Misplaced Pages

Cave Springs, Arkansas
City
Downtown Cave Springs looking north along Highway 112.
Location of Cave Springs in Benton County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 36°16′14″N 94°13′21″W / 36.27056°N 94.22250°W / 36.27056; -94.22250
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Benton
Area
• Total	7.81 sq mi (20.24 km)
• Land	7.76 sq mi (20.09 km)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km)
Elevation	1,237 ft (377 m)
Population
• Total	5,495
• Density	708.21/sq mi (273.45/km)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72718
Area code	479
FIPS code	05-12340
GNIS feature ID	2404010
Website	cavespringsar.gov

Cave Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas. The population was 5,495 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 1,729 in 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area. In June 2022, Cave Springs was named the 3rd highest average home values in the state of Arkansas.

Geography

Cave Springs is located in southern central Benton County in the valley of Osage Creek. Arkansas Highway 112 (Main Street) leads north 8 miles (13 km) to Bentonville and south 16 miles (26 km) to Fayetteville. Arkansas Highway 264 (East Lowell Avenue) leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Lowell and west (as Healing Springs Road) 5 miles (8 km) to Northwest Arkansas National Airport.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18.0 km), of which 6.9 square miles (17.8 km) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km), or 0.84%, is water. Lake Keith, a small water basin in the middle of Cave Springs, harbors the rare Ozark Cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae). In October 2013, Lake Keith was temporarily drained.

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

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,495 people, 1,421 households, and 1,255 families residing in the city. The population density was 250.9 people per square mile. In the city, 32.9% of persons were under the age of 18 and 8.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males.

Cave Springs is the wealthiest city in Arkansas. 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.

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.

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.
• Bright Field Middle School
• The majority is zoned to Fulbright Junior High School, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Grimsley Junior High School.
• The majority is zoned to Bentonville High School, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Bentonville West High School.

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.

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.

Notable people

• Hugh A. Dinsmore, congressman and diplomat
• Bart Hester, member of the Arkansas Senate
• Kendon Underwood, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cave Springs, Arkansas
3. "QuickFacts, Cave Springs city, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cave Springs city, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
5. HAAK, DELIA (October 10, 2013). "100 Years Later… Draining the Lake at Cave Springs". Archived from the original on October 24, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
9. Borden, Taylor (December 4, 2019). "The richest place in every state in the US". Business Insider. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021.
10. "Cave Springs Demographics".
11. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
12. "22/23 Elementary Attendance Areas" (PDF). Bentonville School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022. - Linked from here
13. "22/23 Middle School Attendance Areas" (PDF). Bentonville School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022. - Linked from here
14. "22/23 Junior High School Attendance Areas" (PDF). Bentonville School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022. - Linked from here
15. "22/23 High School Attendance Areas" (PDF). Bentonville School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022. - Linked from here
16. "Mayor's Office, Message from the Mayor". Archived from the original on May 6, 2021.
17. "2018 General Election Benton County, AR" (PDF). November 6, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2021.
18. "Arkansas". Dave's Redistricting.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Bentonville
Cities	Bella Vista Bentonville 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 Lost Bridge Village Maysville Prairie Creek
Other communities	Accident Apple Spur Beaty Beaver Shores Bland Bloomfield Brightwater Clantonville Clear Point Creech Cross Hollow Dawn Hill Hiwasse Larue Leetown Logan Monte Ne Norwood Osage Mills Pedro Rago War Eagle
Ghost towns	Colville Eldorado Springs
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Bethel Heights, a former municipality, is now a part of Springdale
Arkansas portal United States portal

• Cities in Benton County, Arkansas
• Cities in Arkansas
• Northwest Arkansas