Jones Mill, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Jones Mill is located in Arkansas
Jones Mill
Jones
Mill
Jones Mill is located in the United States
Jones Mill
Jones
Mill
Coordinates: 34°26′15″N 92°53′16″W / 34.43750°N 92.88778°W / 34.43750; -92.88778
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyHot Spring
Elevation
[1]
312 ft (95 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total411
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72105
Area code501
GNIS feature ID57997[1]

Jones Mill (also known as Jones Mills) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 411.[2]

Jones Mill is located along U.S. Route 270 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Malvern. Jones Mill has a post office with ZIP code 72105.[3]

History

Jones Mill formerly had three major Reynolds Metals Company plants: The Jones Mills Reduction Plant, the Malvern Cable Plant and the Hot Spring Rolling Mill. The United States War Department in October 1941 announced the Remmel Dam Aluminum Plant would be one of four defense plants built in Arkansas.[4] Reynolds Metals bought the plant after the war.

In September 1985, Reynolds Metals announced it would close its Jones Mills plant and the Patterson Reduction Plant, at Gum Springs, Arkansas, by mid-October.[5]

After the permanent closures, Reynolds Metals reported it was then operating at 72 percent of its revised reduction capacity.[6]

The cable plant was later sold and currently is owned by General Cable Corporation. Hot Spring Rolling Mill is now operated by Reynolds Packaging Group, a unit of Reynolds Group Holdings. The U.S. War Department's reduction plant was named for nearby Remmel Dam, a hydroelectric dam operated by Arkansas Power & Light Co. (now known as Entergy Arkansas.) Reynolds Metals renamed it, using the older spelling of the community's name, Jones Mills. The cable mill was named for the nearby city of Malvern. The rolling mill is named for Hot Spring County.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020411—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

2020 census

Jones Mills CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White alone (NH) 361 87.83%
Black or African American alone (NH) 5 1.22%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 1 0.24%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 33 8.03%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11 2.68%
Total 411 100.00%

Education

Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is provided by Magnet Cove School District,[9] which leads to graduation from Magnet Cove High School.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Jones Mill is connected on road by U.S. Route 270 and Arkansas Highway 51. Arkansas Midland Railroad, operating over the route of the original Hot Springs Railroad, provides railroad freight service to Hot Springs and Malvern, and links to the Union Pacific Railroad in Malvern.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jones Mill, Arkansas
  2. ^ "Jones Mills CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Arkansas World War II defense plant employees collection". Arkansas History Commission. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  5. ^ "Reynolds Metals is closing two Arkansas plants". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1985. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Reynolds closes two Arkansas plants". The New York Times. November 26, 1985. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jones Mills CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hot Spring County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  10. ^ http://www.gwrr.com/operations/railroads/north_america/arkansas-midland-railroad/ Archived 2015-11-23 at the Wayback Machine Arkansas Midland Railroad

External links

Municipalities and communities of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States
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