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A town of 167, settled in 1886.
Friendship’s average trip to work is 8 minutes, against 21 minutes in Arkansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 9 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Friendship. Garrett’s Grocery Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. Friendship has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 272 in 1940, 158 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and a map from 1959 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Friendship, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Friendship.
Most working residents leave Friendship for work: only 2% work in town. 9.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Friendship, below the Arkansas town median (18%) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Little Rock (11%), Arkadelphia (9%) and Hot Springs (9%).
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Friendship has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Friendship’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Friendship beats the Arkansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 41% of adults have high blood pressure in Friendship. Among 124 Arkansas towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Friendship.
| Friendship | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 41% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Friendship | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10% | 14.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 18.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Friendship
About 1 of every 100 Friendship residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
Where Friendship’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Arkansas, United States
Friendship is a town in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Friendship had a population of 158.
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Friendship has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.