Bentonville, Arkansas

Bentonville, Arkansas
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Bentonville is located in Arkansas
Bentonville
Bentonville
Bentonville is located in the United States
Bentonville
Bentonville
Coordinates: 36°21′10″N 94°13′52″W / 36.35278°N 94.23111°W / 36.35278; -94.23111
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyBenton
IncorporatedApril 3, 1873
Named forOriginally Osage Indians
Thomas Hart Benton
Government
 • MayorStephanie Orman[1]
Area
 • Total34.25 sq mi (88.70 km2)
 • Land34.05 sq mi (88.19 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation1,266 ft (386 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total54,164
 • Estimate 
(2022)
57,868 Increase
 • Density1,590.72/sq mi (614.19/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
72712, 72713, 72716
Area code479
FIPS code05-05320
GNIS feature ID2403857[3]
Websitebentonvillear.com

Bentonville is the ninth-most populous city in the US state of Arkansas, and the county seat of Benton County.[4] The city is centrally located in the county with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is the birthplace and headquarters of Walmart, the world's largest retailer.[5] It is one of the four main cities in the three-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United States with 546,725 residents in 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau. The city itself had a population of 54,164 at the 2020 Census,[6] an increase of 53% from the 2010 Census.[7][8] Bentonville is considered to be one of the fastest growing cities in the state and consistently ranks amongst the safest cities in Arkansas.

  1. ^ "Mayor's Office website". Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bentonville, Arkansas
  4. ^ "United States Census Data". www.census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  5. ^ Schaefer, Steve (May 22, 2012). "With Wal-Mart At 10-Year Highs, Some Shareholders Want Directors Shown The Door". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bentonville city, Arkansas; United States". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bentonville city, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Overall population growth in Northwest Arkansas is large but not evenly distributed, census shows". Arkansas Online. August 22, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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