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'''Prairie Grove''' is a city in [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 7,045 at the [[United States Census Bureau|2020 Census]]. It is part of the [[Northwest Arkansas]] region, and home to [[Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park]].
'''Prairie Grove''' is a city in [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 7,045 at the [[United States Census Bureau|2020 Census]]. It is part of the [[Northwest Arkansas]] region, and home to [[Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park]].


==History==
==History==
Prairie Grove was the site of the [[Battle of Prairie Grove]] during the [[American Civil War]].  [[Confederate States of America|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.<ref>https://www.prairiegrovearkansas.org/community/page/history-prairie-grove-arkansas</ref>
Prairie Grove was the site of the [[Battle of Prairie Grove]] during the [[American Civil War]].  [[Confederate States of America|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.<ref>{{cite web | title=History - Prairie Grove, Arkansas &#124; Prairie Grove AR | url=https://www.prairiegrovearkansas.org/community/page/history-prairie-grove-arkansas }}</ref>


A post office has been in operation at Prairie Grove since 1867.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA321|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=321}}</ref> Prairie Grove was [[plat]]ted in 1877.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA265|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=265}}</ref> A 100-foot wind turbine near Prairie Grove was installed in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/21/lone-turbine-in-prairie-grove-a-remnant/|title=Lone turbine in Prairie Grove a remnant of Arkansas wind power|last=Holtmeyer|first=Dan|date=May 21, 2018|website=Arkansas Online|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2019}}</ref>
A post office has been in operation at Prairie Grove since 1867.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA321|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=321}}</ref> Prairie Grove was [[plat]]ted in 1877.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA265|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=265}}</ref> A 100-foot wind turbine near Prairie Grove was installed in the early 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/may/21/lone-turbine-in-prairie-grove-a-remnant/|title=Lone turbine in Prairie Grove a remnant of Arkansas wind power|last=Holtmeyer|first=Dan|date=May 21, 2018|website=Arkansas Online|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2019}}</ref>
   
   
The [[Natural Resources Defense Council]] released an issue paper stating between that 1997 and 2001, Prairie Grove was the center of a cluster of [[testicular cancer]] cases. No clear cause has been identified but the NRDC notes the town is near a [[Decommissioning nuclear facilities|closed nuclear reactor]] and a [[Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States|low-level radioactive landfill]].  [[Arsenic]] from industrialized [[chicken manure]] is another possible source.  In 2004, residents sued one of the [[Poultry farming in the United States|poultry farms]] and the [[poultry feed]] manufacturer for spreading contaminated manure throughout Prairie Grove. The lawsuit did not assign blame and the cause of the [[cancer cluster]] has never been definitively determined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrdc.org/health/diseaseclusters/files/diseaseclusters_issuepaper.pdf |title=Health Alert: Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to Protect People from Toxic Chemicals |website=Nrdc.org |access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Kirby | first = David | title = Arsenic in Chicken Feed: A Possible Cancer Cluster Source? | publisher = Huffington Post | date = March 30, 2011 | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/cancer-cluster-_b_842184.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Urban|first1=Peter|title=Senate hearing on cancer clusters Tuesday|url=http://archives.arkansasnews.com/2011/03/28/senate-hearing-on-cancer-clusters-tuesday/|publisher=arkansasnews|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025154931/http://archives.arkansasnews.com/2011/03/28/senate-hearing-on-cancer-clusters-tuesday/|archive-date=October 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The [[Natural Resources Defense Council]] released an issue paper stating between that 1997 and 2001, Prairie Grove was the center of a cluster of [[testicular cancer]] cases. No clear cause has been identified but the NRDC notes the town is near a [[SEFOR|closed nuclear reactor]] and a [[Low-level radioactive waste policy of the United States|low-level radioactive landfill]].  [[Arsenic]] from industrialized [[chicken manure]] is another possible source.  In 2004, residents sued one of the [[Poultry farming in the United States|poultry farms]] and the [[poultry feed]] manufacturer for spreading contaminated manure throughout Prairie Grove. The lawsuit did not assign blame and the cause of the [[cancer cluster]] has never been definitively determined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrdc.org/health/diseaseclusters/files/diseaseclusters_issuepaper.pdf |title=Health Alert: Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to Protect People from Toxic Chemicals |website=Nrdc.org |access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Kirby | first = David | title = Arsenic in Chicken Feed: A Possible Cancer Cluster Source? | publisher = Huffington Post | date = March 30, 2011 | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/cancer-cluster-_b_842184.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Urban|first1=Peter|title=Senate hearing on cancer clusters Tuesday|url=http://archives.arkansasnews.com/2011/03/28/senate-hearing-on-cancer-clusters-tuesday/|publisher=arkansasnews|access-date=September 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025154931/http://archives.arkansasnews.com/2011/03/28/senate-hearing-on-cancer-clusters-tuesday/|archive-date=October 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==
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==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
{{US Census population
|1890= 412
| 1890 = 412
|1900= 551
| 1900 = 551
|1910= 774
| 1910 = 774
|1920= 861
| 1920 = 861
|1930= 743
| 1930 = 743
|1940= 887
| 1940 = 887
|1950= 939
| 1950 = 939
|1960= 1056
| 1960 = 1056
|1970= 1582
| 1970 = 1582
|1980= 1708
| 1980 = 1708
|1990= 1761
| 1990 = 1761
|2000= 2540
| 2000 = 2540
|2010= 4380
| 2010 = 4380
|2020= 7045
| 2020 = 7045
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 8589
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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==Education==
==Education==
[[Prairie Grove School District]] is separated into four different schools; Prairie Grove Elementary, Middle, Junior High and [[Prairie Grove High School|High School]] facilities. The school mascot is The Tigers. The school colors are Black, Gold, and White.
[[Prairie Grove School District]] is separated into four different schools; Prairie Grove Elementary, Middle, Junior High and [[Prairie Grove High School|High School]] facilities. The school mascot is The Tigers. The school colors are Black, Gold, White, and Gray.


==Notable residents==
==Notable residents==

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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.[1]

A post office has been in operation at Prairie Grove since 1867.[2] Prairie Grove was platted in 1877.[3] A 100-foot wind turbine near Prairie Grove was installed in the early 2000s.[4]

The Natural Resources Defense Council released an issue paper stating between that 1997 and 2001, Prairie Grove was the center of a cluster of testicular cancer cases. No clear cause has been identified but the NRDC notes the town is near a closed nuclear reactor and a low-level radioactive landfill. Arsenic from industrialized chicken manure is another possible source. In 2004, residents sued one of the poultry farms and the poultry feed manufacturer for spreading contaminated manure throughout Prairie Grove. The lawsuit did not assign blame and the cause of the cancer cluster has never been definitively determined.[5][6][7]

Geography

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Demographics

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2020 census

Prairie Grove racial composition[9]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 5,755 81.69%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 52 0.74%
Native American 122 1.73%
Asian 76 1.08%
Pacific Islander 5 0.07%
Other/Mixed 580 8.23%
Hispanic or Latino 455 6.46%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,045 people, 2,175 households, and 1,596 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 4,380 people, 1,658 households, and 1,197 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 91.08% White, 0.80% Black or African American, 2.90% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 1.50% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. 4.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,658 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.

Infrastructure

Transit

As of 2023, there is no fixed route transit service in Prairie Grove. Ozark Regional Transit operates demand-response service in the city.[11] The nearest intercity bus service is provided by Jefferson Lines in nearby Fayetteville.[12]

Roadways

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Arts and culture

The annual Clothesline Fair has taken place in Prairie Grove to celebrate local artists and craftspeople since 1951. An early fair merged with popular Labor Day festivities and annual reunions of the descendants of Confederate soldiers that took place at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. A Square dance has been included since 1958, now known as the Peggy Parks Memorial Square Dance Competition.[13]

The two most well known attractions in Prairie Grove are the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park and the Telephone Booth, a working c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1960 phonebooth across the street from the park.[14] The city also has several historical buildings including North Mock Street as well as the Southern Mercantile Building.

Education

Prairie Grove School District is separated into four different schools; Prairie Grove Elementary, Middle, Junior High and High School facilities. The school mascot is The Tigers. The school colors are Black, Gold, White, and Gray.

Notable residents

See also

References

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