Caddo Gap, Arkansas

Caddo Gap, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Caddo Gap is located in Arkansas
Caddo Gap
Caddo Gap
Caddo Gap is located in the United States
Caddo Gap
Caddo Gap
Coordinates: 34°24′16″N 93°37′18″W / 34.40444°N 93.62167°W / 34.40444; -93.62167
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyMontgomery
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.40 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Land0.40 sq mi (1.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
640 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
39
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71935
GNIS feature ID2805629[2]
FIPS Code05-10330

Caddo Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States.[2] It lies between Glenwood and Norman, on the Caddo River. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 39.[3]

History

Caddo Gap is best known as the site where explorer Hernando de Soto and his forces clashed with the Native American Tula tribe in 1541, a group loosely affiliated with the Caddo Confederacy. The expedition described the Tula Indians as the fiercest they had encountered during their journey into North America.[4] After this, the expedition turned back east, reaching as far as the Mississippi River, where de Soto died. It remains unclear whether he died of fever or from a wound received during the fighting. The expedition held a secret burial ceremony and deposited his body in the river. A monument commemorating this event stands in the heart of the small community.[4]

Flood

Main article: June 2010 Arkansas floods

During the night of June 10–11, 2010, a flash flood along Little Missouri River killed at least 20 people in the campgrounds of the Albert Pike Recreation Area near Caddo Gap.[5] In a matter of less than four hours water rose from 3 feet (0.91 m) to over 23 feet (7.0 m).

Education

Caddo Gap is in the Caddo Hills School District.[6][7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202039—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[9]

2020 census

Caddo Gap 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 2020[9] % 2020
White alone (NH) 34 87.18%
Black or African American alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 2.56%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 2.56%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 2 5.13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 2.56%
Total 39 100.00%

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caddo Gap, Arkansas
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Caddo Gap CDP, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Carter, Cecile Elkins. Caddo Indians: Where We Come From. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001: 21. ISBN 0-8061-3318-X
  5. ^ "Home". CNN.com.
  6. ^ "General Highway Map Montgomery County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021. - See Caddo Gap on the map.
  7. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Montgomery County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 27, 2021. Compare with highway map for unincorporated areas.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Caddo Gap CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ The Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Osro Cobb


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