Cave Springs is a city in

Benton County, Arkansas Benton County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Created as Arkansas' 35th county on September 30, 1836, Benton County contains thirteen incorporated municipalities, including Bentonville, the county seat, and ...

. The population was 5,495 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 1,729 in 2010 census. It is part of the

Northwest Arkansas Northwest Arkansas (NWA) is a metropolitan area and region in Arkansas within the Ozarks. It includes four of the ten largest cities in the state: Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Springdale, Arkansas, Springdale, Rogers, Arkansas, Rogers, ...

metropolitan area. In June 2022, Cave Springs was named the 3rd highest average home values in the state of Arkansas.

Geography

Cave Springs is located in southern central Benton County in the valley of Osage Creek.

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(Main Street) leads north to Bentonville and south to Fayetteville. Arkansas Highway 264 (East Lowell Avenue) leads east to Lowell and west (as Healing Springs Road) to

Northwest Arkansas National Airport Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Northwest Arkansas is a public-use airport located in Benton County, Arkansas, serving the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas region, northwest of Fayetteville and northwest of Springdale. Since its op ...

. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.84%, is water. Lake Keith, a small water basin in the middle of Cave Springs, harbors the rare Ozark Cavefish (''Amblyopsis rosae''). In October 2013, Lake Keith was temporarily drained. Water from Lake Keith feeds into the Osage Creek, a tributary of the

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,495 people, 1,421 households, and 1,255 families residing in the city. The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

was 250.9 people per square mile. In the city, 32.9% of persons were under the age of 18 and 8.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. Cave Springs is the wealthiest city in

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. The median income for a household in the city is $114,286. The

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for the city is $140,703. Only about 2.6% of the population lies below the

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Education

Public education for elementary and secondary students is provided by two school districts. Most of the community is within the Bentonville School District. For some residents, public education is zoned to the Rogers School District. School zoning for the Bentonville schools section is as follows: * Most is to Evening Star Elementary School while portions are to Central Park-Morning Star Elementary School. * Bright Field Middle School * The majority is zoned to Fulbright Junior High School, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Grimsley Junior High School. * The majority is zoned to

Bentonville High School Bentonville High School (BHS) is a public high school in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States Founded in 1910, the school provides education for students in grades nine through twelve. It is one of two high schools of the Bentonville School Di ...

, with some areas to the west within the boundary of Bentonville West High School.

Government and politics

The current mayor is Randall Noblett who was first elected in 2018 after defeating Mayor Travis Lee by a margin of 248 votes. The current state representatives that serve districts containing portions of Cave Springs are Rep. Kendon Underwood, Rep. Jim Dotson, and Rep. Delia Haak. The current state senator that serves the district containing Cave Springs is Sen.

Bart Hester Bart Franklin Hester (born December 9, 1977) is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 33rd district and a Republican. A real estate agent and former baseball player, has served since 2013, and was nominated p ...

, who is also a resident of the city.

Notable people

* Hugh A. Dinsmore, congressman and diplomat *

, member of the

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* Kendon Underwood, member of the

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References

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