Sulphur Springs is a city in Benton County,

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, United States. The population was 511 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.

History

Sulphur Springs got its start in 1885 as a

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resort.

Geography

Sulphur Springs is located in northwest Benton County. The city center is about one mile south of the

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-Arkansas state line. Arkansas Highway 59 runs through the city, leading north to

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, and south to Gravette. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000

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, there were 671 people, 229 households and 160 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 279 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.74%

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, 2.24%

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, 0.89% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 7.15% from other races, and 2.68% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 16.69% of the population. There were 229 households, of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were

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living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.45. 32.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The

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was $25,536 and the median family income was $29,844. Males had a median income of $21,354 and females $19,000. The

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was $9,542. About 20.0% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the

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, including 30.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Gravette School District, which operates Gravette High School.

Places of interest

The Harbor House in Sulphur Springs has stood for over one hundred years. It still a Christian hotel and guest house.

Notable people

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(born 1963), a businessman from Sulphur Springs, represents District 2 in the

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, former member of the

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