Mountain Home, Arkansas facts for kids
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Mountain Home, Arkansas
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Location of Mountain Home in Baxter County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Baxter |
| Area | |
| • City | 11.97 sq mi (30.99 km2) |
| • Land | 11.97 sq mi (30.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • City | 12,825 |
| • Density | 1,071.79/sq mi (413.81/km2) |
| • Metro | 41,307 |
| Demonym(s) | Mountain Homie |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes |
72653-72654
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-47390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0077766 |
Mountain Home is a city in, and the county seat of, Baxter County, Arkansas, United States, in the southern Ozark Mountains near the northern state border with Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12,448. A total of 41,307 persons lived within the city and micropolitan area combined, which encompasses the majority of Baxter County.
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Geography
Mountain Home is located in northern Arkansas at 36°20′10″N 92°22′56″W / 36.33611°N 92.38222°W (36.336248, -92.382279). It is the center of the Twin Lakes area, with Norfork Lake 15 minutes to the east and Bull Shoals Lake 20 minutes to the northwest. 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 and the North Fork River, which features the world-renowned Norfork Tailwater. These make the Mountain Home area one of the nation's top freshwater fishing destinations. Some creeks in the area with fishing access are Fall Creek, Dodd Creek, and Hicks Creek, with Fall Creek being the largest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.4 km2), all of it land.
Transportation
Highways in Mountain Home:
US 62/US 412
U.S. Route 62 Business
Highway 5
Highway 101
Highway 178
Highway 201
Highway 201 Spur
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The city is served by Ozark Regional Airport, a county-owned, public-use airport with a few commercial flights.
No railroads pass through Mountain Home, but the Union Pacific Railroad passes through the nearby community of Cotter, 10 miles (16 km) to the west. The line encompasses 506 miles of track from Carthage, Missouri to Diaz Junction, Arkansas. The line has about five trains a day, with most being mixed freight or empty coal trains.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 137 | — | |
| 1890 | 242 | 76.6% | |
| 1900 | 363 | 50.0% | |
| 1910 | 446 | 22.9% | |
| 1920 | 492 | 10.3% | |
| 1930 | 585 | 18.9% | |
| 1940 | 927 | 58.5% | |
| 1950 | 2,217 | 139.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,105 | −5.1% | |
| 1970 | 3,936 | 87.0% | |
| 1980 | 8,066 | 104.9% | |
| 1990 | 9,027 | 11.9% | |
| 2000 | 11,012 | 22.0% | |
| 2010 | 12,448 | 13.0% | |
| 2020 | 12,825 | 3.0% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 11,610 | 90.53% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 49 | 0.38% |
| Native American | 58 | 0.45% |
| Asian | 130 | 1.01% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% |
| Other/Mixed | 543 | 4.23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 434 | 3.38% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,825 people, 5,851 households, and 3,225 families residing in the city.
2010 census
According to the 2010 census, the population of Mountain Home was 12,448.
Education
ASU – Mountain Home
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home is a public, open-access, two-year campus of Arkansas State University located on a 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.
Mountain Home school district
Mountain Home Public Schools has seven campuses and owns 330 square miles (850 km2). It serves more than 4,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
The school plays in the 6A/7A East Athletic Conference in basketball, football, baseball, softball, track and field, soccer, wrestling, cross country, volleyball and swimming. The cross country teams won multiple state championships and the swim and volleyball teams competed for state championships.
The school band marched in the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the 2010 Citrus Bowl Parade, and competed at Disney World in 2019. The Jazz Band performs shows in Branson, Missouri.
The robotics program placed in the top three of the FIRST Championship (FRC) multiple times, and won the FRC world championship in 2012.
Transportation
Highways in Mountain Home:
- US 62/US 412
- U.S. Route 62 Business
- Highway 5
- Highway 101
- Highway 178
- Highway 201
- Highway 201 Spur
The city is served by Ozark Regional Airport, a county-owned, public-use airport with a few commercial flights.
No railroads pass through Mountain Home, but the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad passes through the nearby community of Cotter, 10 miles (16 km) to the west. The line encompasses 506 miles of track from Carthage, Missouri to Diaz Junction, Arkansas. The line has about five trains a day, with most being mixed freight or empty coal trains.
Notable people
- Richard Antrim, rear admiral in the U.S. Navy; World War II veteran.
- Gaylen Pitts, Major League baseball player; manager and coach
- Jennifer Wiseman, Senior Project Scientist of the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomer, discoverer of Comet Wiseman-Spliff
- C. D. Wright, poet
See also
In Spanish: Mountain Home (Arkansas) para niños
