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Bentonville, Arkansas

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(Saline County)

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(Arkansas County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Bentonville had a population of 19,730 people.^<1> This represents 0.74% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 19th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	35,526	+80.06%	+5.55% since 2007
2007	33,658	+70.59%	+5.3% since 2006
2006	31,964	+62.01%	+7.33% since 2005
2005	29,781	+50.94%	+6.81% since 2004
2004	27,883	+41.32%	+4.99% since 2003
2003	26,559	+34.61%	+9.73% since 2002
2002	24,204	+22.68%	+12.66% since 2001
2001	21,484	+8.89%	+8.89% since 2000
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2000	19,730	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
16	Benton	SE	154 mi [247.8 km]	29,452	34.45% increase
17	El Dorado	SE	234 mi [376.6 km]	19,905	7.55% decrease
18	Sherwood	SE	154 mi [247.8 km]	24,542	14.09% increase
-19-	Bentonville			35,526	80.06% increase
20	Van Buren	S	63 mi [101.4 km]	22,543	18.73% increase
21	Searcy	SE	159 mi [255.9 km]	22,299	17.81% increase
22	Blytheville	E	242 mi [389.5 km]	16,105	11.86% decrease

The city of Bentonville is located in Benton County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Benton County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Bentonville.

Bentonville had 7,924 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bentonville has an area ^<4> of 21.24 square miles [55 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bentonville had a 2000 population density of 928 people per square mile [358.6 people/km²], making it the state's 101st most densely populated area.

Benton County

Bentonville is located in Benton County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 154,778 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 19,730 people, Bentonville contained 12.75% of the Benton County total.

In addition, where the community of Bentonville has a population density of 928 people per square mile [358.6 people/km²], Benton County averages 183 people per square mile [70.6 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Benton County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Bentonville.

A Census Quickfact is available for Benton County (QF-05007).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Benton County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Barry (MO)	QF-29009	NE	36,301	6.64% increase
Carroll	QF-05015	E	27,557	8.48% increase
Madison	QF-05087	SE	15,651	9.49% increase
Washington	QF-05143	S	195,803	23.31% increase
Adair (OK)	QF-40001	SW	21,811	3.61% increase
Delaware (OK)	QF-40041	W	40,425	8.68% increase
McDonald (MO)	QF-29119	NW	22,731	4.93% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bentonville:

	State Code:	05 (Arkansas)
	County Code:	007 (Benton County)
	Place Code:	05320 (Bentonville)

	State & County Code:	05007 (Arkansas/Benton County)

	State & Place Code:	0505320 (Arkansas/Bentonville)

Bentonville is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bentonville.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Bentonville and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bentonville. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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