Huntsville, Arkansas

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 at 36°5′23″N 93°44′6″W (36.089672, -93.735101).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km²), all land.

As of the census[10] of 2020, there were 2,879 people, 866 households, and 493 families residing in the city. The population density was 640.0 people per square mile (246.9/km²). There were 1,116 housing units at an average density of 282.7/sq mi (109.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 72.46% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 1.35% Native American, 7.71% Pacific Islander, 7.50% from other races, and 7.75% from two or more races. 12.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 866 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

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.

• Charles Berry, basketball coach. Charles began his coaching career in 1960 in Hector and coached two years in Plummerville before returning to his alma mater in Huntsville in 1968 for fifty years.[13]
• Joe Berry, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians.
• Orval E. Faubus, the 36th Governor of Arkansas, Democratic governor of Arkansas during the desegregation days; lived in Huntsville as a youth, having been born in the nearby Combs community.
• Ronnie Hawkins, legendary rockabilly musician, his band The Hawks later became The Band; born in Huntsville
• Gary Miller, Republican U.S. Representative from California; born in Huntsville.[14]
• Isaac Murphy, politician who lived and worked in Huntsville; elected as governor in 1863 after Union occupation of Little Rock
• Danny L. Patrick, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Madison and Carroll counties from 1967 to 1970; taught school in Huntsville from 1964 to 1971[15]

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