Editing Huntington, Arkansas

{{short description|City in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States}}
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|population_total         = 490
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|area_code                = [[Area code 479|479]]
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'''Huntington''' is a city in [[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. It is part of the [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]-[[Oklahoma]] [[Fort Smith metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]] the population was 635.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|accessdate=April 29, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
Huntington began as a coal mining town. In 1887, The [[Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Coal Company]] surveyed the site and selected it as a townsite because coal was around the site, but not directly beneath it. The town was incorporated on February 4, 1888. The town was named after J. B. Huntington, a well-liked mine superintendent, who died after his horse jumped from a bridge over Cherokee Creek.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief History of Huntington, Arkansas|url=http://www.huntingtonarkansas.com/arch001.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002025512/http://www.huntingtonarkansas.com/arch001.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2010|accessdate=April 11, 2011}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1890= 913
|1900= 1298
|1910= 1700
|1920= 1453
|1930= 813
|1940= 863
|1950= 744
|1960= 560
|1970= 627
|1980= 662
|1990= 715
|2000= 688
|2010= 635
|2020= 490
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 688 people, 262 households, and 184 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,012.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|438.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 93.60% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.92% from two or more races.  4.36% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 262 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,703, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,277 versus $15,781 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,614.  About 13.5% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
It is in the [[Mansfield School District (Arkansas)|Mansfield School District]].<ref name=CensusSchoolMap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05131_sebastian/DC20SD_C05131.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sebastian County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=September 19, 2022}}</ref> [[Mansfield High School (Arkansas)|Mansfield High School]] is the district's comprehensive high school.

==Notable people==
* [[Jake Freeze]], [[Chicago White Sox]] [[pitcher]]

==See also==
{{portal|Arkansas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Arkansas]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Huntington, Arkansas}}

{{Sebastian County, Arkansas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Sebastian County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Fort Smith metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1888]]