Rivervale, Arkansas

Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States

35°40′26″N 90°20′24″W / 35.67389°N 90.34000°W / 35.67389; -90.34000CountryUnited StatesStateArkansasCountySharpElevation

^[1]

220 ft (70 m)Population

(2020)

• Total46Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID58499^[1]

Rivervale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States, approximately five miles north of Lepanto. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 46.^[2]

The Rivervale Tunnel, an engineering project in which one river flows under another, is located near Rivervale.

Rivervale was the birthplace of brothers Earlie and William H. Fires. Earlie became a Hall of Fame jockey,^[3] and William, a racehorse trainer.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	46		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 2020^[6]

2020 census

**Rivervale CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	40	86.96%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	2	4.35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	8.70%
Total	46	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b "Rivervale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
^ "Rivervale CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
^ "Hall of Fame Jockey Earlie Fires Retires". Blood-Horse Publications. September 24, 2008.
^ "William "Jinks" Fires". Oaklawn Jockey Club. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rivervale CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.