Bentonville is the ninth largest city in Arkansas and Benton County county. It is located in the center of town with Rogers adjacent to the east. The city is home to Walmart's birthplace and world headquarters, the world's largest retailer. It is one of four major cities in the four-county Northwest Arkansas Statistical Area, which ranks 109th in terms of population in the United States by 463,204 in 2010 according to the US Census Bureau. The city itself has a population of 35,301 in the 2010 Census, with an estimated population of 49,298 in 2017.
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History
Initial history
The area now known as the first known use of Bentonville by humans is as a hunting ground by the Osage Nation living in Missouri. The Osage will leave their settlements to hunt in Benton County at this time for months at a time before returning to their families. The first white settlers inhabited the area around 1837 and named their settlement "Osage". By this time, Osage had stopped using the area for hunting, and white settlers began to build fields. After the formation of Benton County on September 30, 1836, Osage was considered a suitable location for the county seat, and the town square was established as a local government home the following year. Osage was named Bentonville in honor of Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator who strongly supported the state of Arkansas.
Initial state and Civil War
Two years after Arkansas received statehood in 1836, thousands of Cherokees from Georgia passed through Benton County as part of the Trail of Tears route to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. Although there were no Civil War battles taking place in Bentonville, the city was occupied by both soldiers and saw almost all of its buildings burned, either by opposing troops or guerrilla guerrillas. Bentonville was a staging point for the Confederate army before the Battle of Pea Ridge, fought about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of the city, and the city saw a brief battle just before the battle. The city began rebuilding about a decade after incorporation on April 3, 1873, with many of the Reconstruction Era buildings now functioning as the oldest structure in Bentonville.
After the war, the region formed a dynamic apple industry, with Benton County becoming the country's leading apple-producing region in 1901.
Twentieth Century
Twentieth CenturyIn the 1920s and 1930s, the county developed a reputation as a leader in poultry production that continued into World War II years, and which is still maintained today. The postwar economy helped Bentonville grow, with many new businesses starting.
In 1950, Sam Walton bought the Harrison Variety Store in the town square of Bentonville. He completely overhauled the building and opened "Walton's 5 and 10 Variety Store" on March 18, 1951. This single store eventually led to the creation of Walmart, the world's largest retailer, which is still heavily affecting today's communities.
The late twentieth and early twentieth centuries have experienced dramatic reductions in the manufacturing sector in Bentonville, consistent with increased tourism and entertainment focused on natural settings and outdoor opportunities in the area as well as the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. , which opened in 2011. This has resulted in Bentonville being the fastest growing city in Arkansas, and the larger Northwest Arkansas region is one of the fastest growing in the United States.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​31.5 square miles (81.6 km 2 ), where 31.3 square miles (81.0 km 2 ) is ground and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km 2 ), or 0.67%, is water.
Metropolitan Region
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area consists of three Arkansas regions: Benton, Madison, and Washington, and McDonald County, Missouri. This area has a population of 347,045 at the 2000 census which has increased to 463,204 by the 2010 Census (an increase of 33.47 percent). The Metropolitan Statistical Area does not consist of the usual morphology of city-to-suburbs; instead Bentonville is bordered to the east by Rogers, north by Bella Vista, and west by Centerton. Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is located southwest of Bentonville and is used to connect all the northwestern Arkansas region to the rest of the nation. For more than a decade, Northwest Arkansas has become one of the fastest growing regions in the United States.
Climate
Bentonville is located in a humid subtropical climate zone (KÃÆ'¶ppen Cfa ) with influences from the humid continental climate type. Bentonville experienced all four seasons and received a cold air mass from the north, but some Arctic masses were blocked by higher elevations of the Ozarks. July is the hottest month of the year, with an average height of 89Ã, Â ° F (32Ã, Â ° C) and a low average of 66Ã, Â ° F (19Ã, Â ° C). Temperatures above 100Ã, Â ° F (37.8Ã, Â ° C) are common, with the current temperature during the summer months remaining above 100 degrees for several weeks at a time. January is the coldest month with an average height of 46Ã, Â ° F (8Ã, Â ° C) and a low average of 24Ã, Â ° F (-4Ã, Â ° C). The city's highest temperature is 114 Â ° F (45.6 Â ° C), recorded in 1954. The lowest recorded temperature is -16 Â ° F (-26.7 Â ° C), in 1996.
Demographics
By 2016 Bentonville has a population of 47,093. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 77.0% non-Hispanic whites, 2.4% non-Hispanic blacks, 1.2% Native Americans, 5.8% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islands, 3.9 % of some other races and 2.5% of two or more races. 8.7% of the population is Hispanic or Latino from any race.
In the 2000 census, there were 19,730 people, 7,458 households, and 5,265 families living in the city. The city grew substantially in the 1990s; the population of 1990 is 11,257 and the city is expected to reach 50,000 by 2030. According to the US Census, Bentonville and surrounding communities in Benton County are second in growth to Arkansas and among the 100 fastest growing counties in the United States..
Population density was 928.9 people per square mile (358.7/km ²). There are 7,924 house units with an average density of 373.1 per square mile (144.0/km ²). City's racial makeup is 90.92% White, 0.88% Black or African American, 1.33% Native Americans, 2.40% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Island, 2.68% of other races, and 1 , 76% of two or more races. 6.07% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The 2005 Special Census reported 24,837 non-Hispanic whites/whites (86.8%), 2,428 Hispanics of any race (8.5%), 1,135 Asians (4.0%), and 510 Blacks/African Americans 1 , 8%. Bentonville is home to a large significant Hispanic immigrant community, made up of Mexicans and nationalities from Central America such as El Salvador and Honduras, coming to look for blue-collar jobs in the fast-growing economies of the 1990s and 2000s.
There are 7,458 households where 40.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% are married couples living together, 11.9% have unmarried female households present, and 29.4% classified as non-family by the US Census Bureau. 24.4% of all households are individual and 6.7% have a living person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the population is spread by 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% years or more. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there are 93.6 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.
The average income for households in the city is $ 39,936, and the average income for families is $ 46,558. Men have an average income of $ 31,816 compared to $ 23,761 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 20,831. 10.3% of the population and 7.5% of families are below the poverty line. Of the total people living in poverty, 13.7% are under the age of 18 and 10.9% are 65 years or older.
Economy
Territory
The Northwest Arkansas economy has historically been based on agriculture and poultry. In the last few decades, the NWA has experienced rapid growth and diversification of its economy based on the three Fortune 500 companies based there, Walmart, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt, while also seeing the development of the University of Arkansas and the sector of cultural facilities. Though affected by the Great Recession, the NWA economy fared better than most of the metropolitan peoples, the states of Arkansas and the United States as a whole. Between 2007 and 2013, the region saw significant unemployment rates below the peer and the national average; while also seeing a 1% net job growth. NWA gross domestic product grew 7.0% over the aforementioned time period, and bankruptcies, building permits and per capita income returned to pre-recession levels.
The Northwest Arkansas sector of professional, education and health care health has grown steadily since 2007. Between 2007 and 2013, the region has experienced a growth of 8,300 jobs in the region, with 6,100 added in education and health professions and 4,300 jobs added in recreational and hospitality jobs associated with cultural facilities in the region. Government and transport sectors remained relatively constant between 2007 and 2013, but the manufacturing sector has seen a steady decline, reflecting the national average. The construction and real estate sectors suffered heavy losses caused by the poor housing market during the economic crisis.
City
Bentonville has been home to Walmart since Sam Walton bought a shop in the town square in 1950 and renamed it Walton 5 & amp; 10. Retailers continue their rapid growth, but Helen Walton wants to stay in Bentonville to raise the family, and thus by the time Walmart became # 1 Fortune 500 in 2002, it's still based in Bentonville.. The Walmart "Home Office" now includes more than 20 buildings throughout Bentonville, particularly along Walton Boulevard (US 71B) in the western part of town. By 2017, Walmart announced their intention to build a new headquarters in Bentonville, consolidating many of its employees to a more centralized campus.
The impact of Walmart Home Office is multiplied by more than 1,100 Walmart vendor candidates who have established sales offices in the region. The large number of satellite offices for companies from virtually every industry means a large number of transplants from across the United States can be found in Bentonville. This phenomenon affects the culture of Bentonville in addition to the city economy.
Bentonville is home to a thriving entrepreneurial scene, with shared workspace and startup incubator added rapidly over the last 5 years. Bentonville is ranked as one of the best cities for entrepreneurs in America by 2017 by Life Like .
Culture, contemporary life, and points of interest
The Bentonville culture is a combination of the southern city, small town, global business center, and the surrounding Northwest Arkansas metro.
Bentonville shares many of the characteristics commonly attributed to Arkansas as a Southern state, but also absorbs small cultural influences from the Midwest and the West. Centrally located in Mid-South, Bentonville culture is different and different from the state's Delta section. Many of the city's first settlers came from North Georgia, North Alabama, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee, as they discovered the familiar Ozarks with the Appalachians at home. The Arkansas Highlands, including Northwest Arkansas, do not participate in large-scale plantation agriculture with slaves like the Arkansas delta, instead choosing to settle in small groups, relying on subsistence farming and hunting rather than general settlement patterns in the Midwest and Far to the south. The "hillbilly" stereotype given to the Ozarks and the Appalachians is largely a derivation of the difficult topography, the tendency to settle in groups, and the vast majority of self-sustaining independent economy found in these areas. The large proportions of Bentonville from Southern Baptists and Methodists nevertheless reflect the tendency often associated with Deep South.
Due to Walmart's excellence in the city, Bentonville is also an international focal point for retail suppliers and other support businesses. According to the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce, over 1,250 suppliers have offices in Northwest Arkansas in an effort to secure or retain the Walmart business. The complex symbol of Bentonville culture is a cricket game played between PepsiCo and Walmart, watched by their respective chief executives, Indra Nooyi and Doug McMillon, recorded in a Wall Street Journal article depicting the complex Bentonville culture. The game is played on a baseball field in Bentonville that is not suitable for a typical cricket, so the players adapt the new rules. The city has a league with 18 teams and a host of fans, mostly from thousands of indigenous Indians interested in Bentonville by Walmart's IT software and work. Mayor Bob McCaslin said the City currently has no plans to build a public cricket field.
From the Walmart Museum in the downtown square to over 20 buildings scattered throughout the city, Walmart's Home Office has a presence throughout Bentonville. Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport has direct commercial flights from many large destination cities that are not typical of airport sizes due to the supplier community. Bentonville High School has a program to help a sizable transient student population, including international students, for those who recently moved to Bentonville.
Arts and culture
Crystal Bridges The Museum of American Art is a $ 450 million American art museum designed by architect Moshe Safdie located within walking distance of downtown Bentonville. The museum was founded by Alice Walton in 2011 and contains many masterpieces from all American artistic epochs, including many works from Walton's personal collection.
Other points of interest include: Walmart Museum: Located adjacent to Sam Walton's Walton's Five and Dime, which serves as a visitor center.
Starting in 2015, the Bentonville Film Festival has been held annually in the first week of May in Downtown Bentonville. More than 85,000 participants took part in this week-long event.
In 2009, Bentonville ranked No. 1. 13 in the "Top 25 Most Unique America and Most Popular Cities" magazine list in the United States, an article written by CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg. In determining its rankings, Greenberg cites the upcoming Crystal Bridges Museum, as well as sites such as Compton Gardens and the Peel Mansion Museum of Civil War & amp; Heritage Park.
In 2012 Bentonville's Southern Living Magazine references Bentonville as the southern "Cultural Mecca" given by the growth of Crystal Bridges and the surrounding art and culinary community.
Historical district and properties
Bentonville contains more than 30 lists on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), official federal districts list, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation.
The city contains two historic residential districts, the Third Street Historic District and the Historic District of West Central Avenue. Both districts have historic dwellings renowned for their architectural style and contribution to the city's early history. Together, more than 40 homes are listed as contributing properties. The list of the most outstanding individual residences in the historic district includes Craig-Bryan House, Elliott House, James A. Rice House and Rice House on "A" Road. List of places to live elsewhere in the city include the Peel Mansion Museum, Stroud House, and Col. Young House.
Also included in the NRHP are historic public structures, such as the Benton County Courthouse, Benton County Prison, Bentonville High School, commercial structures such as Benton County National Bank, Massey Hotel, Roy Office Building Building, and Terry Block Building, and two graves.
Parks and road systems
The Bentonville Recreation and Leisure Park maintains twenty-two parks and over 50 miles (80 km) of lanes.
Over 300 acres (120Ã, ha) city parks throughout the city offer educational, recreational and outdoor opportunities to park visitors. The largest parks surround Lake Bella Vista and include popular perimeter fitness tracks and disc golf courses. The memorial park features the Melvin Ford Aquatic Center as well as baseball facilities, basketball, tennis, volleyball, skateboards, softball and soccer. The four baseball fields at Merchant Baseball Park have hosted the Bentonville Youth Baseball League since its inception in 1954. Park Springs Park was founded in 1890 following the discovery of two springs with recognized healing powers. The Burns Arboretum/Nature Trail was added in 1996 and included the State Champion tree.
The line in Bentonville varies from a small fitness track to long mountain bike paths to the regional Razorback Greenway depending on topography, usage goals and city planning. Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway, a 36-mile (58 km) mixed highway that connects Northwest Arkansas, via Bentonville near Bentonville High School, Walmart Home Office, and Crystal Bridges on the way to Lake Bella Vista to the north. Crystal Bridges Trail is a 1 mile (1.6 km) path between downtown Bentonville and the museum, built by museums and donated to the city. Public art and sculptures lined the footpath, which passes through Compton Gardens on the way to the museum's southeastern entrance. After passing a view where road users can see the museum from the cliff, the Crystal Bridges Trail connects to a 3 mile (4.8 km) trail system in the museum. The city also has several paths connecting major roads, parks and neighborhoods throughout the city.
Bentonville is known as a mountain biking destination, earning the Silver Ride Center title from the International Mountain Biking Association and hosting several cycling events throughout the year.
Outside Magazine enrolled Bentonville as one of its finest cities by 2017, notably tracking bike lanes and cityscape art. Bentonville has been recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists since 2012.
Government and politics
City councilors
Bentonville operates in the form of municipal government mayor councils. The mayor is elected by elections throughout the city to serve as the city's Chief Executive Officer by leading all city council meetings, enacted laws and taxpayer funds carefully spent. Once elected, the mayor also allocates duties for city employees. The mayor serves a period of four years and can serve unlimited provisions.
The city council is the unicameral legislative body of the city, which consists of eight members. The duties of the council include balancing the city budget and bypassing the ordinances. The Agency also controls the representatives of special city commissions under their jurisdiction. Members are generally elected indefinitely and represent individual wards. Board members must live in the environment they represent.
Citizen boards, commissions and committees
The citizen input was greeted by using various special groups. Although some positions are appointed by the mayor, many are made up of volunteers. Requirements including the applicant are residents of Bentonville and application submission to gain access to any of the 8 Bentonville city councils. This ranges from designated positions in the Planning Commission to Bentonville Public Arts Advisory Committee to the Bentonville Library Advisory Board.
Justice system
The Bentonville District Court handles criminal, civil, minor claims and traffic within the city limits. In addition, the Court handles cases of Civil and Small Claims when there is appropriate jurisdiction. The currently elected District Judge presides over all cases. Ray Bunch is the current Bentonville District Court Judge. The Justice Court of the 19th Judiciary covers Benton County as a whole and operates from the Benton County Courthouse in Bentonville City Center with Bentonville that serves as the Seat Area.
Politics
The current mayor is Bob McCaslin, first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2010 and 2014. Prior to entering the government, McCaslin was a public school teacher and longtime employee of Kraft Foods, retiring as executive leader in 2002. Mayor McCaslin has indicated him has no intention of running for re-election in 2018.
The current state representatives serving districts containing parts of Bentonville are Rep. Jim Dotson, Rep. Rebecca Petty, Rep. Kim Hendren, and Rep. And Douglas. The state senator currently serving the Bentonville-containing district is Senator Bart Hester.
Education
Primary and secondary education is provided by Bentonville Public Schools leading to graduation in Bentonville High School or Bentonville West High School. Bentonville Adventist School, associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, provides educational services for kindergarten through the eighth grade.
Haas Hall Academy and Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy are two public charter schools. The Thaden School opened in 2017 and is an independent junior high school in the city.
Bentonville is home to Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), a two-year public college providing undergraduate, vocational, career and technical education programs.
The Bentonville Public Library System consists of a central library, located at 405 S. Main Street, providing citizens access to print books, publications and multimedia content, as well as satellite locations at Bentonville Community Center in the southwest part of town.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Main highway
The main route through Bentonville is Interstate 49/US 71. This full access control, a four-lane express path is an uninterrupted part of the route that ultimately is planned to connect Kansas City, Missouri to New Orleans, Louisiana. Previously designated as Interstate 540 with a reappointment as Interstate 49 granted by the US Federal Federal Highway Administration's Transport Department on March 28, 2014, the highway became the region's first free road when completed in the 1990s to alleviate the former US 71 (now US 71B ) of highly increased demand from through travelers following the unexpected and rapid growth of the Northwest Arkansas metro. Future plans for the I-49 corridor include the completion of the freeway segment between Fort Smith and Texarkana and the completion of Bella Vista Bypass to the north.
Public transit
Bentonville has one major public transportation provider, Ozark Regional Transit, operating in the Benton/Washington Counties and is a regional transit system with a broad-based bus route.
Flights
The Bentonville Municipal Airport and Louise M. Thaden Field are owned by the city and serve general aviation. The nearest airport for commercial flights is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), located about 12 miles southwest of downtown, which opened in 1998.
Utilities
Water
The city of Bentonville owns and operates municipal water systems that provide services to industrial, commercial and residential customers. Drinking water is purchased and pumped from the Beaver Water District processing plant in Lowell. The city uses about 10 million gallons of US (38 ML) of water per day on average.
Famous people
- James Henderson Berry, US senator and 14th Arkansas governor
- Jim Dotson, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives of Bentonville
- Dan Douglas, Republican member of Arkansas House of Representatives from Bentonville
- And Folger, singer
- Asa Hutchinson, 46th Arkansas Governor and now
- Tim Hutchinson, former US Senator
- Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO
- Malik Monk, current NBA Guard for the Charlotte Hornets.
- Lee Seamster, Chief Justice of Arkansas; mayor of Bentonville, 1921-1922
- Louise Thaden, aviation pioneer, holder of various flight records, and first woman to win the Bendix Cup
- Dwight Tosh, Republican member of Arkansas House of Representatives from Jonesboro; former state police officer, former resident of Bentonville
- Karri Turner, actress on JAG adventure/drama show
- Jim Walton, the 14th richest man in the world, youngest son Sam Walton, founder of Walmart
- Curtis Jenkins, 2015 Parnelli Tour Manager of the Year
References
External links
- Official website
- History of Bentonville Jewish community (from Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
- The History Encyclopedia of Arkansas & amp; Cultural entry: Bentonville (Benton County)
- "Redistricting for future possibilities for Arkansas", USA Today , February 21, 2011
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