Mineral Springs is a city in
Howard County,
Arkansas
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, United States. The population was 1,208 at the
2010 census.
Geography
Mineral Springs is located in southern Howard County at (33.876358, -93.918599).
Arkansas Highway 27
Arkansas Highway 27 (AR 27, Ark. 27, and Hwy. 27) is a designation for two north–south state highways in Arkansas. One route begins at US Highway 59 (US 59) and US 71 near Ben Lomond north to Highway 7 in Dardanelle ...
runs through the center of town, leading northeast to
Nashville
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, the
county seat
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, and west to
Ben Lomond
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.
Arkansas Highway 355
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joins Highway 27 on Runnels Street through the center of Mineral Springs, but it leads north to
Center Point and south to
Tollette.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, Mineral Springs has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.84%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 1,085 people, 470 households, and 315 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,264 people, 466 households, and 354 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 519 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 51.19%
White
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, 41.46%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.16%
Native American, 0.08%
Asian
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** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 5.78% from
other races
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, and 1.34% from two or more races. 10.92% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race.
There were 466 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were
married couples
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living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,853, and the median income for a family was $31,150. Males had a median income of $24,286 versus $16,775 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $12,477. About 16.2% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Public education of early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is provided by the
Mineral Springs Saratoga School District
Mineral Springs Saratoga School District is a public school district based in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses of land, including portions of Hempstead County and Howard County serving communities such ...
, which leads to graduation from
Mineral Springs High School
Mineral Springs High School is a comprehensive public high school in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, United States that serves grades 7 through 12. It is one of three public high schools in Howard County and the only high school managed by the Miner ...
.
Notable people
*
Willie Davis, born in Mineral Springs,
Major League Baseball
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player
*
William T. Dillard, founder of
Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is an upscale American department store chain with approximately 282 stores in 29 states and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently, the largest number of stores are located in Texas with 57 and Florida with 42. The ...
; born in Mineral Springs
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References
External links
Mineral Springs School District
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Cities in Arkansas
Cities in Howard County, Arkansas