Centerton, Arkansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1979. It stands in Township 4. It lies in ZIP code area 72719. The Survey maps it on the Centerton quadrangle. 17,792 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,253 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresCenterton grew from 9,515 to 17,792 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9,515 | |
| 2020 | 17,792 | +8,277 (+87%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1899 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1904 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Tulsa quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Centerton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Fayetteville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Centerton between 2002 and 2019, burning about 276 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 July 2012 | Smoking | 23 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 80 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Centerton: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
32 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Centerton in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 14 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | 1 hurt, $250,000 | A microburst with winds estimated at 80 miles an hour struck the ground north of highway 102 near Centerton then spread quickly through the Turnbridge subdivision. This storm damaged two dozen homes with three sustaining major damage. A home located on the southwest corner of the subdivision lost a large part of its roof. Flying debris injured one person in that home. The debris from this home was blown northeast and east through the subdivision resulting in damage to a number of other homes. In addition to the damage in the subdivision, a number of trees were snapped or uprooted from Centerton to Bentonville. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 80 miles an hour downed numerous trees and blew shingles off the roofs of 20 to 30 homes. Some of the trees fell on the homes. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Centerton | $150,000 | Hail larger than golf ball size damaged vehicles, homes, and businesses. |
| May 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Centerton | $40,000 | This tornado damaged the roofs of a number of homes, uprooted trees, snapped numerous large tree limbs, and blew down several power poles. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 80 to 85 mph. |
| April 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Centerton | $30,000 | This tornado uprooted a few trees, snapped large tree limbs, and damaged the roofs of homes. Based on this damage, maximum estimated wind in the tornado was 85 to 95 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | $25,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and damaged the roofs of homes in and around Centerton. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Centerton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | $15,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a privacy fence, damaged a metal shed, and snapped a light pole. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | $15,000 | Small outbuildings were destroyed, trees were blown down, and pull-behind trailers were either damaged or moved. |
| October 2019 | Flash Flood | Centerton | $10,000 | Portions of Greenhouse Road were flooded, and a car was swept into a ditch. |
| October 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Centerton | $5,000 | A small tornado touched down and knocked over several trees. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | $2,500 | Trees and power lines were blown down in Centerton. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | $100 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Flash Flood | Centerton | - | Several streets were reported flooded in Centerton. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree. |
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Centerton | - | Portions of numerous roads were flooded and closed across the county. There was at least one swift water rescue performed for a stranded motorist. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Centerton | - | Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several small trees. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Centerton | - | Portions of South Fish Hatchery Road were flooded. |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Centerton | - | Multiple spotters reported a brief tornado over open country. An NWS survey team found no damage associated with the tornado. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| January 2024 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| January 2020 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| November 2008 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Centerton | - | no account filed |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seba | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Race (historical) | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Calis (historical) | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Vaughn | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Parn (historical) | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Miller | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Bentonville | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Hart (historical) | 5.1 miles | 17 |
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 Centerton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79436 | 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 76573. 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.







