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Hot Springs is located at 45 mi/70 km southwest
of Little Rock. The springs that bubble to the surface there are
renowned for their purified water and have been an attraction
for centuries. Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto is thought to
have visited them in the 1500s.Hot Springs National Park, which
is nearly surrounded by the town. Bathhouse Row is made up of
eight bathhouses in assorted architectural styles that date from
the 1910s and 1920s. The park's centerpiece is the 1915 Fordyce
Bathhouse, an amazing Spanish Revival-style building.
Population (year 2000): 8,397
Males: 3,943 (47.0%), Females: 4,454 (53.0%)
Garland County
Zip codes:
71909.
Median resident age: 67.1 years
Median household income: $41,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,000 (year 2000)
Races in Hot Springs Village:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (25.6%), English (20.4%),
Irish (13.2%), United States (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), French
(4.4%).
Elevation: 789 feet
Land area: 37.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Hot Springs Village
- High school or higher: 94.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Hot Springs Village CDP
- Never married: 5.1%
- Now married: 79.5%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 5.4%
2.4% Foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.4% Latin
America, 0.4% North America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hot Springs Village:
- HOT SPRINGS REHABILITATION CENTER (about 10 miles;
HOT SPRINGS, AR)
- LEO N LEVI NATIONAL ARTHRITIS (about 11 miles; HOT
SPRINGS, AR)
- NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 11 miles;
HOT SPRINGS, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hot
Springs Village:
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 15 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID:
HOT)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 55 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID:
LIT)
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 62 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR;
ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hot Springs Village:
- SALINE COUNTY/WATTS FIELD (about 29 miles; BENTON,
AR; ID: M99)
- MALVERN MUNI (about 30 miles; MALVERN, AR; ID: M78)
- PETIT JEAN PARK (about 33 miles; MORRILTON, AR; ID:
MPJ)
Amtrak station near Hot Springs Village:
- 12 miles: HOT SPRINGS (100 BROADWAY TER.) - Bus
Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Hot Springs Village:
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 46
miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 54 miles;
CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 78
miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT enrollment: 2,801)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 81
miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 94 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,472)
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