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Huntsville is a city in and county seat of Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,879 at the 2020 census,[4] 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, Arkansas
City
Huntsville Commercial Historic District
Motto: 
"Crossroads of the Ozarks"[1]
Location in Madison County, Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°5′23″N 93°44′6″W
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyMadison
Government
  MayorKaylee Almaguer [2]
Area
  Total5.40 sq mi (13.98 km2)
  Land5.38 sq mi (13.94 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
1,519 ft (463 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
  Total2,879
  Density534.93/sq mi (206.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72740
Area code479
FIPS code05-33970
GNIS feature ID0077258
Websitewww.huntsvillearkansas.org

Huntsville is part of the FayettevilleSpringdaleRogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.


History


The city is named after Huntsville, Alabama, the hometown of some early settlers.[5] Huntsville incorporated as a town after the Civil War in 1877.[6] The community was incorporated as a city on July 16, 1925.[7]


Geography


Huntsville is located north of the center of Madison County at 36°5′23″N 93°44′6″W (36.089672, -93.735101),[8] in the northwest part of the 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.
1850255
1860251−1.6%
1870224−10.8%
188031239.3%
189036216.0%
1930602
194077628.9%
19501,01030.2%
19601,0504.0%
19701,28722.6%
19801,3948.3%
19901,60515.1%
20001,93120.3%
20102,34621.5%
20202,87922.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

2020 census


Huntsville racial composition[10]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 2,086 72.46%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 12 0.42%
Native American 34 1.18%
Asian 7 0.24%
Pacific Islander 222 7.71%
Other/Mixed 150 5.21%
Hispanic or Latino 368 12.78%

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
1Butterball, LLC
2Huntsville School District
3Ducommun
4Walmart Stores Inc.
5Lew Thompson & Sons, Inc.
6Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
7Anderson Gas & Propane, Inc.
8Meadowview Healthcare & Rehab
9Kingston School District
10McDonald'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


Huntsville Municipal Airport
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



References


  1. "City of Huntsville Arkansas". City of Huntsville Arkansas. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. "Elected Officials for the City of Huntsville, AR - Huntsville, AR".
  3. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. "P1. Race – Huntsville city, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. Haden, Rebecca (February 12, 2020). "Huntsville (Madison County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 452.
  7. "Huntsville, Arkansas". City-Data.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  8. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  11. "Economic Development". Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  12. "Interlibrary Loan Policy | The Carroll and Madison Library System". Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  13. FAA Airport Form 5010 for H34 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 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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[de] Huntsville (Arkansas)

Huntsville ist eine Stadt im Madison County, Arkansas, USA. Die Bevölkerung betrug bei der Volkszählung 2010 2346 Personen. Die Stadt ist der County Seat von Madison County. Während des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs war Huntsville der Schauplatz des so genannten Huntsville-Massakers.
- [en] Huntsville, Arkansas

[ru] Хантсвилл (Арканзас)

Хантсвилл (англ. Huntsville) — город, расположенный в округе Мэдисон (штат Арканзас, США) с населением в 1931 человек по статистическим данным переписи 2000 года.



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