Sulphur Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 481 at the 2020 census.[3] It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.
Sulphur Springs, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 36°29′01″N 94°27′33″W / 36.48361°N 94.45917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Benton |
Area | |
• Total | 1.01 sq mi (2.63 km2) |
• Land | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 481 |
• Density | 475.77/sq mi (183.78/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 72768 |
Area code | 479 |
FIPS code | 05-67760 |
GNIS feature ID | 2405541[2] |
Sulphur Springs got its start in 1885 as a mineral spa resort.[4]
Sulphur Springs is located in northwest Benton County. The city center is about one mile south of the Missouri-Arkansas state line. Arkansas Highway 59 runs through the city, leading north to Noel, Missouri, and south to Gravette.[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.[3]
Sulphur Springs is in the Springfield Plateau subregion of the Ozarks. It has porous rocks through which rain easily can pass underground to the aquifers. When water in aquifers flow down a hillside, or are pushed up to the surface, this causes a spring. The springs in Sulphur Springs are exceptionally rich in several minerals, and historically the springs were labeled to indicate the purported mineral found in each:[6][7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1900 | 315 | — | |
1910 | 500 | 58.7% | |
1920 | 470 | −6.0% | |
1930 | 404 | −14.0% | |
1940 | 435 | 7.7% | |
1950 | 543 | 24.8% | |
1960 | 460 | −15.3% | |
1970 | 503 | 9.3% | |
1980 | 496 | −1.4% | |
1990 | 523 | 5.4% | |
2000 | 671 | 28.3% | |
2010 | 511 | −23.8% | |
2020 | 481 | −5.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] |
At the 2020 census,[9] 481 people lived in Sulphur Springs. There were 193 households. The median age was 34.5 years old.
Income and poverty: Median income was $36.691; 17.2% experiencing poverty.
Education: 47% high school or equivalent degree; 11% some college, no degree; 4.6% Associates degree; 10.4% Bachelor's degree; 3.7% Graduate or professional degree.
Employment: 70.2% employees of private companies; 19.5% local, state, and federal workers; 10.2% self-employed.
Average travel time to work: 24.3 minutes; 65.9% drive alone to work; 27.3% carpool to work; 6.3% work from home.
Health: 28.6% without health care coverage; 21.5% have one or more disabilities.
Living arrangements: 46.1% married couple household; 29% male householder with no spouse present; 17.1% female householder with no spouse present.
Race and ethnicity: 390 people white alone; 68 two or more races; 55 some other race than the options given; 16 Hispanic or Latino of any race; 7 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; 5 American Indian and Alaska native alone; 4 Black alone; 2 Asian alone.
It is in the Gravette School District,[10] which operates Gravette High School.
The Harbor House in Sulphur Springs has stood for over one hundred years. It was a bed and breakfast that has permanently closed.