Hot Springs, Arkansas

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The city of Hot Springs is located in Garland County and is the county seat.

Typical abbreviation for Hot Springs: Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hot Spngs. or Hot Sprngs.)

Hot Springs is 150 feet [45.72 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Hot Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Hot Springs can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Hot Springs had a population of 35,750 people^<3> (or 40.46% of the total population of Garland County). The population of Hot Springs represented 1.34% of the total of Arkansas, making it the state's 10th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Hot Springs had a population of 39,467 people. This is an increase of 10.4% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Hot Springs.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Donaldson	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	335	2.76% increase
	Fountain Lake	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	502	22.74% increase
	Friendship	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	213	3.4% increase
	Lonsdale	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	132	11.86% increase
	Magnet Cove	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Malvern	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	8,958	0.7% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Hot Springs.

Websites for Hot Springs

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The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Hot Springs. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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