Welcome to Hot Springs ...
The city of Hot Springs is located in Garland County<1> and is the County Seat for Garland County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.
A typical abbreviation for Hot Springs: Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hot Spngs. or Hot Sprngs.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hot Springs has a population of 38,802 people<2> (see below for details).
Hot Springs is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hot Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Hot Springs is located in the (501) area code.
Websites for Hot Springs ...
Official Website: www.ci.hot-springs.ar.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.hotspringschamber.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hot Springs had an population of 38,802 people. This is an increase of 10.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.54% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hot Springs had a population of 35,193 people (or 36.65% of the total population of Garland County). This makes Hot Springs the county's most populous community.
The population of Hot Springs represents 1.21% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 35,193 people, the population of Hot Springs decreased 1.56% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 35,750 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hot Springs.
Communities Also Named Hot Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hot Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, California (4), Colorado, Idaho, Montana (2), Nevada (7), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah (3), Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hot Springs.
Communities near Hot Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hot Springs.
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
- Mountain Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pine
- Mountain Pine is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pine <5>
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Fountain Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
- Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Donaldson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Perla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Lonsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
- Lonsdale is located in Garland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <5>
- Magnet Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hot Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hot Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hot Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hot Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hot Springs. Our list includes 56 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hot Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hot Springs ...
Looking for more information about Hot Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Hot Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hot Springs.
Adding Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hot Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hot Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hot Springs post office opened in 1831.
We also found Hot Springs on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hot Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hot Springs: www.ci.hot-springs.ar.us/
The official website for Garland County: www.garlandcounty.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Garland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hot Springs. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |