Bethesda, Arkansas

Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States

35°47′21″N 91°47′57″W / 35.78917°N 91.79917°W / 35.78917; -91.79917CountryUnited StatesStateArkansasCountyIndependenceTownshipWashingtonElevation

^[1]

551 ft (168 m)Population

(2020)

• Total199Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code870GNIS feature ID2805623^[1]

Bethesda was an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Independence County, Arkansas, United States.^[1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 199.^[2]

It is connected to the Arkansas Highway System via Highway 106S and is approximately eight miles west of Batesville.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	199		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2020^[5]

2020 census

**Bethesda CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
*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	Pop 2020^[5]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	176	88.44%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	0.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	15	7.54%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	3.52%
Total	199	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethesda, Arkansas
^ "Bethesda CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 34 ISBN 0-89933-345-1
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bethesda CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.