Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Hot Spring County, Arkansas
County
	Hot Spring County Courthouse Lake Catherine State Park Malvern Commercial Historic District Ouachita Mountains Ouachita River
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
	Coordinates: 34°19′07″N 92°57′14″W / 34.31861°N 92.95389°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Established	November 2, 1829
Named for	hot springs at Hot Springs, Arkansas, which were formerly in the county.
Seat	Malvern
Largest city	Malvern
Area
• Total	622.16 sq mi (1,611.4 km2)
• Land	614.94 sq mi (1,592.7 km2)
• Water	7.22 sq mi (18.7 km2) 1.16%
Population (2020)
• Total	33,040
• Estimate (2025)	33,451
• Density	53.73/sq mi (20.74/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	71901, 71913, 71921, 71923, 71929, 71933, 71941, 71943, 71964, 72084, 72104, 72167
Congressional district	4th
Website	hotspringcounty.org

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Hot Spring County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,040. The county seat is Malvern. Established on November 2, 1829, in the Arkansas Territory from a part of Clark County; it was named after the hot springs at Hot Springs, Arkansas, which were formerly in the county. The creation of Garland County in 1873 detached the town of Hot Springs to the newly created county.

For nearly 80 years, Hot Spring County was an alcohol prohibition or dry county, though attempts in recent years to locate the county prohibition ordinance were unsuccessful. In November 2022, voters overturned the prohibition, approving a measure to allow countywide retail alcohol sales.

Hot Spring County comprises the Malvern, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Hot Springs-Malvern, AR Combined Statistical Area.