Caddo Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. It lies between Glenwood and Norman, on the Caddo River. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 39.
History Caddo Gap is best known as the site where explorer Hernando de Soto and his forces clashed with the Native American Tula tribe in 1541, a group loosely affiliated with the Caddo Confederacy. The expedition described the Tula Indians as the fiercest they had encountered during their journey into North America.Carter, Cecile Elkins. Caddo Indians: Where We Come From. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001: 21. After this, the expedition turned back east, reaching as far as the Mississippi River, where de Soto died. It remains unclear whether he died of fever or from a wound received during the fighting. The expedition held a secret burial ceremony and deposited his body in the river. A monument commemorating this event stands in the heart of the small community.
Flood
During the night of June 10–11, 2010, a flash flood along Little Missouri River killed at least 20 people in the campgrounds of the Albert Pike Recreation Area near Caddo Gap. In a matter of less than four hours water rose from to over .
Education Caddo Gap is in the Caddo Hills School District. - See Caddo Gap on the map."SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Montgomery County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 27, 2021. Compare with highway map for unincorporated areas.
Demographics
2020 census +Caddo Gap CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)3487.18%Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)12.56%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)12.56%Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)25.13%Hispanic or Latino (any race)12.56%Total39100.00%
Notable people Osro Cobb, lawyer and politicianThe Encyclopedia of Arkansas-Osro Cobb
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