Huntsville, Arkansas

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Huntsville, Arkansas
City
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Huntsville Commercial Historic District
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Flag
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Logo
Motto: 
"Crossroads of the Ozarks" [1]
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Location in Madison County, Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°05′55″N93°44′11″W / 36.09861°N 93.73639°W / 36.09861; -93.73639
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Madison
Government
 • MayorTravis Dotson [2]
Area
[3]
 • Total5.40 sq mi (13.98 km2)
 • Land5.38 sq mi (13.94 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[4]
1,486 ft (453 m)
Population
 (2020) [5]
 • Total2,879
 • Density534.93/sq mi (206.55/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72740
Area code 479
FIPS code 05-33970
GNIS feature ID2404747 [4]
Website www.huntsvillearkansas.org

Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,879 at the 2020 census, [5] up from 2,346 in 2010. During the American Civil War in 1862, it was the site of what became known as the Huntsville Massacre. Huntsville is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.

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History

The city is named after Huntsville, Alabama, the hometown of some early settlers. [6] Huntsville incorporated as a town after the Civil War in 1877. [7] The community was incorporated as a city on July 16, 1925. [8]

Geography

Huntsville is located north of the center of Madison County in the northwest part of the Arkansas Ozarks. Via U.S. Route 412 it is 28 miles (45 km) east of Springdale and 47 miles (76 km) west of Harrison.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.33%, are water. [3] Town Branch flows northward through the east side of the city, ending at Holman Creek in the northern part of the city. Holman Creek flows north into War Eagle Creek, which continues northwest to the White River east of Springdale.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1850 255—
1860 251−1.6%
1870 224−10.8%
1880 31239.3%
1890 36216.0%
1930 602—
1940 77628.9%
1950 1,01030.2%
1960 1,0504.0%
1970 1,28722.6%
1980 1,3948.3%
1990 1,60515.1%
2000 1,93120.3%
2010 2,34621.5%
2020 2,87922.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

2020 census

Huntsville racial composition [10]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)2,08672.46%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)120.42%
Native American 341.18%
Asian 70.24%
Pacific Islander 2227.71%
Other/Mixed 1505.21%
Hispanic or Latino 36812.78%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,879 people, 866 households, and 517 families residing in the city. The population density was 640.0 inhabitants per square mile (247.1/km2). There were 1,116 housing units at an average density of 282.7 per square mile (109.2/km2). There were 866 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.8% under the age of 5, 65.4% from 18 to 64, 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,167, and the median income for a family was $48,952. Males had a median income of $26,929 versus $19,766 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,686. About 29.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.1% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Top Employers
Huntsville Economic Development [11]
#Employer
1 Butterball, LLC
2 Huntsville School District
3 Ducommun
4 Walmart Stores Inc.
5Lew Thompson & Sons, Inc.
6Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
7Anderson Gas & Propane, Inc.
8Meadowview Healthcare & Rehab
9 Kingston School District
10 McDonald's (fast food)

Education

The Huntsville School District provides public elementary and secondary education leading to graduation at Huntsville High School.

The Huntsville Public Library, part of the Madison Carroll and Madison Library System, is located at 827 N. College Street, which provides patrons of the library system access to print books, publications, multimedia content, internet access, public computer access, as well as access to an Interlibrary loan system. [12]

Infrastructure

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Huntsville Municipal Airport

Transportation

Major highways

Aviation

The Huntsville Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Huntsville's central business district. [13]

Notable people

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References

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  2. ↑ "Elected Officials for the City of Huntsville, AR - Huntsville, AR".
  3. 1 2 "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huntsville, Arkansas
  5. 1 2 "P1. Race – Huntsville city, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ Haden, Rebecca (February 12, 2020). "Huntsville (Madison County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Central Arkansas Library System . Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 452.
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  9. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
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  12. ↑ "Interlibrary Loan Policy | The Carroll and Madison Library System" . Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  13. ↑ FAA Airport Form 5010 for H34 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Miller, Gary G., (1948 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Danny Lee Patrick", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , July 29, 2009
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