Henderson, Arkansas

About Henderson

Set in the northern part of Arkansas, Henderson is a small unincorporated community.

Henderson holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.35 square miles.

📰 Henderson News Today

• Arkansas baseball adds 4 commitments from in-state juniors Whole Hog Sports · Aug 12
• OPINION | ARKANSAS SPORTSMAN: Benton County landowner donates farm for conservation - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Aug 16
• Xavier Henderson Sports Illustrated · Aug 16
• Arkansas Tech vs. Henderson State (Oct 24, 2026) Live Score espn.com · Aug 8
• Shulman Adds Henderson to Staff University of Central Arkansas Athletics · Jun 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Henderson Unique

• One of 16 places in the US named Henderson — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Henderson

• Bidwell Point Use Area reviews ★
• Buzzard Roose Use Area reviews ★
• Henderson Use Area reviews ★
• Howard Cove Use Area reviews ★
• Panther Bay Public Use Area reviews ★
• Robinson Point Use Area reviews ★
• Talbert Use Area reviews ★
• Wood Point Use Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Henderson

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