Springdale

History

Springdale was formerly called Shiloh and was platted under that original name in 1866. In 1878, the town was incorporated with the name of Springdale. In 2020, voters of the city of Bethel Heights decided to merge with Springdale after the city sanitation plant received several violations from the Arkansas Health Department. The city was eventually annexed on August 21, 2020. An intense EF3 tornado struck the town on March 30, 2022, heavily damaging or destroying several structures and injuring seven people.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it, or 0.62%, is water. The city limits extend north into southern Benton County. Springdale is bordered by the cities of Cave Springs, Lowell, to the north, by Elm Springs and Tontitown to the west, and by Johnson and Fayetteville to the south. The city is located in both Benton and Washington counties along Interstate 49/US Highway 62/US Highway 71 (I-49/US 62/US 71). This is the only fully controlled access route through the area, which replaced the winding US 71 (now US 71B) in the 1990s. An interstate connection with Fort Smith to the south and Kansas City, Missouri, to the north has greatly helped to grow Springdale. In the Springdale area, sandstone and shale were deposited on top of the Springfield Plateau during the Pennsylvanian Period. These were eroded after the Ouachita orogeny and uplift, exposing Mississippian limestone formations of the Springfield Plateau visible today. Springdale lies in the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa) with influence from the humid continental climate type. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The climate is similar to that of nearby Fayetteville. July is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of and an average low of . Temperatures above are uncommon but not rare, occurring on average twice a year, with 57 days over annually. January is the coldest month with an average high of and an average low of . The city's highest temperature was , recorded in 1954. The lowest temperature recorded was , in 1899. Precipitation is weakly seasonal, with a bimodal pattern: wet seasons in the spring…

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,904
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  14,117
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  12,711
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  12,514
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12,480
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,600
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,244
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  10,658

Largest nearby schools

• FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL EAST
  High · FAYETTEVILLE · 2,685 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL
  High · SPRINGDALE · 2,274 students · 14:1 ratio
• SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL
  High · SPRINGDALE · 2,158 students · 11.9:1 ratio
• SPRINGDALE SCHOOL OF INNOVATIONS
  Other · SPRINGDALE · 2,116 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• OWL CREEK SCHOOL
  Elementary · FAYETTEVILLE · 1,024 students · 19.3:1 ratio
• CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  Other · SPRINGDALE · 890 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · SPRINGDALE · 786 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• HELLSTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
  Middle · SPRINGDALE · 781 students · 12.2:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2018-12-10
  1 km ENE of Zeb, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2016-04-03
  Arkansas-Oklahoma border region
• M 2.5 — 2011-08-11
  11 km WSW of Jasper, Arkansas
• M 2.6 — 2010-05-21
  2 km SW of Centerton, Arkansas
• M 2.5 — 2010-04-29
  3 km SW of Centerton, Arkansas
• M 3.1 — 2007-09-07
  3 km W of Harrison, Arkansas