Mount Holly, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Mount Holly, Arkansas
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Union
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:123
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:259
Coordinates:33.3031°N -92.9539°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:71758
Area Code:870
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2805664

Mount Holly is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Mount Holly is located at the junction of Arkansas highways 57 and 160, 18miles west-northwest of El Dorado. Mount Holly has a post office with ZIP code 71758.[1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 123.[2]

Education

The Smackover-Norphlet School District (formerly the Smackover School District) operates public schools serving the community, including Smackover High School.

It was previously served by the Mount Holly School District, which operated Mt. Holly Elementary School and Mount Holly High School. On July 1, 2004, the former Mt. Holly district was consolidated into the Smackover district.[3] For a period the district continued operating Mt. Holly Elementary. The Smackover district asked for permission from the Arkansas Board of Education to end operations of the Mount Holly School, and received the permission in 2006.[4]

Demographics

2020 census

Mount Hollyn CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2020[5] !% 2020
White alone (NH)10282.93%
Black or African American alone (NH)54.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)21.63%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)54.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)97.32%
Total123100.00%

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=71758&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Web site: Mount Holly CDP, Arkansas . April 7, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  3. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
  4. "Page 1 Minutes State Board of Education Monday, May 8, 2006." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on June 17, 2018. p. 2. "Request from Smackover School District for Approval to Close an Isolated School: Mount Holly Elementary School [...] The motion was adopted unanimously."
  5. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Mount Holly CDP, Arkansas . United States Census Bureau.
  6. Encyclopedia: Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929) . Derek Allen Clements, The Central Arkansas Library System - EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net . April 10, 2016 . February 5, 2016.