Editing Valley Springs, Arkansas

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'''Valley Springs''' is a town in [[Boone County, Arkansas|Boone County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. The population was 175 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]]. It is part of the [[Harrison, Arkansas|Harrison]] [[Harrison micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
'''Valley Springs Academy''' was a private high school in Valley Springs.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40018433 | jstor=40018433 | title=Valley Springs Academy | last1=Hollabaugh | first1=Fount G. | journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly | year=1957 | volume=16 | issue=1 | pages=78–83 | doi=10.2307/40018433 }}</ref> It was established in 1870.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.valleyspringsar.org/History.html | title=Valley Springs History | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211438/http://www.valleyspringsar.org/History.html | archive-date=2018-06-29}}</ref> It was supported by the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]].

===Alumni===
*[[Jackson F. Henley]], state legislator and judge
*[[Henry W. Sitton]], state legislator<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q4E_AAAAYAAJ&dq=%22valley+springs+academy%22&pg=PA2155 | title=A Standard History of Oklahoma: An Authentic Narrative of Its Development from the Date of the First European Exploration Down to the Present Time, Including Accounts of the Indian Tribes, Both Civilized and Wild, of the Cattle Range, of the Land Openings and the Achievements of the Most Recent Period | last1=Thoburn | first1=Joseph Bradfield | year=1916 }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 1.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}} (0.5&nbsp;mi<sup>2</sup>), all land.

=== List of highways ===

*[[Image:US 65 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 65]]
*[[File:Arkansas 206.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 206]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1980= 190
|1990= 200
|2000= 167
|2010= 183
|2020= 183
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 175 people, 69 households, and 54 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 137.2/km{{sup|2}} (352.0/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 60.0/km{{sup|2}} (153.9/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 95.21% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.60% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.20% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 66 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,143, and the median income for a family was $27,321. Males had a median income of $16,136 versus $17,708 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,614. About 17.6% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.5% of those 65 or over.

== Education ==
Valley Springs, along with [[Bellefonte, Arkansas|Bellefonte]] and [[Everton, Arkansas|Everton]], is within the [[Valley Springs School District]], which leads to graduation at [[Valley Springs High School]].<ref>{{Cite map
  |publisher = US Census Bureau
  |title = School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Boone County, AR
  |url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05009_boone/DC10SD_C05009_001.pdf
  |access-date =June 28, 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/incplace/p0571390_valley_springs/BAS11P10500071390_001.pdf Map of Valley Springs] (US Census Bureau)
* [http://bchrs.org/ Boone County Historical and Railroad Society, Inc.]
* [http://valley.k12.ar.us/ Valley Springs School District]
* [http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Valley%20Springs Town government information]
* [http://censtats.census.gov/data/AR/1600571390.pdf Detailed 2000 US Census statistics]
* [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05009_boone/DC10SD_C05009_001.pdf Boone County School District Reference Map] (US Census Bureau, 2010)

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[[Category:Towns in Boone County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Towns in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Harrison, Arkansas micropolitan area]]