Map of Prairie Grove city, Arkansas

Prairie Grove is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,045 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region, and home to Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.

Prairie Grove city overview:
Name:	Prairie Grove city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Washington County
Incorporated:	July 9, 1888 (1888-07-09)
Elevation:	1,184 ft (361 m)
Total Area:	9.33 sq mi (24.16 km²)
Land Area:	9.28 sq mi (24.04 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Total Population:	7,045
Population Density:	759.08/sq mi (293.08/km²)
ZIP code:	72753
Area code:	479
FIPS code:	0557170
GNISfeature ID:	2404567
Website:	http://www.prairiegrovearkansas.org/

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History

Prairie Grove was the site of the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under General Thomas C. Hindman attempted to prevent the juncture of two Federal forces under Generals James G. Blunt and Francis J. Herron. The result of the battle was a tactical stalemate which assured permanent Union control of northwest Arkansas. The battlefield is now a State Military Park.

A post office has been in operation at Prairie Grove since 1867. Prairie Grove was platted in 1877. A 100-foot wind turbine near Prairie Grove was installed in the early 2000s.

The Natural Resources Defense Council released an issue paper stating between that 1997 and 2001, Prairie Grove was the center of a cluster of testicular cancer cases. No clear cause has been identified but the NRDC notes the town is near a closed nuclear reactor and a low-level radioactive landfill. Arsenic from industrialized chicken manure is another possible source. In 2004, residents sued one of the poultry farms and the poultry feed manufacturer for spreading contaminated manure throughout Prairie Grove. The lawsuit did not assign blame and the cause of the cancer cluster has never been definitively determined.