Cave Springs, Arkansas

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The city hall of Cave Springs. This photo is taken after an early morning rain.

Geography

Cave Springs is located in south central Benton County in the valley of Osage Creek. AR 112 leads north Script error: No such module "convert". to Bentonville and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Fayetteville. AR 264 leads east Script error: No such module "convert". to Lowell and west (as Healing Springs Road) Script error: No such module "convert". to Northwest Arkansas National Airport.

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Water from Lake Keith feeds into the Osage Creek, a tributary of the Illinois River.[4]

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Eastern shore of Lake Keith, looking west.

Demographics

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Historical population
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2015 Estimate[6]

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Cave Springs had a population of 5,495.[7] The median age was 33.6 years. 33.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 7.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.4 males age 18 and over.[8] The population density was 250.9 people per square mile.[8]

83.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 17.0% lived in rural areas.[9]

There were 1,787 households and 1,255 families in the city. Of all households, 53.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 78.0% were married-couple households, 7.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 10.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[8] There were 1,873 housing units, of which 4.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%.[8]

Cave Springs racial composition[10]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 4,508 82.04%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 100 1.82%
Native American 49 0.89%
Asian 92 1.67%
Pacific Islander 4 0.07%
Other/Mixed 397 7.22%
Hispanic or Latino 345 6.28%

Income and poverty

Cave Springs is the wealthiest city in Arkansas.[11] The median income for a household in the city is $114,286. The per capita income for the city is $140,703. Only about 2.6% of the population lies below the poverty line.[12]

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary students is provided by two school districts. Most of the community is within the Bentonville School District. For some residents, public education is zoned to the Rogers School District.[13]

School zoning for the Bentonville schools section is as follows:

  • Most is to Evening Star Elementary School while portions are to Central Park-Morning Star Elementary School.[14]
  • Bright Field Middle School[15]
  • The majority is zoned to Fulbright Junior High School, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Grimsley Junior High School.[16]
  • The majority is zoned to Bentonville High School, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Bentonville West High School.[17]

Government and politics

The current mayor is Randall Noblett who was first elected in 2018 after defeating Mayor Travis Lee by a margin of 248 votes.[18][19]

The current state representatives that serve districts containing portions of Cave Springs are Rep. Kendon Underwood, Rep. Jim Dotson, and Rep. Delia Haak. The current state senator that serves the district containing Cave Springs is Sen. Bart Hester, who is also a resident of the city.

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Presidential election results
Cave Springs city vote
by party in presidential elections[20]
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
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align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|2016 align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|23.2% 337 align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|69.1% 1,002 align="center" Template:Party shading/Independent|7.2% 112

Notable people

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