Arkadelphia, Arkansas

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Caddo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71923. The Survey maps it on the Arkadelphia quadrangle. 10,380 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 246 feet above sea level.

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Arkadelphia within Clark County

On record in Arkadelphia

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 25 shown

Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hutlisted 2002
Arkadelphia Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2011
Arkadelphia Confederate Monumentlisted 1996
Arkansas 7/51 Bridgelisted 2006
James E. M. Barkman Houselisted 1974
Nannie Gresham Biscoe Houselisted 2004
Bozeman Houselisted 1978
Clark County Courthouselisted 1978
Clark County Librarylisted 1974
DeGray Creek Bridgelisted 2010
Domestic Science Buildinglisted 1982
Flanagin Law Officelisted 1977

Every listing in Clark County

Population over time

3 figures

Arkadelphia grew from 905 to 10,380 between 1860 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
1860	905
2010	10,714
2020	10,380	-334 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Arkadelphia quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings

Fires near this place

87 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Arkadelphia between 1997 and 2019, burning about 369 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 13 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	33
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	17
Equipment and vehicle use	15
Arson/incendiarism	13
Natural	4
Smoking	3
Recreation and ceremony	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
9 September 1997	Natural	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
6 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
30 September 2004	Debris and open burning	3.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
29 September 2002	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
25 September 2015	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
23 September 1999	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named
20 September 2006	Arson/incendiarism	2.0 acres	Arkansas Forestry Commission	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Arkadelphia: 9 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Site	Commodity	Status
(Facility) Arkadelphia Smelter	Aluminum	Plant
Robert P Patterson Plant	Aluminum	Past Producer
Arkadelphia Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Occurrence
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown

Every working recorded in Clark County

Storms near this place

60 of 157 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arkadelphia in 157 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 57 thunderstorm wind, 41 flood, 34 hail, 16 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$400,000	Trees and power lines were blown down. Approximately 17 houses were damaged by falling trees. Of this number, two houses had substantial damage. Around 2,000 electric customers lost power. In some cases, it took more than 24 hours before power was restored.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$250,000	Trees were uprooted or snapped off by thunderstorm winds. A few large oak trees in the northern part of town were toppled. Eight homes suffered light to moderate damage, and two other homes had moderate to heavy damage. One of the homes was unlivable.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$150,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines. A few of the trees fell on houses.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$150,000	Trees were blown down in Arkadelphia. Some of the trees fell on houses.
March 2008	Flood	Arkadelphia	$150,000	Heavy rain resulted in high releases from Remmel Dam in Hot Spring County. Maximum release rate was near 40,000 cubic feet per second. The resulting rise of the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia crested at minor flood levels. Numerous county roads were flooded along with Arkansas Highway 7 on the east side of town. Agricultural lands were flooded both upstream and downstream of town.
June 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$50,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and power lines, blew shingles off roofs and blew the window out of a building.
February 2008	Lightning	Arkadelphia	$40,000	Lightning struck a house in the Henderson State University area.
February 2013	Lightning	Arkadelphia	$25,000	Lightning struck a church in Arkadelphia, destroying the steeple and damaging the roof.
January 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$20,000	A tree fell on a house 3 miles west of Arkadelphia on Hwy 26.
April 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$20,000	Power lines were blown down.
April 2008	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	$20,000	Rising water from Deciper Creek ruptured a three inch natural gas main one mile west of Arkadelphia. Parts of Arkansas Highways 7, 8, and 51 were closed due to high waters.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Trees were blown down on Arkansas 8.
November 2011	Flood	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Heavy rainfall caused the Ouachita River near Arkadelphia to rise above flood stage during the early morning hours on the 22nd. This river reached over 21 feet before receding below flood stage during the morning hours on the 23rd.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	A few trees were blown down around town.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$10,000	Several trees were blown down.
May 2011	Flood	Arkadelphia	$10,000	no account filed
June 2013	Flood	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Heavy rainfall from late May into early June caused the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia to rise above flood stage just after midnight on the 2nd. The river remained above flood stage into the 3rd, then fell below flood stage during the morning hours on the 3rd.
August 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Tree limbs were blown down onto a power line, causing power outages.
March 2012	Flood	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Heavy rain at the end of March pushed the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia above flood stage for a couple of days. Arkansas 7 was flooded at the railroad trestle on the southeast side of Arkadelphia.
July 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Trees were blown down between Caddo Valley and Arkadelphia.
November 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees.
May 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$5,000	Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.
April 2011	Flood	Arkadelphia	$5,000	no account filed
June 2009	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$2,000	A large tree was blown down along Arkansas Highway 26 west of Arkadelphia.
October 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$1,000	A tree was blown down.
February 2008	Lightning	Arkadelphia	$500	Lightning struck a tree and then the siding on a house.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	$300	A large tree limb fell on a car at Henderson State University and broke a window.
April 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Major river flooding was observed at Arkadelphia along the Ouachita River.
January 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	The Ouachita River at Arkadelphia enter minor flood stage in late January. The river at this site would experience a crest on 1/31/2025 at 1200 LST of 20.84 feet. The river would remain in minor flood stage continuing into the month of February.
February 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Minor flooding was observed along the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
February 2025	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Minor flooding was observed along the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
April 2025	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Multiple roads were covered by a significant amount of water and water completely surrounding multiple commercial buildings in Arkadelphia.
May 2025	Hail	Arkadelphia	-	Quarter sized hail was measured near Arkadelphia.
January 2024	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia January 23-25, 2024.
February 2023	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia in early February.
May 2023	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rainfall brought minor flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia in mid-May.
June 2023	Hail	Arkadelphia	-	Quarter sized hail fell in Arkadelphia.
April 2022	Heavy Rain	Arkadelphia	-	The AWOS reported 0.90 inches of rain in 18 minutes from 556 to 614 am CST, and 0.52 inches of rain fell in 8 minutes from 556 to 604 am CST.
March 2022	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought minor river flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
June 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	Trees were blown over in Arkadelphia as seen on social media.
June 2022	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.
March 2021	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding developed in late February on the Ouachita River at Arkadephia due to heavy rain.
February 2021	Funnel Cloud	Arkadelphia	-	A funnel cloud was seen near Arkadelphia, near Highway 67.
February 2021	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Numerous roads in the county were inundated with high water.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	A few of the trees were blown down in the area.
April 2020	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding developed on the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia in the latter part of April 2020 due to heavy rain.
April 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	Trees were blown down on several roads in Arkadelphia and in various parts of the county.
February 2020	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia on 2/13/2020.
February 2020	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding returned to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia due to heavy rain on 2/18-19/2020.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Arkadelphia	-	Several trees were blown down across Arkadelphia.
January 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding was noted on the Ouachita River at Arkadelpha on 1/4.
April 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding resulted from heavy rain on the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia April 18 and 19, 2019.
February 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia on February 23.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Four feet of water was reported in Arkadelphia at Walnut St. and U.S. 67, with high water also at 7th street and U.S. 67, and many other streets.
July 2019	Heavy Rain	Arkadelphia	-	This rainfall total was from midnight to 2 PM CST for an event total...from the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia automated rain gauge.
July 2019	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding was reported in Arkadelphia with water over the roads.
October 2019	Flash Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Numerous roads were under water in town.
February 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Heavy rain brought flooding to the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia on February 12.
May 2019	Flood	Arkadelphia	-	Flooding began on May 8 and continued through May 9 om the Ouachita River at Arkadelphia.

Every storm recorded in Clark County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Daleville	1.4 miles	9
Knoxville	3.3 miles	7
Central	3.8 miles	9
Gum Springs	4.2 miles	9
Caddo Valley	4.3 miles	9
Hearn (historical)	5.9 miles	9
Joan	6.0 miles	7
Richwoods	6.0 miles	9

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Arkadelphia	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79468	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 76188. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.