| Springdale is a city
in Washington and Benton counties in the northwestern region of Arkansas
in the United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population
of the city was 60,096.
Along with Bentonville, Rogers,
and Fayetteville, Springdale is one of four primary cities that comprise
the Northwest Arkansas region, the state's second most populous metropolitan
area. Springdale is the central city in Northwest Arkansas, situated in
the southeastern center of the Springfield Plateau, the westernmost portion
of the Ozark Plateau. Springdale is the second-largest city in Northwest
Arkansas and currently Arkansas's fourth-largest city, behind Little Rock,
Fort Smith, and Fayetteville.
Springdale is the location
of the headquarters of Tyson Foods Inc., the largest meat producing company
in the world, and has been dubbed the "Chicken Capital of the World" by
several publications. According to the 2007 Census Springdale has a population
of 66,881. Springdale is also the headquarters of Fuels & Supplies,
the leading fuel supplier of Northwest Arkansas. |
