A city of 88,160, settled in 1838. Home to 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Springdale does most differently from other towns.
1909 · Arkansas produce No. 212 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 13 places on the National Register.
69,797 people in 2010; 88,160 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Springdale. Another town gets a different order.
Springdale beats the Arkansas average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | Springdale | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.8% | 28.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.6% | 11.3% |
About one in 3 of Springdale’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fayetteville (19%), Rogers (10%) and Bentonville (9%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
The typical Springdale home is worth about $342,000, up 3.9% in a year, 50% above the Arkansas typical home.
20 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. C.L. "Charlie" & Willie George Park | 1.5 mi | 66 |
| 2. Murphy Park | 1 mi | 22 |
| 3. Bayyari Park | 0.8 mi | 13 |
Springdale reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.
The public schools Springdale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Elementary School | PK–5 | 890 | A+ |
| George Elementary School | PK–5 | 676 | B |
| Willis Shaw Elementary SCH | PK–5 | 634 | A |
| Linda Childers Knapp Elementary School | PK–5 | 607 | B+ |
| Walker Elementary School | PK–5 | 605 | A− |
| Turnbow Elementary School | PK–5 | 599 | B− |
Springdale has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
1933
HABS ARK,72-SPRIGD,2- (sheet 1 of 14) - Old Springdale High School, U.S. Highway 71B
Photo · Wikimedia Commons. A different picture from Springdale’s archive appears here every day.
See all 12 archive items →13 places in Springdale on the National Register of Historic Places.
21 notable people were born in Springdale.
City in Arkansas, United States
Springdale is a city in Washington and Benton counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 84,161 at the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Arkansas. It is included in the three-county Northwest Arkansas metropolitan area, which had 546,725 residents in 2020. Located on the Springfield Plateau deep in the Ozark Mountains, Springdale has long been an important industrial city for the region. In addition to several trucking companies, the city is home to the world headquarters of Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat- producing company. Springdale has been experiencing a population boom in recent years, as indicated by a 133% growth in population between the…
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6 towns share a border with Springdale.
