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28-492: Centerton may refer to any of the following locations in the United States: Centerton, Arkansas Centerton, Indiana Centerton, Burlington County, New Jersey Centerton, Salem County, New Jersey Centerton, Ohio Elsewhere Centerton, Eastern Cape , an area within the town of Hankey, South Africa Other uses Centerton (microprocessor)

56-553: A connection was reestablished between Decatur and Maysville when AR 102 was extended west from Decatur, supplanting Benton County Road 1002. After the opening of the new freeway (initially designated US 62, later to become I-540 , presently I-49), the section east of the freeway was redesignated as US 62. Mile markers reset at concurrencies. The entire route is in Benton County . Highway 102 Business ( AR 102B , Ark. 102B , and Hwy. 102B )

84-454: A growth of 8,300 jobs in the region, with 6,100 added in education and health professions and 4,300 jobs added in the leisure and hospitality jobs related to the region's cultural amenities. The government and transportation sectors have remained relatively constant between 2007 and 2013, however the manufacturing sector has seen steady decline, mirroring national averages. The construction and real estate sectors saw large declines attributable to

112-697: A main commercial thoroughfare known as Centerton Boulevard . Highway 102 passes just north of the Centerton State Fish Hatchery and serves as the western terminus of its only business route , Highway 102B (Main Street) near downtown Centerton. East of this junction, Highway 102B enters Bentonville , the county seat of Benton County, becoming known as 14th Street . The highway passes through residential and commercial districts of Bentonville before crossing Walton Boulevard (former US 71B ). Continuing east, Highway 102 serves as

140-464: A population of 347,045 at the 2000 census which had increased to 463,204 by the 2010 Census (an increase of 33.47 percent). The region does not consist of the usual principal-city-with- suburbs morphology; though today Centerton is largely a suburb of Bentonville. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is located south of Centerton and is used to connect all of the Northwest Arkansas region to

168-543: A railroad stop and fruit orchard community in the early 20th century into a suburban bedroom community within the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas (NWA) region. The city's population has grown from 491 in 1990 to 16,244 in 2019. Centerton is considered to be one of the fastest growing cities in Arkansas and consistently ranks amongst the safest cities in the state. Native American hunters and early settlers were drawn to present-day Centerton by natural springs, including what

196-507: Is a business route of 1.757 miles (2.828 km) in Centerton . The route's southern terminus is at Highway 102 (Centerton Boulevard) with its northern terminus at Highway 72 (SW 2nd St) in Bentonville , southeast of Hiwasse . The highway was added to the state highway system as part of an extension of AR 102 on 1929. Following another extension to Rogers on July 10, 1957,

224-452: Is an Intel Atom -based x86 microprocessor, marketed as the Atom S1200 series of CPUs See also [ edit ] Centertown (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

252-513: Is divided between Ardis Ann Middle School, Creekside Middle School, and Ruth Barker Middle School. Much of Centerton is zoned to Grimsley Junior High School in Centerton, while some sections are zoned to Lincoln Junior High School. All portions of Centerton in the Bentonville district are zoned to Bentonville West High School in Centerton. Decatur High School is the comprehensive high school of

280-502: Is located near the center of Benton County and Arkansas Highway 102 runs through the center of the city and leads east 5 miles (8 km) to Bentonville and west 11 miles (18 km) to Decatur . The city has a total area of 11.9 square miles (30.8 km ), of which 11.7 square miles (30.4 km ) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km ), or 1.13%, is water. The Northwest Arkansas region consists of three Arkansas counties : Benton, Madison , and Washington . The area had

308-669: Is now known as McKissick Spring. In the Antebellum South era, an early church and school built along the spring were named Center Point , for the community's central location in Benton County. Though the area did not see any formal action during the Civil War , Union troops camped at McKissick Spring on March 5, 1862, shortly before the Battle of Pea Ridge . After the Reconstruction era ,

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336-735: Is part of the National Highway System (NHS), a network of roads important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility. Highway 102 begins in the northwestern corner of Arkansas, less than 10 miles (16 km) from the OKARMO Corner in Springfield Plateau of the Ozark Mountains . Beginning at a junction with Highway 43 , the route runs east through sparsely populated agricultural land, curving south to cross Spavinaw Creek before curving back east and running into

364-607: The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). ArDOT maintains Highway 102 as part of the state highway system. Including concurrencies, the highest traffic segment in 2021 was between Walton Boulevard and Greenhouse Road in Bentonville, with 36,000 vehicles per day on average . It remains over 30,000 VPD heading east from this segment, but drops as it travels west, with 14,000 VPD west of Highway 102B, 3,900 west of Centerton, and 1,800 west of Decatur. The segment of Highway 102 between Walton Boulevard and I-49

392-562: The Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad Company connected Rogers, Arkansas and Grove, Oklahoma through western Benton County. The railroad opened the apple and strawberry orchards of the county to new markets, bringing economic prosperity, development, and population growth to the region. Upon laying out the town in 1900, the name was changed to Centerton , as Center Point was already registered in Howard County . Centerton

420-464: The census of 2000, there were 2,146 people, 730 households, and 602 families residing in the city. The population density was 533.8 inhabitants per square mile (206.1/km ). There were 796 housing units at an average density of 198.0 per square mile (76.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 96.37% White , 0.14% Black or African American , 0.93% Native American , 0.19% Asian , 0.70% from other races , and 1.68% from two or more races. 4.05% of

448-569: The Decatur district. Centerton is also home to one of Northwest Arkansas's private schools. Lifeway Christian School serves preschool through grade 12 and is based in the city's First Baptist Church Centerton. Arkansas Highway 102 Created as an original state highway in 1926, the route has been extended or truncated around once per decade until 2004. A single spur route runs north–south as Main Street in Centerton . Both highways are maintained by

476-559: The big companies based there, Walmart, Tyson Foods , J.B. Hunt , and Pinnacle Emergency Vehicles, while also seeing a growing University of Arkansas and cultural amenities sector. Although impacted by the Great Recession , NWA's economy fared better than most peer metropolitan areas, the state of Arkansas and the United States overall. Between 2007 and 2013, the region saw unemployment rates significantly below those of peer regions and

504-515: The city was $ 46,600, and the median income for a family was $ 50,000. Males had a median income of $ 31,216 versus $ 22,731 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 17,530. About 6.2% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. The Northwest Arkansas economy was historically based upon agriculture and poultry. In recent decades, NWA has seen rapid growth and diversification of its economy based upon

532-639: The highway's eastern terminus was truncated to AR 94 in Rogers. On March 2, 1960, the Arkansas State Highway Commission resolved to apply to AASHTO concurrently with the Missouri State Highway Department for a rerouting of US 71 onto AR 100. The application was approved, which caused AR 102 between Maysville and Gravette to be redesignated as AR 72, truncating the route at Decatur. On October 28, 1970,

560-490: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Centerton&oldid=651439606 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Centerton, Arkansas Centerton is a city in Benton County , Arkansas , United States. Located west of Bentonville on Highway 102 , Centerton has grown from

588-411: The national average; while also seeing a 1% net growth of jobs. The NWA gross domestic product grew 7.0% over the aforementioned time period, and bankruptcies, building permits and per capita incomes are returning to pre-Recession rates. The professional, education and health care sectors of the Northwest Arkansas economy have been growing steadily since 2007. Between 2007 and 2013, the region has seen

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616-628: The poor housing market during the economic downturn. Public education for elementary and secondary students in the majority of Centerton is provided by Bentonville School District . A very small portion to the west is in the boundary for the Decatur School District . Centerton is home to 3 of the district's schools. Centerton Gamble Elementary School in Centerton serves kindergarten through grade 4 and includes much of Centerton. Other portions of Centerton are zoned to Elm Tree, Mary Mae Jones, Osage Creek, and Vaughn elementary schools. Centerton

644-434: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 730 households, out of which 50.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

672-559: The rest of the nation. For more than the last decade, Northwest Arkansas has been one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 17,792 people, 4,996 households, and 3,776 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 census Centerton had a population of 9,515. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 78.7% non-Hispanic white, 3.5% non-Hispanic black, 1.2% Native American, 2.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.6% from two or more races and 12.2% Hispanic or Latino. As of

700-598: The route was truncated to Decatur. The Arkansas General Assembly passed the Act 148 of 1957, the Milum Road Act, creating 10–12 miles (16–19 km) of new state highways in each county. As part of the act, the Arkansas Highway Department extended Highway 102 east from Main Street in Centerton to US 62 on July 10, 1957. This created a three-way junction of AR 102 in Centerton. Fourteen months later,

728-503: The small town of Decatur . Upon entering Decatur, Highway 102 intersects Highway 59 ; the two routes form a short concurrency south as Main Street . The concurrency ends when Highway 102 turns east onto Roller Avenue, with the highway exiting the city eastbound shortly thereafter. After passing through another rural section of Benton County, Highway 102 curves to become a section line road entering Centerton , where it briefly overlaps Highway 279 before becoming

756-455: The southern boundary of Walmart headquarters before meeting I-49 / US 62 / US 71 . The roadway continues east as US 62, toward Northwest Arkansas Community College and Rogers . Highway 102 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering , making it one of the original state highways. State Road 102 ran between Oklahoma and Decatur, but was extended to US 71 (now AR 72) in Centerton in 1929. Around 1945,

784-408: Was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.23. In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.6% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 13.1% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median income for a household in

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