Editing Mountainburg, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Mountainburg, Arkansas
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|map_caption              = Location of Mountainburg in Crawford County, Arkansas.
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|area_total_km2           = 3.81
|area_total_sq_mi         = 1.47
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|elevation_ft             = 837
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 528
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|population_density_km2   = 138.53
|population_density_sq_mi = 358.70
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|postal_code              = 72946
|area_code                = [[Area code 479|479]]
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|blank_info               = 05-47300
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'''Mountainburg''' is a town in [[Crawford County, Arkansas|Crawford 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 631.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0547300| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212181632/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0547300| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mountainburg city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref>

Mountainburg was laid out in 1883 when the [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway]] was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uwxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA551|year=1889|publisher=Higginson Book Company|page=551}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Dinosaur statue in Mountainburg, Arkansas, a thriving community during the pre-Interstate highway days when U.S. Highway 71 was the primary route between Fayetteville in Northwest Arkansas and Fort LCCN2013650776.tif|thumb|Dinosaur statue in the city park]]
Mountainburg is located along [[U.S. Route 71]], and thrived when this road was the main route in northwest Arkansas. Since the construction of [[Interstate 540 (Arkansas)|Interstate 540]] (now [[Interstate 49]]) to the west, it has been a sleepier community. The city park in downtown Mountainburg has since 1980 hosted two large dinosaur models.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/armountainburg.html| title=Mountainburg, Arkansas| last=Cox| first=Dale| publisher=ExploreSouthernHistory.com| accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref>

[[Lake Fort Smith State Park]], which is situated on the western side of the {{convert|1400|acre|km2}} Lake Fort Smith, is located {{convert|8|mi|0}} north of Mountainburg.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/lakefortsmith/| title=Lake Fort Smith State Park| accessdate=September 20, 2010}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.9|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 213
|1940= 185
|1950= 405
|1960= 402
|1970= 524
|1980= 595
|1990= 488
|2000= 682
|2010= 631
|2020= 528
|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"
|+Mountainburg racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0547300&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 1, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 450
| 85.23%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 17
| 3.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 1
| 0.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 43
| 8.14%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 17
| 3.22%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 528 people, 252 households, and 136 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 682 people in 271 households, including 179 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|478.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 298 housing units at an average density of {{convert|208.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 95.45% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 3.08% Native American, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<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 271 households 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.6% of households were one person and 16.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.15.

The age distribution was 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median household income was $25,446 and the median family income  was $33,295. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,445. About 12.0% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
* [[Jim Clark (criminal)|Jim Clark]] (1902-1974), bank robber and Depression-era outlaw
* [[Henry Nelson Pope]] (1859-1956), president of the Texas Farmers Union<ref>{{Cite journal |title=SOME NOTES ON "EDWARDS" and gravestone inscriptions of family and relatives |url=https://argensoc.org/wp-content/uploads/afh/AFH023Dec1963.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Arkansas Family Historian |publisher=Arkansas Genealogical Society |publication-date=December 1963 |volume=2 |issue=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626074929/https://argensoc.org/wp-content/uploads/afh/AFH023Dec1963.pdf |archive-date=2023-06-26}}</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, Mountainburg has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=810530&cityname=Mountainburg%2C+Arkansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Mountainburg, Arkansas]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Mountainburg, Arkansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 76
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 103
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 79

|Jan avg record high F = 69.2
|Feb avg record high F = 74.0
|Mar avg record high F = 80.9
|Apr avg record high F = 85.5
|May avg record high F = 89.0
|Jun avg record high F = 93.8
|Jul avg record high F = 99.0
|Aug avg record high F = 99.9
|Sep avg record high F = 94.1
|Oct avg record high F = 87.3
|Nov avg record high F = 77.2
|Dec avg record high F = 69.7
|year avg record high F = 101.2

|Jan high F = 49.3
|Feb high F = 54.4
|Mar high F = 62.9
|Apr high F = 71.6
|May high F = 78.9
|Jun high F = 86.9
|Jul high F = 91.6
|Aug high F = 91.4
|Sep high F = 84.2
|Oct high F = 73.6
|Nov high F = 60.9
|Dec high F = 51.6
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 37.5
|Feb mean F = 41.8
|Mar mean F = 49.8
|Apr mean F = 58.6
|May mean F = 66.9
|Jun mean F = 75.3
|Jul mean F = 79.5
|Aug mean F = 78.4
|Sep mean F = 71.3
|Oct mean F = 60.3
|Nov mean F = 48.6
|Dec mean F = 40.2
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 25.8
|Feb low F = 29.2
|Mar low F = 36.7
|Apr low F = 45.6
|May low F = 54.8
|Jun low F = 63.8
|Jul low F = 67.4
|Aug low F = 65.5
|Sep low F = 58.4
|Oct low F = 47.0
|Nov low F = 36.3
|Dec low F = 28.8
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 10.6
|Feb avg record low F = 14.9
|Mar avg record low F = 20.8
|Apr avg record low F = 30.0
|May avg record low F = 39.8
|Jun avg record low F = 52.8
|Jul avg record low F = 58.7
|Aug avg record low F = 55.9
|Sep avg record low F = 44.2
|Oct avg record low F = 31.0
|Nov avg record low F = 21.9
|Dec avg record low F = 15.0
|year avg record low F = 7.2

|Jan record low F = -10
|Feb record low F = -11
|Mar record low F = 6
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 41
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 32
|Oct record low F = 18
|Nov record low F = 5
|Dec record low F = -9

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.32
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.05
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.53
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.26
|May precipitation inch = 6.29
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.49
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.12
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.06
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.08
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.86
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.67
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 7.5
|Feb precipitation days = 7.0
|Mar precipitation days = 9.4
|Apr precipitation days = 8.8
|May precipitation days = 10.6
|Jun precipitation days = 9.2
|Jul precipitation days = 7.6
|Aug precipitation days = 7.3
|Sep precipitation days = 7.3
|Oct precipitation days = 7.9
|Nov precipitation days = 8.0
|Dec precipitation days = 7.5

|Jan snow inch = 1.8
|Feb snow inch = 0.7
|Mar snow inch = 0.5
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.1
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.4
|Feb snow days = 0.4
|Mar snow days = 0.2
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.4

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00035018&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Mountainburg 2NE, AR
|access-date = January 25, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=tsa
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Tulsa
|access-date = January 25, 2023
}}
</ref>
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mountainburg.org/ Mountainburg Schools], public school district

{{Crawford County, Arkansas}}
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[[Category:Cities in Crawford County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Fort Smith metropolitan area]]