Mountain Home, Arkansas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 36°20′10″N 92°22′56″W / 36.33611, -92.38222
Mountain Home, Arkansas
Location in Baxter County and the state of Arkansas
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Baxter
Area
- City	10.6 sq mi (27.5 km²)
- Land	10.6 sq mi (27.5 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	817 ft (249 m)
Population (2006 [1] [2])
- City	12,215 [3]
- Density	1,152.4/sq mi (444.2/km²)
- Metro	41,307 [4]
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	72653-72654
Area code(s)	870
FIPS code	05-47390
GNIS feature ID	0077766

Baxter County Courthouse

Mountain Home is a city in the southern Ozark Mountains and is the county seat of Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. ^[1]

It was recently ranked #2 for Field and Stream's Best Fishing Towns in America and today it is primarily known as a retirement and resort destination.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics and population
4 Education
5 Notable Facts
6 Notable residents - past and present
- 6.1 Government
7 Trivia
- 7.1 Fictional Residents
8 References
9 External links

[edit] History

Mountain Home 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.

It is the current seat for the Archdeacon of the United Episcopal Church of North America and is developoing a thriving public, two-year college (see Arkansas State University - Mountain Home) on a sprawling campus on the east end of the town.

The population was 11,012 at the 2000 census.

Air service is available to residents, though limited, through the Ozark Regional Airport (BPK).

[edit] Geography

Mountain Home is located at 36°20′10″N, 92°22′56″W (36.336248, -92.382279)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.5 km²), all of it 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. It is located within The Ozarks Mountain Range, in the Salem Plateau region. The city is located within 15 to 20 minutes of three rivers, The Buffalo National River, The White River (Arkansas) and The North Fork River (Missouri - Arkansas), which features the world renown Norfork Tailwater, all of these making the Mountain Home area one of the nation's top freshwater fishing destinations.

There are no major interstate highways nearby, but roadways include:mnhgvjhgj

U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 412
Highway 5
Highway 101
Highway 126
Highway 178
Highway 201

[edit] Demographics and population

According to the 2005 Census Bureau population report, the population of Mountain Home was 12,215 [5]. The population of the Mountain Home city ZIP codes area was estimated to be 29,360, as of 2006.

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 11,012 people, 5,175 households, and 3,151 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,035.7 people per square mile (400.0/km²). There were 5,612 housing units at an average density of 527.8/sq mi (203.8/km²). 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

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a public, open access, two-year campus of Arkansas State University located on a sprawling campus on the west side of the city. The campus became part of the ASU System in 1995. The campus architecture is styled after the University of Virginia.

The public school district, Mountain Home Public Schools, encompasses some 330 square miles and serves nearly 4,000 from kindergarten through 12th grade. The public school consists of six campuses, which includes the 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.

The Mountain Home School System is also known for its excellent band program, who marched in the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

[edit] Notable Facts

Mountain Home's St. Thomas' Anglican Church is the seat for the Archdeacon of the United Episcopal Church of North America.

[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
Richard A. Knaak - an American author; wrote the Minotaur Wars and other contributions to Dragonlance
Derin McMains - a Minor League Baseball Player for the San Francisco Giants AA Eastern League Connecticut Defenders
Jerry Mooney - Memphis entrepreneur and former board member of the Fortune 500 company Servicemaster
Roy Stone - famous blacksmith and wagon maker
Russell Taylor - child actor
Brandon Higginbotham - 8 time world tractor pull champion
C. D. Wright - an American poet