Huntsville, Arkansas
City
StateArkansas
CountyMadison
MayorTravis Dotson [1]
Unit prefImperial
Area total13.98 km²
Area total5.40 sq mi
Area land13.94 km²
Area land5.38 sq mi
Area water0.05 km²
Area water0.02 sq mi
Elevation1486 ft
Population as of2020
Population total2879
Pop est as of2025
Population est3576
Population density206.55 km²
Population density534.93 sq mi
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
Coordinates36°05′55″N 93°44′11″W
Time zone (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code72740
Area code479
FIPS code05-33970
GNIS feature ID2404747[2]
Websitewww.huntsvillearkansas.org

Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,879 at the 2020 census,[3] 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.

History

The city is named after Huntsville, Alabama, the hometown of some early settlers.[4]

In 1863, eight suspected Confederate sympathizers were extrajudicially executed by the Union Army, one survived. Huntsville incorporated as a town after the Civil War in 1877.[5] The community was incorporated as a city on July 16, 1925.[6]

Geography

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 28 miles (45 km) east of Springdale and 47 miles (76 km) west of Harrison.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.33%, are water.[7] 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.

Demographics

2020 census

Huntsville racial composition[8][9]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (non-Hispanic)2,08672.46%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)120.42%
Native American341.18%
Asian70.24%
Pacific Islander2227.71%
Other/Mixed1505.21%
Hispanic or Latino36812.78%

As of the 2020 census, Huntsville had a population of 2,879. The median age was 33.2 years. 30.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 83.6 males age 18 and over.[10]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[11]

There were 1,003 households in Huntsville, of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.3% were married-couple households, 19.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[10]

There were 1,116 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.0%.[10]

Income and poverty

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.

Economy

See also: Economy of Arkansas
Top Employers
Huntsville Economic Development[12]
Employer
1Butterball, LLC
2Huntsville School District
3Ducommun
4Walmart Stores Inc.
5Lew Thompson & Sons, Inc.
6Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.
7Anderson Gas & Propane, Inc.
8Meadowview Healthcare & Rehab
9Kingston School District
10McDonald's (fast food)

Education

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.[13]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Major highways

Aviation

The Huntsville Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Huntsville's central business district.[14]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Elected Officials for the City of Huntsville, AR - Huntsville, AR"
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  3. ^ "P1. Race – Huntsville city, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Haden, Rebecca (February 12, 2020). "Huntsville (Madison County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  5. ^ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 452.
  6. ^ "Huntsville, Arkansas". City-Data.com. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  10. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  11. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
  12. ^ "Economic Development". Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "Interlibrary Loan Policy | The Carroll and Madison Library System". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  14. ^ . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
  15. ^ "Miller, Gary G., (1948 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
  16. ^ "Danny Lee Patrick", Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, July 29, 2009