Bentonville, Arkansas
| Bentonville, Arkansas | |
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Clockwise, from top: Downtown Bentonville, Benton County Courthouse, Sam Walton's original Walton's Five and Dime store, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and the Confederate Soldier Monument
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 Location in Benton County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 36°22′0″N 94°12′48″W / 36.36667°N 94.21333°WCoordinates: 36°22′0″N 94°12′48″W / 36.36667°N 94.21333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Benton |
| Incorporated | April 3, 1873 |
| Named for | Originally Osage Indians Thomas Hart Benton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bob McCaslin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.5 sq mi (81.6 km2) |
| • Land | 31.3 sq mi (81.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m) |
| Population (2013 census estimate) | |
| • Total | 40,167 |
| • Density | 1,224/sq mi (472.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 72712, 72716 |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-05320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0076305 |
| Website | www |
Bentonville is the tenth-largest city in Arkansas and the county seat of Benton County. The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the headquarters of Walmart, which is the world's largest retailer. Originally named Osage after the Osage Indians who hunted in the area when white settlers first moved to the area in 1837, the community was renamed to Bentonville in 1843 in honor of Missouri politician Thomas Hart Benton and was first incorporated on April 3, 1873. It is one of the four main cities in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city itself had a population of 35,301 at the 2010 Census, with an estimated population of 40,167 in 2013.
Bentonville is the location of the Walmart Home Office, and the retailer is very visible within the city. The Walmart Visitor Center is located on the Bentonville town square in Sam Walton's original Walton's Five and Dime. The home office includes fifteen buildings along Walton Boulevard (US 71B) in the west part of the city. Just north of downtown Bentonville is the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Founded by Alice Walton in 2011, this museum contains many masterpieces from all eras of American art, including many works from Walton's private collection. Across the square from the Walmart Visitor Center is the Benton County Courthouse, the center of the county government. Bentonville High School is located just west of Interstate 49/US Route 71 in central Bentonville.
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