Vandervoort, Arkansas

Vandervoort, Arkansas
Location of Vandervoort in Polk County, Arkansas.
Location of Vandervoort in Polk County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 34°22′47″N 94°21′53″W / 34.37972°N 94.36472°W / 34.37972; -94.36472
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyPolk
Area
 • Total0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2)
 • Land0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation1,083 ft (330 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total115
 • Density399.31/sq mi (154.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71972
Area code870
FIPS code05-71510
GNIS feature ID2406791[2]

Vandervoort is a town in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 120 at the 2000 census. The place is named in honor of the mother of an important early-20th-century railway financier, Jan de Goeijen. Her maiden name was Van der Voort.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vandervoort, Arkansas
  3. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline (2009). The Influence of Dutch on the North American Languages. Amsterdam University Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-90-8964-124-3.