle West Point Ghost town Colville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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