StavesAR
The town was settled in 1892 and has 155 residents today.
Is Staves a good place to live?
Staves’ age of the median resident is 57.5 years, above both the Arkansas town median (36.6 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 124 in Arkansas we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Staves. Staves has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
155 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Staves.
The climate in Staves brings mild winters and hot summers
Staves’ July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Staves is
Staves: 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours. 47% of Staves adults have high blood pressure.
| Staves | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 41% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Staves | AR |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.6% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Staves has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Staves, 32% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Staves
Moving to Staves: who provides what
Staves is unincorporated, so Cleveland 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Staves; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Staves residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
About Staves
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Staves is a census-designated place in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 133. Staves was known locally as the "Y" Community, because State Route 212 created a "Y" where it intersected State Route 35, with connectors leading both north and south from State Route 212's east–west direction. The road has since been modified and a third stretch of road has been added to connect State Route 212 at a 90-degree angle to State Route 35.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 256 ft
- Area code
- 870
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