Mineral Springs is a city in Howard County,

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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 runs through the center of town, leading northeast to

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, the

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, and west to

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. Arkansas Highway 355 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

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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, there were 1,085 people, 470 households, and 315 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the

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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%

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, 41.46%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 5.78% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 10.92% of the population were

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or Latino 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

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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

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for the city was $12,477. About 16.2% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the

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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, which leads to graduation from Mineral Springs High School.

Notable people

* Willie Davis, born in Mineral Springs,

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, founder of

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References

External links

Mineral Springs School District
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