Springdale is the fourth-largest city in
Arkansas, and is located in both
Washington and
Benton counties in
Northwest Arkansas. Located on the Springfield Plateau deep in the
Ozark Mountains, Springdale has long been an important industrial city for the region. In addition to several trucking companies, the city is home to the world headquarters of
Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat producing company. Originally named
Shiloh, the city changed its name to Springdale when applying for a post office in 1872. The four-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 109th in terms of population in the United States with 463,204 in 2010 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 69,797 at the 2010 Census.