Hot Springs, Arkansas : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Official name

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Settlement type

Country

State

County

Geography

Total Area

33 sq mi (85.5 km2)

Land Area

32.9 sq mi (85.2 km2)

Water Area

0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)

Elevation

597 ft (182 m)

Demography

Total Population

39467 (2008)

Density (pop.)

418.2/km² (1083.3/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

Central (CST) (UTC-6)

- Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC-5)

Area code

501

FIPS code

05-33400

GNIS feature ID

0077237

Home | Settlement H | Hot Springs, Arkansas

Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County. According to 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 39,467.

Hot Springs is traditionally best known for the natural spring water that gives it its name, flowing out of the ground at a temperature of 147 F (63.9 C) . Hot Springs National Park is the oldest federal reserve in the USA, and the tourist trade brought by the famous springs make it a very successful spa town. Since Hot Springs National Park was the oldest federal reserve, it was the first to receive its own US quarter in April 2010 as part of the America the Beautiful Quarters.