BismarckAR
The town, settled in 1881, counts 41 residents.
Is Bismarck a good place to live?
41% of households live in a home they own in Bismarck, against 60% in Arkansas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Bismarck has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Bismarck stand out
Where Bismarck beats most towns.
41 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bismarck.
Bismarck has 2.1 jobs for every working resident, and 207 people commute in
6.9% of working residents work locally in Bismarck. Employers in Bismarck added 54 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 214. Half commute less than 15 miles. The top destinations are Hot Springs (27%), Arkadelphia (11%) and Little Rock (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Bismarck’s kids attend
The Bismarck School District runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Bismarck High School, with 317 students. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 379 | A |
| Bismarck High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 317 | A− |
| Bismarck Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 338 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a high hazard risk in Bismarck: inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Bismarck sits above 71% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bismarck has mild winters and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 92° in July, and January nights bottom out around 31°; snowfall runs to about 2 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bismarck is
Two figures for adults in Bismarck: 17% report frequent physical distress, 32% get no exercise outside work. 18% of Bismarck adults smoke cigarettes.
| Bismarck | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 25% | 19% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bismarck
Hot Springs National Park and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bismarck. Close and well known come first.
13 mi National ParkHot Springs National Park2.5M visitors a year
35 mi State parkCrater of Diamonds State Park17 mi Theme parkMagic Springs and Crystal Falls
11 mi GardenGarvan Woodland Gardens14 mi MuseumMid-America Science Museum15 mi Zoo & aquariumArkansas Alligator Farm and Petting ZooPhoto credits
Hot Springs National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Crater of Diamonds State Park: Doug Wertman from Rogers, AR, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Garvan Woodland Gardens: Nngowen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Bismarck: who provides what
Bismarck is unincorporated, so Hot Spring County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Every workday, about 207 people come to Bismarck for work
Where Bismarck’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Bismarck
About 0 of every 100 Bismarck residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Bismarck
Township in Arkansas, United States
Bismarck is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 229. It is located between Hot Springs and Caddo Valley, centered around the intersection of State Hwy 7 and State Hwy 84 in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States.
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- Elevation
- 531 ft
- ZIP code
- 71929
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