Mineral Springs, Arkansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,264. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,293 (+2.3% change)
Males: 606 (47.9%), Females: 658 (52.1%)
Zip code: 71851
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $29,853
Median house value: $51,300
Population by Race
Races in Mineral Springs:
- White Non-Hispanic (46.4%)
- Black (41.5%)
- Hispanic (10.9%)
- Other race (5.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (8.4%), United States (7.7%), English (4.4%), German (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch (1.9%).
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mineral Springs
- High school or higher: 70.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 5.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mineral Springs city
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 9.0%
7.4% Foreign born (7.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +270 (+27.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mineral Springs:
- HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; NASHVILLE, AR)
- LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ASHDOWN, AR)
- PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MURFREESBORO, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mineral Springs:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 30 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 71 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 97 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mineral Springs:
- HOWARD COUNTY (about 10 miles; NASHVILLE, AR; Abbreviation: M77)
- HOPE MUNI (about 22 miles; HOPE, AR; Abbreviation: M18)
- J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 34 miles; DE QUEEN, AR; Abbreviation: DEQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mineral Springs:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 66 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 93 miles; FT SMITH, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 107 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 111 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 122 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
Schools
Public high school in Mineral Springs:
- MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 130 WEST BROWNING ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mineral Springs:
- MINERAL SPRINGS ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location: 130 WEST BROWNING ST; Grades: KG – 06)