Valley Springs, Arkansas

Town in Arkansas, United States

36°09′14″N 92°59′23″W / 36.15389°N 92.98972°W / 36.15389; -92.98972CountryUnited StatesStateArkansasCountyBooneArea

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• Total0.51 sq mi (1.33 km²) • Land0.51 sq mi (1.33 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,063 ft (324 m)Population

(2020)

• Total183 • Density356.03/sq mi (137.54/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

72682

Area code870FIPS code05-71390GNIS feature ID2406786^[2]

Valley Springs is a town in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 175 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Valley Springs Academy was a private high school school in Valley Springs.^[3] It was established in 1870.^[4] It was supported by the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Alumni

Jackson F. Henley, state legislator and judge
Henry W. Sitton, state legislator^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

List of highways

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1980	190	—
1990	200	5.3%
2000	167	−16.5%
2010	183	9.6%
2020	183	0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

As of the census^[7] of 2010, there were 175 people, 69 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The population density was 137.2/km² (352.0/mi²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 60.0/km² (153.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.21% White, 1.20% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.60% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 66 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $27,321. Males had a median income of $16,136 versus $17,708 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,614. About 17.6% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.5% of those 65 or over.

Education

Valley Springs, along with Bellefonte and Everton, is within the Valley Springs School District, which leads to graduation at Valley Springs High School.^[8]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Springs, Arkansas
^ Hollabaugh, Fount G. (1957). "Valley Springs Academy". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 16 (1): 78–83. doi:10.2307/40018433. JSTOR 40018433.
^ http://www.valleyspringsar.org/History.html
^ Thoburn, Joseph Bradfield (1916). "A Standard History of Oklahoma: An Authentic Narrative of Its Development from the Date of the First European Exploration Down to the Present Time, Including Accounts of the Indian Tribes, Both Civilized and Wild, of the Cattle Range, of the Land Openings and the Achievements of the Most Recent Period".
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Boone County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2011.