Siloam Springs
| Siloam Springs | |
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 Location in county and Arkansas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | December 22, 1881 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arkansas |
| County : | Benton County |
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 11 ′ N , 94 ° 32 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 13,990 (as of 2005) |
| Population density : | 512.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 27.3 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) of which 27.3 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 345 m |
| Postal code : | 72761 |
| Area code : | +1 479 |
| FIPS : | 05-64370 |
| GNIS ID : | 0078364 |
| Website : | www.siloamsprings.com |
| Mayor : | ML Van Poucke, Jr |
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas with 13,200 inhabitants ( 2004 ). The urban area has a size of 27.4 km². Home of the private John Brown University , founded in 1919 .
Attractions
- Siloam Springs Museum
sons and daughters of the town
- Les "Carrot Top" Anderson , country musician
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 821 | - | |
| 1900 | 1748 | 112.9% | |
| 1910 | 2405 | 37.6% | |
| 1920 | 2569 | 6.8% | |
| 1930 | 2378 | -7.4% | |
| 1940 | 2764 | 16.2% | |
| 1950 | 3270 | 18.3% | |
| 1960 | 3953 | 20.9% | |
| 1970 | 6009 | 52% | |
| 1980 | 7940 | 32.1% | |
| 1990 | 8151 | 2.7% | |
| 2000 | 10,843 | 33% | |
| 1890-2000 | |||
Web links
Commons : Siloam Springs - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011