Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas

Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States

35°32′31″N 91°59′03″W / 35.54194°N 91.98417°W / 35.54194; -91.98417Country

United StatesState

ArkansasCountyCleburneTownshipPeter CreekArea

^[1]

• Total11.26 sq mi (29.16 km²) • Land10.12 sq mi (26.22 km²) • Water1.14 sq mi (2.94 km²)Elevation

^[2]

686 ft (209 m)Population

(2020)

• Total902 • Density89.10/sq mi (34.40/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

72546, 72581

Area code501GNIS feature ID2612133^[2]

Tumbling Shoals is a census-designated place in Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 902.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	978	—
2020	902	−7.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2010^[5] 2020^[6]

**Tumbling Shoals CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition**
*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 (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010^[5]	Pop 2020^[6]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	946	843	96.73%	93.46%
Black or African American alone (NH)	4	0	0.41%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	5	0	0.51%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	5	0	0.51%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0	0.10%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	0.33%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	5	36	0.51%	3.99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	20	1.23%	2.22%
Total	978	902	100.00%	100.00%

Almost all of Tumbling Shoals is served by the Heber Springs School District to provide public elementary and secondary education to students;^[7] that district leads to graduation from Heber Springs High School.

A small section coincides with the Concord Public Schools.^[7]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas
^ "Tumbling Shoals CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tumbling Shoals CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tumbling Shoals CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cleburne County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

Dyhouse, Janie (September 2021). "Arkansas Post Donates More Than $100,000". VFW Magazine. Vol. 109, no. 1. Kansas City, Mo.: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. pp. 40–41. ISSN 0161-8598. VFW members at a post in Arkansas actively seek out worthy causes for their donations. The community has reaped the benefits of nearly $100,000 raised over the past 15 years.

Municipalities and communities of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States

County seat: Heber Springs