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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.

Centerton within Benton County

Population over time

2 figures

Centerton 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.

YearPeople Change
20109,515
202017,792+8,277 (+87%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 2002

Regional 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/undetermined6
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1
Natural1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 2012Natural3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
26 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use8.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
25 July 2012Smoking23 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
17 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 March 2007Arson/incendiarism80 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
5 March 2007Debris and open burning10 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
2 March 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined50 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
18 March 2007Debris and open burning15 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benton County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional 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.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnkSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Benton County

Storms near this place

32 since 1993

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2005Thunderstorm WindCenterton1 hurt, $250,000A 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 2005Thunderstorm WindCenterton$200,000Thunderstorm 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 2020HailCenterton$150,000Hail larger than golf ball size damaged vehicles, homes, and businesses.
May 2017Tornado (EF0)Centerton$40,000This 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 2016Tornado (EF1)Centerton$30,000This 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 2019Thunderstorm WindCenterton$25,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down trees and damaged the roofs of homes in and around Centerton.
April 2011HailCenterton$25,000no account filed
April 2024Thunderstorm WindCenterton$15,000Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a privacy fence, damaged a metal shed, and snapped a light pole.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindCenterton$15,000Small outbuildings were destroyed, trees were blown down, and pull-behind trailers were either damaged or moved.
October 2019Flash FloodCenterton$10,000Portions of Greenhouse Road were flooded, and a car was swept into a ditch.
October 1993Tornado (F0)Centerton$5,000A small tornado touched down and knocked over several trees.
September 1999Thunderstorm WindCenterton$2,500Trees and power lines were blown down in Centerton.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindCenterton$100no account filed
May 2025Flash FloodCenterton-Several streets were reported flooded in Centerton.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCenterton-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a tree.
April 2022Flash FloodCenterton-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 2017Thunderstorm WindCenterton-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down a large tree.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindCenterton-Strong thunderstorm wind blew down several small trees.
May 2013Flash FloodCenterton-Portions of South Fish Hatchery Road were flooded.
January 2008Tornado (EF0)Centerton-Multiple spotters reported a brief tornado over open country. An NWS survey team found no damage associated with the tornado.
March 2025HailCenterton-no account filed
January 2024HailCenterton-no account filed
April 2023HailCenterton-no account filed
April 2023HailCenterton-no account filed
April 2023HailCenterton-no account filed
January 2020HailCenterton-no account filed
March 2017HailCenterton-no account filed
April 2015HailCenterton-no account filed
May 2011HailCenterton-no account filed
November 2008HailCenterton-no account filed
September 2006HailCenterton-no account filed
May 2001HailCenterton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Benton 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.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Seba1.0 miles17
Race (historical)2.2 miles17
Calis (historical)2.4 miles17
Vaughn3.2 miles17
Parn (historical)3.5 miles17
Miller4.1 miles17
Bentonville4.1 miles17
Hart (historical)5.1 miles17

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 CentertonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79436The 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.