| Official Name: | Huntsville, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "Crossroads of the Ozarks"[1] |
| Established Date3: | July 16, 1925 |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Travis Dotson [2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.98 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 13.94 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.05 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1486 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 2879 |
| Population Density Km2: | 206.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 534.93 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0986°N -93.7364°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72740 |
| Area Code: | 479 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-33970 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2404747 |
Huntsville is a city in and the 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 is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.
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]
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 east of Springdale and west of Harrison.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4sqmi, of which 0.02sqmi, 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.
| 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% |
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.
See also: Economy of Arkansas.
| Employer | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butterball, LLC | |
| 2 | Huntsville School District | |
| 3 | Ducommun | |
| 4 | Walmart Stores Inc. | |
| 5 | Lew Thompson & Sons, Inc. | |
| 6 | Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. | |
| 7 | Anderson Gas & Propane, Inc. | |
| 8 | Meadowview Healthcare & Rehab | |
| 9 | Kingston School District | |
| 10 | McDonald's (fast food) |
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.[9]
The Huntsville Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Huntsville's central business district.[10]