Springdale, Arkansas
Location in Washington County and the state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°10′53″N 94°8′45″W / 36.18139, -94.14583
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Washington, Benton
Area
- City	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	479
FIPS code	05-66080
GNIS feature ID	0078436

Springdale is a city in Washington and Benton counties in the northwestern region of Arkansas in the United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 60,096^[1].

Along with Bentonville and Fayetteville, Springdale is one of three primary cities that comprise the Northwest Arkansas region, the state's second most populous metropolitan area. Springdale is the central city in Northwest Arkansas, situated in the south-eastern center of the Springfield Plateau, the westernmost portion of the Ozark Plateau. Springdale is the second-largest city in Northwest Arkansas and currently Arkansas's fourth-largest city, behind Little Rock, Fort Smith, and Fayetteville.

Springdale is the location of the headquarters of Tyson Foods Inc., the largest meat producing company in the world, and has been dubbed the "Chicken Capital of the World" by several publications. Local residents fondly refer to Springdale as "Chickendale".

Geography

Springdale is located at 36°10′53″N, 94°8′45″W (36.181426, -94.145920)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 81.1 km² (31.3 mi²). 81.1 km² (31.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 45,798 people, 16,149 households, and 11,853 families residing in the city. The population density was 564.9/km² (1,463.0/mi²). There were 16,962 housing units at an average density of 209.2/km² (541.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.62% White, 0.82% Black or African American, 0.94% Native American, 1.69% Asian, 1.55% Pacific Islander, 11.09% from other races, and 2.29% from two or more races. 19.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 16,149 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,729, and the median income for a family was $42,170. Males had a median income of $27,822 versus $21,082 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,855. About 8.8% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Sports

In 2008, the Wichita Wranglers minor league baseball team of the Texas League will move to Springdale and play baseball in Springdale Stadium.^[2]. They will become the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.

Education

High schools

• Har-Ber High School
• Springdale High School [1]
• Shiloh Christian School

Junior Highs

• Central Junior High
• George Junior High
• Shiloh Christian School
• Southwest Junior High

Middle schools

• Kelly Middle School
• Helen Tyson Middle School
• Hellstern Middle School
• Shiloh Christian School

Elementary schools

• Bayyari Elementary
• Elmdale Elementary
• George Elementary
• Harp Elementary
• J.B. Hunt Elementary
• Jones Elementary
• Lee Elementary
• Parson Hills Elementary
• Monitor Elementary
• Shaw Elementary
• Shiloh Christian School
• Smith Elementary
• Tyson Elementary
• Walker Elementary
• Westwood Elementary
• Young Elementary

Museums

• Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

Transportation

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill, Arkansas serves Springdale and other communities in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area.

References

External links

• Official City Web Site
• A site about Springdale Politics

Coordinates: 36.181426° N 94.14592° W

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