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'''Witts Springs''' is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 33.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Witts Springs CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0576460|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 7, 2022}}</ref> Witts Springs is located on Arkansas Highway 16, {{convert|16.5|mi|km}} southwest of Marshall. Witts Springs has a post office with ZIP code 72686.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=72686&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> John Campbell who served in Mexico and the Confederate Army and who was a county surveyor and judge as well as a state senator for two terms had his post office at Witts Springs.
==Education== The community is served by the Searcy County School District,<ref>{{cite map|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05129_searcy/DC20SD_C05129.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Searcy County, AR|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2025-01-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05129_searcy/DC20SD_C05129_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> which operates Marshall High School.
On July 1, 2003, the Witts Springs School District consolidated into the Marshall School District. On July 1, 2004, the Marshall district and the Leslie School District consolidated to form the Searcy County district.<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls |date=2015-09-12 }}." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.</ref> In 2003 the high school portion of the Witts Springs School was moved to Marshall, and in 2004 the Witts Springs School closed altogether due to a low student enrollment.<ref name=AdvancEDp2>"[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf;jsessionid=D73049F65AF6BF335A2F0E6F1D836B94?institutionId=4108 Executive Summary Searcy County Public Schools]." AdvancED. p. 2 (PDF p. 4). Retrieved on October 16, 2017.</ref>
==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 33 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> }}
===2020 census=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Witts Springs, Arkansas – Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>''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.''</small> !Race / Ethnicity !Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Witts Springs CDP, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0576460&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |25 |75.76% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |0 |0.00% |- |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) |4 |12.12% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |4 |12.12% |- |'''Total''' |'''33''' |'''100.00%''' |}
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