Editing Hot Spring County, Arkansas (section)

==Communities==
Two incorporated cities, four incorporated towns, and one [[census designated place]] (CDP) are located within the county. The largest city and county seat, Malvern, is located in the northeast part of the county on I-30. Malvern's population in 2010 was 10,318, and has been increasing since the 2000 Census. [[Rockport, Arkansas|Rockport]] and [[Perla, Arkansas|Perla]] are adjacent to Malvern, with populations of 755 and 291 in 2010, respectively. The remaining communities are in the south part of the county near the Ouachita River, each with a population under 400 as of 2010: [[Donaldson, Arkansas|Donaldson]], [[Friendship, Arkansas|Friendship]] and [[Midway, Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Midway]].<ref name="hot" /> [[Magnet Cove, Arkansas|Magnet Cove]] is a former town, suspending incorporation in 2006.<ref name="mc" >{{ Cite encyclopedia |title= Magnet Cove (Hot Spring County) |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=4129 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= [[Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]] at the [[Central Arkansas Library System]] |date= August 8, 2017 |last= Pennington |first= Helen  |access-date= December 21, 2017 }}</ref>

Hot Spring County has dozens of unincorporated communities and ghost towns within its borders. This is due to early settlers in Arkansas tending to settle in small clusters rather than incorporated towns. For example, communities like Jones Mill have a post office or a collection of buildings. Other communities are simply a few dwellings at a crossroads that have adopted a common place name over time. Some are officially listed as populated places by the [[United States Geological Survey]], and others are listed as historic settlements.

===Cities===
* [[Malvern, Arkansas|Malvern]] (County Seat)
* [[Rockport, Arkansas|Rockport]]

===Towns===
* [[Donaldson, Arkansas|Donaldson]]
* [[Friendship, Arkansas|Friendship]]
* [[Midway, Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Midway]]
* [[Perla, Arkansas|Perla]]

===Census Designated Places===
* [[Bismarck, Arkansas|Bismarck]]
* [[Jones Mill, Arkansas|Jones Mill]]
* [[Magnet Cove, Arkansas|Magnet Cove]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
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* [[Abco, Arkansas|Abco]]
* [[Antioch, Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Antioch]]
* [[Beaton, Arkansas|Beaton]]
* [[Bonnerdale, Arkansas|Bonnerdale]]
* [[Brown Springs, Arkansas|Brown Springs]]
* [[Butterfield, Arkansas|Butterfiield]]
* [[Caney, Arkansas|Caney]]
* [[Central, Arkansas|Central]]
* [[De Roche, Arkansas|De Roche]]
* [[Diamondhead, Arkansas|Diamondhead]]
* [[Faber, Arkansas|Faber]]
* [[Gifford, Arkansas|Gifford]]
* [[Glen Rose, Arkansas|Glen Rose]]
* [[Harp, Arkansas|Harp]]
* [[Lambert, Arkansas|Lambert]]
* [[Landers, Arkansas|Landers]]
* [[Lono, Arkansas|Lono]]
* [[Morning Star, Arkansas|Morning Star]]
* [[Mount Moriah, Arkansas|Mount Moriah]]
* [[Oak Bower, Arkansas|Oak Bower]]
* [[Oak Grove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas|Oak Grove]]
* [[Old De Roche, Arkansas|Old De Roche]]
* [[Oma, Arkansas|Oma]]
* [[Point Cedar, Arkansas|Point Cedar]]
* [[Rolla, Arkansas|Rolla]]
* [[Saginaw, Arkansas|Saginaw]]
* [[Shorewood Hills, Arkansas|Shorewood Hills]]
* [[Social Hill, Arkansas|Social Hill]]
* [[Whittington, Arkansas|Whittington]]
* [[Witherspoon, Arkansas|Witherspoon]]
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===Historical communities===
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* [[Cove Creek, Arkansas|Cove Creek]]
* [[Duffie Arkansas|Duffie]]
* [[Durian, Arkansas|Durian]]
* [[Elmore, Arkansas|Elmore]]
* [[Etta, Arkansas|Etta]]
* [[Fleming, Arkansas|Fleming]]
* [[Sanders, Arkansas|Sanders]]
* [[Twin Oak, Arkansas|Twin Oak]]
* [[Walco, Arkansas|Walco]]
* [[Wayside, Arkansas|Wayside]]
* [[Wyandotte, Arkansas|Wyandotte]]
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