Editing Mammoth Spring, Arkansas

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|official_name            = Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
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|population_total         = 929
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|population_density_km2   = 277.68
|population_density_sq_mi = 719.04
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|postal_code              = 72554
|area_code                = [[Area code 870|870]]
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|blank_info               = 05-43670
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'''Mammoth Spring''' is a city in [[Fulton County, Arkansas|Fulton County]], [[Arkansas]]. The population was 929 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0543670|access-date=December 26, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> and is home to [[Mammoth Spring]], one of the largest natural springs in the world. The location is renowned for its trout fishing.

==History==
The original village site was established in Missouri, near what was called the Harry Turnstall spring, now known as “Old Town.”<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zeigler |first=Wes |date=May 24, 1987 |title=Mammoth Spring: A Little Town with Lot of History |work=Arkansas Democrat Magazine |pages=8–11}}</ref> Despite homesteading efforts by early settlers in the region, the spring was divided into multiple plots. It wasn’t until the arrival of the [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway|Frisco Railroad]] in 1883, which extended its track from [[Springfield, Missouri]], to [[Memphis, Tennessee]], and established a station and depot between the spring and the [[Spring River (Arkansas)|Spring River]], that the town shifted to the Arkansas side of the river.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 17, 2025 |title=NRHPR nomination for Mammoth Spring Dam and Lake |url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/FU0083-pdf |website=Arkansas Historic Preservation Program}}</ref>

In 1890, Mammoth Spring was promoted to Memphis investors as an excellent site for construction of major manufacturing operations.<ref name="plans">''The Future Fall River: Unequaled Water Power at Mammoth Springs, Ark: Two Mills in Active Operation and Water Rights for Others Applied for-Memphis Investments.'' Memphis Avalanche, February 23, 1890, Page 3.</ref> At that time the town was home to an upscale resort hotel, ''The Nettleton'', said to rival other hotels in [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas]].<ref name="plans" /> ''The Nettleton'' was built by Memphis millionaire [[Napoleon Hill (Memphis businessman)|Napoleon Hill]] and operated from 1899 to 1932, when it was destroyed by fire.<ref>[https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/exhibits-online-postcards/60/ Nettleton Hotel in Mammoth Spring]. Arkansas Digital Archive.</ref> In 1927, Mammoth Spring became the first town in the region to have electricity, powered by the dams constructed by the Mammoth Spring Improvement Company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simers |first=Sarah |date=June 16, 2023 |title=Mammoth Spring (Fulton County) |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/mammoth-spring-fulton-county-885/ |access-date=January 17, 2025 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}</ref>

In 1968, the Frisco Railroad discontinued passenger service altogether and the train depot was converted into a museum, an extension of [[Mammoth Spring State Park]]. The depot was restored in 1971 and listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1992.<ref name=":0" />

[[File:Mammoth Spring 010.jpg|thumb|Mammoth Spring in 2009]]

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|1.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (2.86%) is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild-to-cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Mammoth Spring has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=905632&cityname=Paris%2C+Missouri%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Mammoth Spring, Arkansas]</ref>

{{Weather box
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 | location    = Mammoth Spring, Arkansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1904–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 79
 | Feb record high F  = 89
 | Mar record high F  = 97
 | Apr record high F  = 95
 | May record high F  = 99
 | Jun record high F  = 108
 | Jul record high F  = 110
 | Aug record high F  = 109
 | Sep record high F  = 109
 | Oct record high F  = 96
 | Nov record high F  = 87
 | Dec record high F  = 80
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 68.6
|Feb avg record high F = 73.4
|Mar avg record high F = 80.9
|Apr avg record high F = 85.0
|May avg record high F = 88.9
|Jun avg record high F = 93.8
|Jul avg record high F = 97.9
|Aug avg record high F = 98.2
|Sep avg record high F = 93.4
|Oct avg record high F = 86.4
|Nov avg record high F = 76.9
|Dec avg record high F = 68.9
|year avg record high F = 99.9

 | Jan high F = 46.8
 | Feb high F = 51.5
 | Mar high F = 60.8
 | Apr high F = 70.7
 | May high F = 78.2
 | Jun high F = 86.2
 | Jul high F = 90.3
 | Aug high F = 89.6
 | Sep high F = 82.4
 | Oct high F = 72.3
 | Nov high F = 60.0
 | Dec high F = 49.8
 | year high F = 69.9
 | Jan mean F = 34.8
 | Feb mean F = 39.0
 | Mar mean F = 48.0
 | Apr mean F = 57.4
 | May mean F = 66.1
 | Jun mean F = 74.4
 | Jul mean F = 78.4
 | Aug mean F = 77.2
 | Sep mean F = 69.5
 | Oct mean F = 58.2
 | Nov mean F = 47.1
 | Dec mean F = 38.2
 | year mean F = 57.4
 | Jan low F = 22.8
 | Feb low F = 26.5
 | Mar low F = 35.3
 | Apr low F = 44.0
 | May low F = 54.0
 | Jun low F = 62.7
 | Jul low F = 66.4
 | Aug low F = 64.8
 | Sep low F = 56.7
 | Oct low F = 44.2
 | Nov low F = 34.1
 | Dec low F = 26.5
 | year low F = 44.8

|Jan avg record low F = 6.5
|Feb avg record low F = 10.3
|Mar avg record low F = 17.6
|Apr avg record low F = 28.8
|May avg record low F = 38.6
|Jun avg record low F = 50.5
|Jul avg record low F = 57.1
|Aug avg record low F = 54.6
|Sep avg record low F = 41.6
|Oct avg record low F = 28.9
|Nov avg record low F = 19.2
|Dec avg record low F = 11.7
|year avg record low F = 3.8

 | Jan record low F  = -23
 | Feb record low F  = -24
 | Mar record low F  = 1
 | Apr record low F  = 19
 | May record low F  = 28
 | Jun record low F  = 35
 | Jul record low F  = 45
 | Aug record low F  = 40
 | Sep record low F  = 30
 | Oct record low F  = 15
 | Nov record low F  = 2
 | Dec record low F  = -21
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 3.56
 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.48
 | Mar precipitation inch = 4.62
 | Apr precipitation inch = 5.21
 | May precipitation inch = 5.31
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.34
 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.95
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.49
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.64
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.77
 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.59
 | Dec precipitation inch = 3.79
 | year precipitation inch = 48.75
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 7.2
 | Feb precipitation days  = 7.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 9.2
 | Apr precipitation days  = 8.5
 | May precipitation days  = 9.7
 | Jun precipitation days  = 7.7
 | Jul precipitation days  = 7.7
 | Aug precipitation days  = 7.4
 | Sep precipitation days  = 6.3
 | Oct precipitation days  = 7.7
 | Nov precipitation days  = 7.7
 | Dec precipitation days  = 7.7
 | year precipitation days = 94.2
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lzk
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 23, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00034572&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 23, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 717
|1910= 817
|1920= 700
|1930= 600
|1940= 666
|1950= 870
|1960= 825
|1970= 1072
|1980= 1158
|1990= 1097
|2000= 1147
|2010= 977
|2020= 929
|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>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Mammoth Spring racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0543670&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 865
| 93.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4
| 0.43%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 2
| 0.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 45
| 4.84%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 12
| 1.29%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 929 people, 468 households, and 286 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 977 people in 460 households, including 350 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|847.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 593 housing units at an average density of {{convert|437.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.4% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. The percentage of the population of Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6%.<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 the 509 households 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 29.3% of households were one person and 17.1% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.75.

The age distribution was 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.

The median household income was $20,588 and the median family income was $26,438. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $16,328 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,487. About 13.6% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.3% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Grand Ole Opry connection==
Mammoth Spring is credited with providing the original inspiration to [[George D. Hay]] to create what became the [[Grand Ole Opry]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref name=Hay>{{cite web|url= https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/meet-american-founded-grand-ole-opry-remarkable-visionary-george-d-hay |title= Meet the American who founded the Grand Ole Opry: 'Remarkable visionary' George D. Hay|date= August 30, 2022|publisher=FoxNews, September 2, 2022|accessdate=September 2, 2022}}</ref>  Hay was sent on a reporting assignment to Mammoth Spring in 1919 when he was invited to a hoedown in a local cabin.<ref name=Hay/>  There, a fiddle player, a guitar player, and a banjo player performed until dawn.<ref name=Hay/>  Hay was impressed, and that planted the seed for his later efforts.<ref name=Hay/>

== Notable people ==
* [[Tess Harper]], actress
* [[James Robinson Risner]], [[United States Air Force]] brigadier general
* [[Ashley McBryde]], country music singer-songwriter

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20091207044802/http://www.mammothspringchamber.org/ Mammoth Spring Chamber of Commerce]}}
* [http://ozarkansassy.com/weather/ozark_weather.html Local Weather]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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