Hiwasse is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 in Benton County

Benton County, Arkansas

Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the population was 153,406. The U.S. Census Bureau 2010 population is 221,339. The county seat is Bentonville. Benton County was formed on 30 September 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S...

, Arkansas

Arkansas

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, United States

United States

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. As of the 2010 census

United States Census, 2010

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, its population is 497. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to) Hiwasse Bank Building, which is located at Main St., AR 279

Arkansas Highway 279

Arkansas Highway 279 is a north–south state highway in Benton County, Arkansas. The route runs from Arkansas Highway 12 at Vaughn north to the Missouri state line through Centerton...

 and Banks House, which is located on AR 72 west of Hiwasse. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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Hiwasse faced a great diversion in 2007-2008 when two groups faced off about the incorporation of Hiwasse, in the end the voters decided not to incorporate.