Cave Springs, Arkansas | |
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City | |
Location in Benton County and the state of Arkansas |
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Coordinates: 36°16′40″N 94°13′24″W / 36.27778°N 94.22333°WCoordinates: 36°16′40″N 94°13′24″W / 36.27778°N 94.22333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Benton |
Area | |
• Total | 7.92 sq mi (20.52 km2) |
• Land | 7.86 sq mi (20.36 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 1,155 ft (352 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,729 |
• Estimate (2016) | 3,634 |
• Density | 458.66/sq mi (177.07/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 72718 |
Area code(s) | 479 |
FIPS code | 05-12340 |
GNIS feature ID | 0076553 |
Cave Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,729 at the 2010 census, up from 1,103 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cave Springs is located in southern central Benton County at 36°16′40″N 94°13′24″W / 36.27778°N 94.22333°W (36.277729, -94.223226), in the valley of Osage Creek. Arkansas Highway 112 (Main Street) leads north 8 miles (13 km) to Bentonville and south 16 miles (26 km) to Fayetteville. Arkansas Highway 264 (East Lowell Avenue) leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Lowell and west (as Healing Springs Road) 5 miles (8 km) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (18.0 km2), of which 6.9 square miles (17.8 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.84%, is water. Lake Keith, a small water basin in the middle of Cave Springs, holds the rare cave fish. Fishing in Lake Keith has been banned due to the endangered species. In October 2013, Lake Keith was temporarily drained.