Benton County, Arkansas

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Benton County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Created as Arkansas' 35th county on September 30, 1836, Benton County contains thirteen incorporated municipalities, including Bentonville, the county seat, and Rogers, the most populous city. The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri influential in Arkansas statehood.

The county is located within the Springfield Plateau of the Ozarks. Much of eastern Benton County is located along Beaver Lake, a reservoir of the White River. The county contains three protected areas: Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge, Pea Ridge National Military Park, and Devil's Eyebrow Natural Area, as well as parts of the Ozark National Forest, Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area, and two state wildlife management areas.

Benton County occupies 884.86 square miles (229,180 ha) and contained a population of 284,333 people in 100,749 households as of the 2020 Census,[1] ranking it tenth in size and second in population among the state's 75 counties. The county's economy is heavily influenced by the presence of Walmart, headquartered in Bentonville, and hundreds of associated businesses, with agriculture, tourism, and construction also important sectors. Benton County's median household income is the highest in Arkansas and slightly above the national median.[2][3]

History

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Prior to white settlement of the county, the region was used by roving bands of Osage and Delaware who used the area for seasonal hunting grounds. Initial white settlement on Benton County took place around Maysville around 1830, followed by areas around Garfield, Cross Hollow, and Centerton. Settlers were predominantly from Tennessee, followed by Southern Piedmont states.[4] Benton County was created from neighboring Washington County by the Arkansas General Assembly on September 30, 1836. Created shortly after statehood, it was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri influential in Arkansas's statehood.[5]

Following establishment, a citizen committee was established to select the county seat. It decided to create Bentonville, with a town square and 136 lots around it, in 1837. The first building serving as courthouse was the home of George P. Wallace, the first county judge, for the 1837 court term. By the following year, a log structure on the north side of the Bentonville square was complete and served as the first permanent courthouse. In 1841, a contractor was building a brick courthouse in the middle of the Bentonville square. It was burned by Union troops during the Civil War in 1862. Court resumed after the war in a rented office for a few months until a new two-story frame building was constructed east of the county jail. In 1870, the search for a more permanent home for county government began, and a new structure was finished after significant struggle and controversy, in 1874. This building was replaced by the present-day Benton County Courthouse in 1928.[6]

On May 26, 2024, Benton County experienced the largest tornado in Arkansas history, an EF3 with a width of 1.8 miles (2.9 km). This also initiated the first ever Arkansas appearance of FEMA for emergency disaster relief.[citation needed]

Geography

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Benton County is located within the Springfield Plateau subset of the Ozark Mountains. The plateau is gently rolling compared to the steeper Boston Mountains to the south and east, and contains karst features such as springs, losing streams, sinkholes, and caves. Groundcover historically consisted of oak–hickory forests, savannas, and tall grass prairies. Today, most of the forest and almost all of the prairie have been replaced by agriculture or expanding residential areas. Poultry, cattle, and hog farming are primary land uses; pastureland and hayland are common. Application of poultry litter to agricultural fields is a non-point source that can impair water quality. Total suspended solids and turbidity values in streams are usually low, but total dissolved solids and water hardness values are high.[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 884.363 square miles (2,290.49 km2), of which 847.733 square miles (2,195.62 km2) is land and 36.630 square miles (94.87 km2) (4.14%) is water.[8] It is the 12th largest county in Arkansas by total area.[9] Most of the water is in Beaver Lake.

The county is located approximately 112 miles (180 km) east of Tulsa, Oklahoma, 212 miles (341 km) south of Kansas City, Missouri, and 215 miles (346 km) northwest of Little Rock, Arkansas.[Note 1] Benton County is surrounded by Barry County, Missouri and McDonald County, Missouri to the north, Delaware County, Oklahoma and Adair County, Oklahoma to the west, Carroll County to the east, and the other two counties of the NWA metropolitan area: Madison County to the east, and Washington County to the south. The highest point in Benton County is near the Lost Bridge Village Community Center on Whitney Mountain (formerly known as Poor Mountain).[11]

Hydrology

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See also: List of lakes in Benton County, Arkansas
File:Beaver Lake from Prairie Creek, Arkansas.jpg
Beaver Lake as seen from the Prairie Creek community

Benton County is divided into five watersheds. The eastern part of the county is drained by the White River, which includes Beaver Lake. Major tributaries include War Eagle Creek, Little Clifty Creek, Spider Creek, Indian Creek, Prairie Creek and Esculapia Creek. Northern Benton County is within the Elk River watershed; the northeast corner is drained by tributaries to Big Sugar Creek; north central Benton County drains to Little Sugar Creek. The southwest part of Benton County is within the Illinois River watershed; southwest and south-central parts of the county drain to Osage Creek and western Benton County drains to Flint Creek or Spavinaw Creek. Northeastern Benton County drains to tributaries of the Neosho River.[11] A very small part of northwestern Benton County drains to the Grand Lake.

The county has natural springs, which were very important to early settlers. Benton County communities named for their nearby springs include Cave Springs, Eldorado Springs, Elm Springs, Osage Mills, Siloam Springs, Springdale, Springtown, and Sulphur Springs.

Protected areas

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Benton County contains eight protected areas and parts of three more. Three are federally administered, with the remainder under state jurisdiction.

Three areas preserve karst landforms: Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge, which was created to preserve the endangered gray bat, endangered Benton cave crayfish, the threatened Ozark cavefish, and other significant cave dwelling wildlife species,[12][13] Cave Springs Cave Natural Area, and Healing Springs Natural Area.

Beaver Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area, and Devil's Eyebrow Natural Area preserve steep Ozark Mountain terrain around Beaver Lake. Two preserve the flat prairies of the Springfield Plateau: Chesney Prairie Natural Area and Searles Prairie Natural Area.

Pea Ridge National Military Park preserves the site and interprets the impact of the Battle of Pea Ridge during the American Civil War.

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

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Benton County, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[14] Pop 1990[15] Pop 2000[16] Pop 2010[17] Pop 2020[18] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 76,255 94,158 133,094 169,605 191,761 97.62% 96.57% 86.76% 76.63% 67.44%
Black or African American alone (NH) 50 118 558 2,647 4,523 0.06% 0.12% 0.36% 1.20% 1.59%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 949 1,412 2,398 3,440 3,799 1.21% 1.45% 1.56% 1.55% 1.34%
Asian alone (NH) 245 441 1,644 6,245 13,602 0.31% 0.45% 1.07% 2.82% 4.78%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [19] x [20] 127 634 2,598 x x 0.08% 0.29% 0.91%
Other race alone (NH) 48 11 55 224 861 0.06% 0.01% 0.04% 0.10% 0.30%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [21] x [22] 2,061 4,261 16,649 x x 1.34% 1.93% 5.86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 568 1,359 13,469 34,283 50,540 0.73% 1.39% 8.78% 15.49% 17.77%
Total 78,115 97,499 153,406 221,339 284,333 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 284,333. The median age was 35.3 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.[23][24]

The racial makeup of the county was 70.8% White, 1.7% Black or African American, 1.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.8% Asian, 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 9.0% from some other race, and 11.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 17.8% of the population.[24]

76.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 24.0% lived in rural areas.[25]

There were 104,111 households in the county, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.5% were married-couple households, 15.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[23]

There were 113,088 housing units, of which 7.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.1% were owner-occupied and 32.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.9%.[23]

2010 census

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As of the 2010 census, there were 221,339 people. The racial makeup of the county was 76.18% Non-Hispanic white, 1.27% Black or African American, 1.69% Native American, 2.85% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander. 15.49% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.[26]

2000 census

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As of the 2000 census, there were 153,406 people, 58,212 households, and 43,484 families residing in the county. The population density was 181 inhabitants 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 estimates, Benton County's population was 81.7% non-Hispanic white, while the percentage of Latinos grew by 60 percent in the time period. 1.1% of the population was African-American; 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 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. 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.[27]

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.

Culture

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After the end of Prohibition in 1933, Benton County voters voted that year to stay dry and voted twice in 1944 to stay dry.[28] In 2012, Benton County voters elected to make the county wet, allowing countywide retail alcohol sales.[29]

Economy

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Transportation

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Major highways

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The historic Trail of Tears is on US highways 62 and 71 and connects with U.S. Route 412 in nearby Washington County.

Airports

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Rail

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

The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway (commonly known as the "Frisco") was completed across Benton County in 1881. The Bentonville Railway Company operated a freight and passenger railroad between Rogers and Bentonville between 1883 and 1898.[30]

Government and politics

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Government

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The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the Constitution of Arkansas and the Arkansas Code. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called justices of the peace and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Benton County Quorum Court has fifteen members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the county judge, who serves as the chief operating officer of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.[31][32]

Benton County, Arkansas elected countywide officials[33][34][35]
Position Officeholder Party
County Judge Barry Moehring Republican
County Clerk Betsy Harrell Republican
Circuit Clerk Brenda DeShields Republican
Sheriff Shawn Holloway Republican
Treasurer Deanna Ratcliffe Republican
Collector Gloria Peterson Republican
Assessor Roderick Grieve Republican
Coroner Daniel Oxford Republican

The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 15 Republicans. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:[36][37][38]

  • District 1: Jeff Dunn (R) of Rogers
  • District 2: Ken Farmer (R) of Rogers
  • District 3: Richard McKeehan (R) of Rogers
  • District 4: Mike Miller (R) of Rogers
  • District 5: Carrie Perrien Smith (R) of Rogers
  • District 6: Brian Armas
  • District 7: Joseph Bollinger (R) of Bella Vista
  • District 8: Joel Jones (R) of Bentonville
  • District 9: Gregory Woodell (R) (position now Vacant)
  • District 10: Danny McCrackin (R) of Bella Vista
  • District 11: Dustin Todd (R) of Bentonville
  • District 12: John Rissler (R) of Siloam Springs
  • District 13: Kurt S. Moore (R) of Siloam Springs
  • District 14: Bethany Rosenbaum (R) of Lowell
  • District 15: Joel Edwards (R) of Centerton

Additionally, the townships of Benton County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the Constitution of Arkansas. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.[39] The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:[37]

  • District 1: James Gibson (R)
  • District 2: Keith Brummett (R)
  • District 3: Stephen Rosser (R)
  • District 4: Gordon L. Fisher (R)
  • District 5: Steven Walls (R)

Politics

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As is typical of the Ozarks and the Bible Belt, Benton County is strongly Republican. It was one of the first counties in Arkansas to break from the Democratic Solid South, supporting Republicans Herbert Hoover in 1928 and Thomas E. Dewey in 1944. It has not been carried by a Democratic presidential nominee since Harry S. Truman in 1948.[40] Along with nearby Sebastian County, it was one of the few counties in Arkansas to resist the appeal of Southern Democratic "favorite sons" Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Arkansas governor Bill Clinton,[lower-alpha 1] while also voting for Republican Richard Nixon in 1968 as George Wallace won Arkansas on the pro-segregation American Independent Party ticket. Carter, in 1976, remains the last Democrat to win even forty percent of the county's vote.

In Benton County, voters have supported the GOP in the last nineteen presidential elections.

United States presidential election results for Benton County, Arkansas[41]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
1892 1,212 29.29% 2,587 62.52% 339 8.19%
1896 685 16.05% 3,548 83.15% 34 0.80%
1900 1,087 26.36% 2,980 72.28% 56 1.36%
1904 1,202 35.08% 1,963 57.30% 261 7.62%
1908 1,527 31.77% 3,067 63.82% 212 4.41%
1912 541 14.05% 2,353 61.12% 956 24.83%
1916 1,293 29.39% 3,106 70.61% 0 0.00%
1920 1,916 39.34% 2,838 58.28% 116 2.38%
1924 1,694 37.04% 2,313 50.58% 566 12.38%
1928 3,248 57.29% 2,348 41.42% 73 1.29%
1932 1,275 24.53% 3,775 72.62% 148 2.85%
1936 1,672 40.64% 2,418 58.77% 24 0.58%
1940 1,962 43.86% 2,442 54.59% 69 1.54%
1944 3,305 53.52% 2,861 46.33% 9 0.15%
1948 2,911 44.70% 3,281 50.38% 321 4.93%
1952 7,916 68.83% 3,558 30.94% 26 0.23%
1956 6,500 63.08% 3,744 36.33% 61 0.59%
1960 7,832 67.58% 3,619 31.23% 139 1.20%
1964 5,977 51.25% 5,655 48.49% 30 0.26%
1968 8,104 49.94% 4,088 25.19% 4,036 24.87%
1972 14,621 77.86% 4,083 21.74% 74 0.39%
1976 12,670 52.75% 11,289 47.00% 61 0.25%
1980 18,830 63.96% 9,231 31.36% 1,379 4.68%
1984 24,296 75.90% 7,306 22.82% 408 1.27%
1988 24,295 71.23% 9,399 27.55% 416 1.22%
1992 21,126 48.81% 15,774 36.45% 6,379 14.74%
1996 23,748 51.89% 17,205 37.59% 4,815 10.52%
2000 34,838 64.94% 17,277 32.21% 1,531 2.85%
2004 46,571 68.37% 20,756 30.47% 794 1.17%
2008 51,124 67.20% 23,331 30.67% 1,618 2.13%
2012 54,646 68.95% 22,636 28.56% 1,975 2.49%
2016 60,871 62.87% 28,005 28.92% 7,948 8.21%
2020 73,965 61.68% 42,249 35.23% 3,698 3.08%
2024 79,907 62.14% 45,231 35.17% 3,457 2.69%
2016 1 33.33% 1 33.33% 1 33.33%


Communities

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Cities

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Towns

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Census-designated places

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Townships

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File:Benton County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large.jpg
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.

Template:Arkansas Townships About[42][43]

Township FIPS code ANSI code
(GNIS ID) 		Population
center(s) 		Pop.
(2010) 		Pop.
density
(/mi2) 		Pop.
density
(/km2) 		Total area
(mi2) 		Total area
(km2) 		Land area
(mi2) 		Land area
(km2) 		Water area
(mi2) 		Water area
(km2) 		Geographic coordinates
Township 1 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 all of: Garfield, Gateway, Lost Bridge Village, Prairie Creek; parts of: Avoca, Rogers 13,223 113.79 43.93 130.964 339.2 116.205 301.0 14.759 38.23 36°24′44″N 93°58′47″W / 36.412328°N 93.979817°W / 36.412328; -93.979817
Township 2 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 small parts of: Lowell, Rogers, Springdale 14,279 150.33 58.04 111.844 289.7 94.984 246.0 16.860 43.67 36°16′50″N 93°59′00″W / 36.280449°N 93.983324°W / 36.280449; -93.983324
Township 3 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 parts of: Lowell, Rogers, Springdale; most of Bethel Heights 20,037 1,903.93 735.03 10.572 27.38 10.524 27.26 0.048 0.1243 36°16′22″N 94°07′30″W / 36.272833°N 94.124961°W / 36.272833; -94.124961
Township 4 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 all of Cave Springs; most of the following: Lowell, Rogers, Springdale (within Benton County); small parts of Elm Springs 25,596 518.70 200.28 49.693 128.7 49.346 127.8 0.347 0.8987 36°16′16″N 94°11′33″W / 36.271000°N 94.192603°W / 36.271000; -94.192603
Township 5 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 part of Rogers 12,792 2,873.32 1,109.45 4.460 11.55 4.452 11.53 0.008 0.02072 36°20′09″N 94°08′26″W / 36.335732°N 94.140417°W / 36.335732; -94.140417
Township 6 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 most of Little Flock; almost half of Avoca; small parts of Bentonville, Pea Ridge, Rogers 14,033 671.18 259.15 20.929 54.21 20.908 54.15 0.021 0.05439 36°22′49″N 94°07′44″W / 36.380291°N 94.128869°W / 36.380291; -94.128869
Township 7 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 most of Pea Ridge; part of Bella Vista; small part of Bentonville 20,317 331.80 128.10 61.597 159.5 61.233 158.6 0.364 0.9428 36°27′15″N 94°09′13″W / 36.454130°N 94.153613°W / 36.454130; -94.153613
Township 8 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 part of Bentonville 12,637 1,575.69 608.43 8.028 20.79 8.020 20.77 0.008 0.02072 36°22′49″N 94°12′02″W / 36.380199°N 94.200482°W / 36.380199; -94.200482
Township 9 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 most of: Bentonville, Centerton; small part of Highfill 31,362 638.18 246.36 49.497 128.2 49.143 127.3 0.354 0.9169 36°21′16″N 94°16′09″W / 36.354443°N 94.269172°W / 36.354443; -94.269172
Township 10 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 most of: Bella Vista, Hiwasse 16,402 385.73 148.97 43.848 113.6 42.522 110.1 1.326 3.434 36°27′13″N 94°18′29″W / 36.453560°N 94.307978°W / 36.453560; -94.307978
Township 11 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 all of: Cherokee City, Decatur, Gravette, Maysville, Sulphur Springs; small parts of: Centerton, Highfill, Hiwasse 12,273 59.13 22.83 207.804 538.2 207.558 537.6 0.246 0.6371 36°23′37″N 94°28′06″W / 36.393573°N 94.468392°W / 36.393573; -94.468392
Township 12 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 most of Gentry; more than half of Siloam Springs 15,158 361.65 139.58 43.028 111.4 41.913 108.6 1.115 2.888 36°14′21″N 94°31′22″W / 36.239052°N 94.522847°W / 36.239052; -94.522847
Township 13 Template:FIPS Template:GNIS4 all of Springtown; most of Highfill; small parts of: Elm Springs, Gentry, Springdale 13,230 94.13 36.35 141.642 366.9 140.548 364.0 1.094 2.833 36°11′38″N 94°24′35″W / 36.193862°N 94.409806°W / 36.193862; -94.409806
Source: "Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions in Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014.

Source: "Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division.

Education

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School districts include:[44]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Benton County was one of few counties to have voted for Clinton during his gubernatorial campaigns despite him losing it during both his presidential runs. He won the county in all of his successful gubernatorial runs except for 1982 and 1984.
  1. ↑ Mileages from Benton County to Tulsa, Kansas City, and Little Rock are based on highway miles using county seat Bentonville for Benton County.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020". www.census.gov. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ Black, J. Dickson (1975). History of Benton County. pp. 18–23. LCCN 75-31495. OCLC 1967335.
  5. ↑ Daniels, Charlie (2002). The 1868 Report: A Collection of Historical Documents from Arkansas's First Land Commissioner. Little Rock: Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands. p. 27. ISBN 9781563118333. LCCN 2002111524. OCLC 57004142.
  6. ↑ "Black" (1975), pp. 25–30.
  7. ↑ Error creating thumbnail:  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: Woods, A.J.; Foti, T.L.; Chapman, S.S.; Omernik, J.M.; et al. (2004). "Ecoregions of Arkansas" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2023. (color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs)
  8. ↑ "2024 County Gazetteer Files – Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Google Maps (Search for Bentonville, AR)". Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 History of Northwest Arkansas. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1889. OCLC 367928831.
  12. ↑ Gough, Buddy (October 6, 2005). "Living waters - Testing and monitoring of springs trace the effects of development in the region". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. p. 39. Retrieved January 2, 2024 – via NewsBank.
  13. ↑ Raache, Hicham (October 9, 2016). "Native endangered species face harm from disease, development". Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  14. ↑ "1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - Arkansas - Tables 15 – Persons by Race: 1980 and Table 16 – Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race: 1980" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 11-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Arkansas: Table 3-6 - Race and Hispanic Origin" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. p. 9-37. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 1, 2025 – via Wayback Machine.
  16. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Benton County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  17. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Benton County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  18. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Benton County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census
  20. ↑ included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census
  21. ↑ not an option in the 1980 Census
  22. ↑ not an option in the 1990 Census
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  25. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Benton County QuickFacts from the U. S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
  28. ↑ "Prohibition and Moonshine in Benton County". Vintage Bentonville. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Jordan wins in Fayetteville, Benton County goes wet". Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2013. Benton County voters overwhelmingly approved of countywide retail alcohol sales, in an effort to keep dollars from flowing north and south where off-premise alcohol is sold. This bold change will wipe away nearly 70 years of ‘dry’ history.
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  31. ↑ "Quorum Courts". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
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  43. ↑ "Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  44. ↑ Geography Division. 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022. - Text list
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