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MinturnAR

A town of 86, settled in 1873.

Clover Bend High School · Photo: Colinhester · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

2025 Census estimate · −2.3% since 2020

Land area

1 sq mi

Is Minturn a good place to live?

Minturn’s trail network density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both the Arkansas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Minturn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

86 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Hoxie · 5 mi Alicia · 7 mi Portia · 8 mi Walnut Ridge · 9 mi Egypt · 9 mi Sedgwick · 9 mi

Getting set up

Moving to Minturn: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Minturn, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterLawrence Co Reg Water DistNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Minturn’s trash rules yet

SchoolsHoxie School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereLawrence County ClerkLawrence County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015

ZIP codes72445, 7243372445 94% · 72433 6%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Minturn.

Natural hazards

In Minturn, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Arkansas or U.S. town

Households in Minturn have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011. FEMA puts 38% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 17% to drought. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.

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FEMA risk score

EarthquakesDroughtInland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Minturn Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Minturn brings mild winters and hot summers

The typical July afternoon high for Minturn comes to 90°F, close to Arkansas’ towns (92°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).

90°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–49°

Spring49–70°

Summer69–89°

Fall49–72°

Nov 5

typical first frost

Mar 27

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

90°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 29°Rain & snow50″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Minturn is

The share of adults in Minturn who report frequent physical distress: 19%. Only 9 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Minturn.

	Minturn	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	19%	16%	14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	22%	20%	17%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	30%	25%	19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	38%	34%	25%