Benton County, Arkansas

County in Arkansas, United States

Not to be confused with Benton, Arkansas.

County in Arkansas

Benton County

County

The Benton County Courthouse in Bentonville

Downtown Bentonville

Beaver Lake

Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista

Downtown Rogers

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Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas

Arkansas's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: 36°20′16″N 94°15′23″W﻿ / ﻿36.337819°N 94.256298°W﻿ / 36.337819; -94.256298
Country|  United States
State|  Arkansas
Founded| September 30, 1836
Named after| Thomas Hart Benton
Seat| Bentonville
Largest city| Rogers
Government

• County judge| Barry Moehring
Area

• Total

| 884.363 sq mi (2,290.49 km2)
• Land| 847.733 sq mi (2,195.62 km2)
• Water| 36.630 sq mi (94.87 km2)  4.14%
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 284,333

• Estimate

(2024)

| 321,566
• Density| 320/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code| 479
Congressional district| 3rd
Website| bentoncountyar.gov

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

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.

* Ozark National Forest (part)
* Wedington Wildlife Management Area

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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1840| 2,228| | —
1850| 3,710| | 66.5%
1860| 9,306| | 150.8%
1870| 13,831| | 48.6%
1880| 20,328| | 47.0%
1890| 27,716| | 36.3%
1900| 31,611| | 14.1%
1910| 33,389| | 5.6%
1920| 36,253| | 8.6%
1930| 35,253| | −2.8%
1940| 36,148| | 2.5%
1950| 38,076| | 5.3%
1960| 36,272| | −4.7%
1970| 50,476| | 39.2%
1980| 78,115| | 54.8%
1990| 97,499| | 24.8%
2000| 153,406| | 57.3%
2010| 221,339| | 44.3%
2020| 284,333| | 28.5%
2024 (est.)| 321,566| [14]| 13.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[15]
1790–1960[16] 1900–1990[17]
1990–2000[18] 2010–2020[19]
Age pyramid Benton County[20] Benton County racial composition[21] Race  | Number  | Percentage

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 191,761  | 71.34%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 4,523  | 1.59%
Native American | 3,799  | 1.34%
Asian | 13,602  | 4.78%
Pacific Islander | 2,598  | 0.91%
Other/Mixed | 17,510  | 6.16%
Hispanic or Latino | 50,540  | 17.61%

### 2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, there were 284,333 people, 100,749 households, and 72,399 families residing in the county.

### 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.[22]

### 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.[23]

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.[24] In 2012, Benton County voters elected to make the county wet, allowing countywide retail alcohol sales.[25]

## Economy

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* Walmart was founded in Rogers, and its 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 Springdale, has a distribution center located in Rogers.
* Simmons Foods, a major supplier of poultry, pet, and animal nutrition products, is based in Siloam Springs.
* America's Car-Mart, one of the largest American publicly held automotive retailers, is based in Rogers.

## Transportation

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### Major highways

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* Interstate 49
* 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
* Highway 112
* Highway 127
* Highway 244
* Highway 264
* Highway 265
* Highway 279
* Highway 303
* Highway 340
* Highway 549
* Highway 612

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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* Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) is located near Highfill.
* Rogers Municipal Airport (ROG) serves the county and surrounding communities.

### 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.[26]

## Government & 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.[27][28]

Benton County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials[29][30][31] Position  | Officeholder  | Party

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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:[32][33][34]

* 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.[35] The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:[33]

* 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.[36] 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,[a] 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[37] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Bella Vista
* Bentonville (county seat)
* Bethel Heights
* Cave Springs
* Centerton
* Decatur
* Elm Springs (mostly in Washington County)
* Gentry
* Gravette
* Little Flock
* Lowell
* Pea Ridge
* Rogers
* Siloam Springs
* Springdale (mostly in Washington County)
* Sulphur Springs

### Towns

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* Avoca
* Garfield
* Gateway
* Highfill
* Springtown

### Census-designated places

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* Cherokee City
* Hiwasse (former CDP)
* Lost Bridge Village
* Maysville
* Prairie Creek

### Townships

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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; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the United States census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "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 and publications. The townships of Benton County are listed below; listed in parentheses are the cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township.[38][39]

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

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Township 1 | 05-93626 | 01989186 | 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 | 05-93628 | 01989194 | 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 | 05-93630 | 01989187 | 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 | 05-93632 | 01989188 | 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 | 05-93634 | 01989189 | 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 | 05-93636 | 01989190 | 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 | 05-93638 | 01989191 | 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 | 05-93640 | 01989192 | 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 | 05-93642 | 01989193 | 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 | 05-93644 | 01989195 | 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 | 05-93645 | 01989196 | 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 | 05-93646 | 01989197 | 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 | 05-93647 | 01989198 | 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:[40]

* Bentonville Public Schools
* Decatur School District
* Gentry Public Schools
* Gravette School District
* Pea Ridge School District
* Rogers Public Schools
* Siloam Springs Schools
* Springdale School District

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas

## 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. ^  This article incorporates public domain material from Woods, A.J.; Foti, T.L.; Chapman, S.S.; Omernik, J.M.; et al. (2004). Ecoregions of Arkansas (PDF). United States Geological Survey. (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. ^ a b 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. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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16. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. 2007. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
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18. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
19. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
20. ^ Based on 2000 census data
21. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
22. ^ "Population estimates, July 1, 2015, (V2015)". www.census.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
23. ^ "Benton County QuickFacts from the U. S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
24. ^ "Prohibition and Moonshine in Benton County". Vintage Bentonville. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
25. ^ "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."
26. ^ "Black" (1975), p. 11.
27. ^ "Quorum Courts". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
28. ^ "Office of County Judge". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
29. ^ "Elected Officials". County Judge. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
30. ^ "Benton | Association of Arkansas Counties". www.arcounties.org. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
31. ^ https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf
32. ^ "Home". Justices of the Peace. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
33. ^ a b "Benton County, Arkansas, elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
34. ^ "Election Night Reporting". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
35. ^ "What is a Constable?". What is a Constable?. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
36. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
37. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Retrieved November 18, 2016.
38. ^ 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Benton County, AR (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
39. ^ "Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
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