Mountain Home, Arkansas
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Mountain Home is a city located in Baxter County, Arkansas and is the county seat of Baxter County{{GR|6}. It was incorporated in 1888. The city sprang up around the Male and Female Academy which Professor J.S. Howard founded during the 1850s. The community's first name was Rapp’s Barren. Today it is primarily known as a retirement destination.
Air service is now available to residents through the Ozark Regional Airport (BPK).
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[edit] Geography
Mountain Home is located at (36.336248, -92.382279)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.5 km² (10.6 mi²), all land. It is the center of the Twin Lakes area, with the Norfork Lake 15 minutes to the east and the Bull Shoals Lake is 20 minutes to the west.
There are no major interstate highways nearby, but roadways include:
- U.S. Route 62
- U.S. Route 412
- Highway 5
- Highway 101
- Highway 126
- Highway 178
- Highway 201
[edit] Demographics and population
As of October of 2005, the population of the Mountain Home city limits is estimated to be 12,058. The population of the Mountain Home city ZIP codes is estimated to be 28,900, as of October of 2005, while the population of the greater Mountain Home/Gassville, Arkansas city area is estimated at 35,000 plus, as of October of 2005. Baxter County's population is estimated to be 51,111 as of October 2005.
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 11,012 people, 5,175 households, and 3,151 families residing in the city. The population density was 400.0/km² (1,035.7/mi²). There were 5,612 housing units at an average density of 203.8/km² (527.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.69% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,175 households out of which 19.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.59.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 36.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,869, and the median income for a family was $34,895. Males had a median income of $26,800 versus $19,702 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,789. About 7.5% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a public, open access, two-year campus of Arkansas State University, primarily serving students in North Central Arkansas. The campus architecture is styled after the University of Virginia.
The public school district, Mountain Home Public Schools, encompasses some 330 square miles and offers a quality educational experience to nearly 4,000 youngsters grades kindergarten through 12. The school is comprised of six campuses including Mountain Home High School (grades 10-12), Mountain Home Junior High (grades 8-9), Pinkston Middle School (grades 5-7), Guy-Berry Intermediate School (grade 4), Nelson-Wilks-Herron Elementary school (grades 1-3), and the Kindergarten center. Mountain Home School System is also known for its excellent band program. The Mountain Home High School Band has recently marched in the 2006 Macy's Day Parade.
[edit] Notable residents - past and present
- Richard Antrim - an American naval officer; World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient
- Wes Bentley - an American film actor
- Ed Coulter - Chancellor of Arkansas State University Mountain Home
- Richard A. Knaak - an American author; wrote the Minotaur Wars and other contributions to Dragonlance
- Jerry Mooney - Memphis entrepreneur and former board member of the Fortune 500 company Servicemaster
- Wallace Stone- famous blacksmith and wagon maker
- C. D. Wright - an American poet
[edit] Government
- Mayor - David Osmon
- City Attorney - Roger Morgan [1]
- Assistant City Attorney - Brian Mooney [2]
- Chief of Police - Carry Manuel
- Fire Chief - Ken Williams
- Superintendent - Steve Singleton
[edit] Churches
(in alphabetical order)
- East Side Baptist Church - Dr. Michael Shy, Pastor [3] [4]
- First Baptist Church - Dr. David Johnson, Pastor
- First United Methodist Church - Reverend Siegfried (Sieg) Johnson
- Holy Cross Lutheran Church - Larry A. Olson, Pastor
- Redeemer Lutheran Church - Rev Kenneth C Taglauer, Associate Pastor. [5]
- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - Reverend Pamela S. Morgan, Vicar
- St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church - Fr. James Fanrak
- Twin Lakes Baptist Church - Sam Bailey, Pastor
[edit] Civic Organizations
- Lions Club [6]
- Moose International
- Mountain Home Masonic Lodge 225 - Freemasonry
- Rotary International of Mountain Home
[edit] Community Events
- Southern Rodmakers Gathering - last weekend in October
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Fictional Residents
- Purity Knight [7]
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Arkansas State University - Mountain Home
- Mountain Home Public Schools
- Ozark Regional Airport
- Mountain Home Yellow Pages
