Editing Yellville, Arkansas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Yellville, Arkansas
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| image_skyline      = Marion County Courthouse, Yellville, Arkansas.JPG
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| image_caption      = [[Marion County Courthouse (Yellville, Arkansas)|Marion County Courthouse]] in downtown Yellville
| image_seal         = City of Yellville Logo.png
| image_map          = File:Marion County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Yellville Highlighted 0577330.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in Marion County, Arkansas
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_name1  = [[Arkansas]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Marion County, Arkansas|Marion]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Shawn Lane<ref>{{ cite web |title= Yellville |year= 2019 |url= https://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Yellville |publisher= [[Arkansas Municipal League]] |location= Little Rock |access-date= March 3, 2019 }}</ref>
| established_date   = 1872
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_05.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 6.49
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.51
| area_land_km2      = 6.43
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.48
| area_water_km2     = 0.06
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| elevation_ft       = 627
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0577330&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Yellville city, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 31, 2022}}</ref>
| population_total   = 1178
| population_metro   = 
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| population_density_km2 = 183.25
| population_density_sq_mi = 474.62
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| coordinates        = {{coord|36|13|44|N|92|41|10|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 72687
| area_code          = [[Area code 870|870]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 05-77330
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2405799<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405799}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.yellvilleweb.com}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Yellville''' is a city in and [[county seat]] of [[Marion County, Arkansas|Marion County]], [[Arkansas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Yellville is located in the [[Ozark Mountains]] along the banks of [[Crooked Creek (Arkansas)|Crooked Creek]], and neighbors the small town of [[Summit, Arkansas|Summit]] to the north. The population was 1,178 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020"/> The town's original name is preserved in the Shawnee Town Branch, a local creek. The town holds an annual Turkey Trot Festival ([[turkey trot]]).

==History==
Yellville is named after [[Archibald Yell]], who was the first member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Arkansas and the second [[governor of Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19701015&id=XzIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7216,2930074&hl=en |title=From Sleepy Eye to Chicken Bristle, USA |work=[[The Milwaukee Journal]] |date=October 15, 1970 |access-date=April 22, 2015 |author=Scriba, Jay |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925015124/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19701015&id=XzIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7216,2930074&hl=en |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was killed at the [[Battle of Buena Vista]] during the [[Mexican–American War]]. Yellville existed well before Arkansas became a state, though originally known as "Shawneetown".

Marion County was formed in 1836, shortly after statehood. Shawneetown was then renamed Yellville. An old tale claims Archibald Yell offered $50 to do so, but never paid the money. True or not, Governor Yell's descendants heard the story and paid the overdue "bill" several years ago. Yell's name can be seen elsewhere in the state, including [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]] and Archibald Yell Boulevard in [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]. Several biographies of him have been written, the most recent published by the [[University of Arkansas]] Press in Fayetteville.

During the late 1840s, Yellville was the scene of several prolonged gunfights during the [[Tutt–Everett War]]. John A. Schnabel organized his [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] cavalry battalion in the town in 1863.

In the early morning of July 17th, 2024; Marion County received just under a foot of rainfall in a considerable flash flooding event. During the event, bridges and homes were reportedly washed out in Yellville, including a nursing home due to the high waters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oberholtz |first=Chris |date=2024-07-17 |title=Arkansas nursing home evacuates 86 people amid Flash Flood Emergency |url=https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/yellville-marion-county-rain-flood |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=FOX Weather |language=en-US}}</ref> [[National Weather Service|The National Weather Service]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] promptly issued a Flash Flood Emergency for Yellville and surrounding areas.<ref>{{Cite web |last=herzmann |first=daryl |title=IEM :: Valid Time Event Code (VTEC) App |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/ |archive-url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vtec/#2024-O-NEW-KLZK-FF-W-0046/USCOMP-N0Q-202407171125 |archive-date=2024-07-17 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=mesonet.agron.iastate.edu |language=en}}</ref> Yellville is still recovering from the flooding impacts.

==Geography==
Yellville is located in central Marion County. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|2}}, or 0.96%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> It is bordered to the north by the small city of [[Summit, Arkansas|Summit]]. [[Mountain Home, Arkansas|Mountain Home]] is {{convert|20|mi}} to the northeast and [[Harrison, Arkansas|Harrison]] is {{convert|28|mi}} to the west via U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 412|412]]/[[U.S. Route 62|62]].

===Climate===
Yellville, located in the [[Ozarks|Arkansas Ozarks]], has a [[humid continental climate|humid continental-subtropical climate]], with cold-to-mild winters and hot, humid summers. Yellville's record high temperature of {{convert|110|F}} was observed on August 29, 1984, and July 30, 1986, while the record low of {{convert|−20|F}} was observed on January 11, 1977. {{Weather box
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|Jul high F = 92
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|Sep high F = 83
|Oct high F = 74
|Nov high F = 62
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|Apr record high F =  95
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 102
|Oct record high F =  95
|Nov record high F =  85
|Dec record high F =  78
|year record high F= 110
|Jan record low F =−20
|Feb record low F =  −14
|Mar record low F = 2
|Apr record low F =  18
|May record low F =  30
|Jun record low F =  40
|Jul record low F =  44
|Aug record low F =  38
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F =  18
|Nov record low F =  2
|Dec record low F = −15
|year record low F= −20
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|Jan precipitation inch = 2.40
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.90
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.40
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.20
|May precipitation inch = 5.20
|Jun precipitation inch =  4.10
|Jul precipitation inch =  2.80
|Aug precipitation inch =  3.50
|Sep precipitation inch =  3.90
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.70
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.50
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.90
|year precipitation inch=45.50
|Jan snow inch = 3.8
|Feb snow inch =  3.4
|Mar snow inch = 2.2
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|May snow inch =   0
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|Jul snow inch =   0
|Aug snow inch =   0
|Sep snow inch =   0
|Oct snow inch =   0
|Nov snow inch =  0.9
|Dec snow inch = 2.8
|year snow inch=13.3
|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/intellicast|title=Intellicast &#124; Weather Underground|website=www.wunderground.com}}</ref>}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 170
|1870= 96
|1880= 345
|1890= 263
|1900= 578
|1910= 463
|1920= 615
|1930= 478
|1940= 546
|1950= 697
|1960= 636
|1970= 860
|1980= 1044
|1990= 1181
|2000= 1312
|2010= 1204
|2020= 1178
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Yellville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0577330&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)
| 1,059
| 89.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 13
| 1.1%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 6
| 0.51%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 67
| 5.69%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 33
| 2.8%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,178 people, 416 households, and 271 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,312 people, 535 households, and 356 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|515.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 599 housing units at an average density of {{convert|235.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.71% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.76% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.22% from two or more races.  0.53% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 535 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $31,793. Males had a median income of $26,000 versus $18,056 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,618.  About 13.2% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Human resources==

=== Education ===
====Primary and secondary education====
Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is provided by the [[Yellville–Summit School District]], which leads to graduation from [[Yellville–Summit High School]].

====Higher education====
In 1890, Yellville College was established in the city along College Street. The institution was demolished in 1925. Today, neither Yellville nor Marion County contain any institutions of higher education. The nearest are [[Arkansas State University Mountain Home]], in [[Mountain Home, Arkansas|Mountain Home]], and [[North Arkansas College]] in [[Harrison, Arkansas|Harrison]], both two-year public schools. Nearby four-year education is offered by [[College of the Ozarks]], a Christian liberal-arts college in [[Point Lookout, Missouri]], and [[Lyon College]], a private liberal arts college in [[Batesville, Arkansas|Batesville]]. The nearest four-year public school is [[Arkansas Tech University]] in [[Russellville, Arkansas|Russellville]].

====Library system====
The Marion County Library is located at 308 Old Main in Yellville.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Marion County Libraries |publisher= [[Arkansas State Library]] |location= Little Rock |url= https://library.arkansas.gov/facilities/list/marion |access-date= March 3, 2019 }}</ref> The library offers books, [[e-book]]s, media, reference, youth, and [[genealogy]] services.

===Public safety===
Yellville and Marion County operate under a joint city/county law enforcement agreement.

==Culture and contemporary life==
{{Main|Culture of Arkansas}}

===Buffalo National River===
Yellville is popular for its proximity to the [[Buffalo National River]], {{convert|16|mi}} to the south via [[Arkansas Highway 14|State Highway 14]]. During the summer, tourists visit the area and Yellville becomes a hub for shopping and lodging for them. The Buffalo Point Ranger Station is located approximately {{convert|17|mi|km}} south of Yellville. Activities and services in the area include horseback trail riding, canoeing, and cabin rentals. Other area attractions include the more than 1,000 caves that exist in Marion County, and the famous "Rush" ghost town located in the Buffalo Point area—a turn-of-the-century [[ghost town]] from the [[zinc]] mining heyday of the area. Abandoned mines are visible along many of the hiking trails at Rush, but are fenced off due to safety concerns.  Recent arson has destroyed a few of the historic buildings of the Rush ghost town.

===Bull Shoals Dam and Reservoir / White River===
Most of northern Marion County is made up of water—most notably, the waters created by the [[Bull Shoals Lake|Bull Shoals Dam]]. Eastern Marion County's border with [[Baxter County, Arkansas|Baxter County]] is marked by the [[White River (Arkansas–Missouri)|White River]]. Water skiing, pontoon boating, and fishing are all popular summer activities at the Bull Shoals Lake and White River areas. Yellville is located approximately {{convert|15|mi}} southwest of [[Bull Shoals, Arkansas|Bull Shoals]] and serves as an alternate housing and tourist destination for those not staying at the numerous resorts in Bull Shoals, along the White River, or at the confluence of the Buffalo and White rivers near [[Buffalo City, Arkansas|Buffalo City]].

===Fred Berry Conservation Education Center on Crooked Creek===
[[File:Yellville, AR 022.jpg|right|thumb|Crooked Creek near the City Park]]
In 1999, Fred Berry, a former counselor and teacher at the Yellville-Summit School District, donated the funding to create an educational center at Kelley's Access on [[Crooked Creek (Arkansas)|Crooked Creek]], located near the Yellville City Park. With additional donations and a "conservation tax", the plan was put into action. On June 17, 2005, the Fred Berry Conservation Education Center on Crooked Creek opened. It is one of four education centers with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. It sits on {{convert|471|acre|km2}} of land along a {{convert|2.5|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch of Crooked Creek that was once a dairy farm.

===Annual cultural events===
One of the longest traditions in Yellville is the annual Turkey Trot festival sponsored by the Mid-Marion County [[Rotary Club]]. Beginning in 1945 with the first turkey dropped from the roof of the Marion County Courthouse, the festival continues today. It is held every second weekend of October with the best-known attraction being live turkeys that are dropped from airplanes over the town square.<ref name="LoweryEmpathy">{{cite magazine |last1=Lowrry |first1=Annie |title=Tossing a Bird That Does Not Fly Out of a Plane: A Thanksgiving story about the limits of human empathy |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/yellville-turkey-trot/576184/?silverid-ref=MzIxODYxNjE0ODQ4S0 |access-date=November 21, 2018 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> The event has been criticized in the past by [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] and others. The Turkey Trot festival also includes a pageant, dinners, musical entertainment, a 5 kilometer run, a parade, and a nationally recognized turkey calling contest sponsored by the [[National Wild Turkey Federation]]. Crafts and tools related to the hunting of wild turkeys are also sold in streetside booths along the town square.<ref>{{ cite web |title=73rd Annual Turkey Trot Festival |work=  [[The Mountaineer Echo]] |location= Flippin |date=October 11, 2018 |url=http://1751.newstogo.us/editionviewer/default.aspx?Edition=01d5a3ce-391b-4d46-bb61-755060ac08da |access-date= March 3, 2019 }}</ref>

==Infrastructure==

===Major highways===
[[File:Yellville, AR 019.jpg|thumb|right|Highway 14 in Yellville]]
*[[File:US 62 (1961).svg|20px]] [[File:US 412.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 62 in Arkansas|US 62]]/[[U.S. Route 412 in Arkansas|US 412]]
*[[File:US 62B.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 62 Business (Mountain Home, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 62 Business]]
*[[File:Arkansas 14.svg|20px]] [[Highway 14 (Arkansas)|Highway 14]]
*[[File:Arkansas 202.svg|25px]] [[Highway 202 (Arkansas)|Highway 202]]
*[[File:Arkansas 235.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 235|Highway 235]]

===Utilities===
[[Entergy|Entergy Arkansas]] is the sole provider of electricity in almost all of Marion County, including Yellville.<ref>{{ cite map |title=Electric Utility Service Territories (polygon) |date= October 16, 2014 |orig-year=June 5, 2009 |edition= Update |url= http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgis.arkansas.gov%2Farcgis%2Frest%2Fservices%2FFEATURESERVICES%2FUtilities%2FFeatureServer%2F11&source=sd |publisher= Arkansas GIS Office |access-date= March 3, 2019 }}</ref> Natural gas service is available from [[Black Hills Energy]]. Sanitation is provided by Nabors Sanitation, and cable television service is provided by [[Yelcot]]

The Yellville Water Department purchases [[potable water]] from the Marion County Regional Water Association, whose source is [[Bull Shoals Lake]].<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2017 |title= Yellville Waterworks Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url=https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/356.pdf |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= March 3, 2019 }}</ref> The Yellville Water Department has 2,329 retail population served, and is responsible for maintenance of the water system and customer billing.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Community Water System Data |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health, Engineering Section |location= Little Rock |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/autoupdates/data.xls |access-date= March 3, 2019 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Betty Gaedtke]] ([[Quapaw]]), potter<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Karen |title=Reviving an artistic tradition |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/sep/08/reviving-an-artistic-tradition-20190908/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette |date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
*[[Kelley Linck]], represented Yellville and surrounding area in the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from 2011 to 2016

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.yellvilleweb.com/ City of Yellville unofficial website]
* [https://yellvillesummitschools.com/ Yellville-Summit School District]
* [http://www.yellvillechamber.org/ Yellville Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://www.agfc.com/en/explore-outdoors/nature-centers/fbccnc/ Fred Berry Conservation Education Center on Crooked Creek - Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]
* [http://www.southshore.com/news06/yell50.htm/  Yell's Repay 169 Year Old Debt - Harrison Daily Times via Southshore.com]
* [http://www.flippinonline.com/ ''The Mountaineer Echo''], local newspaper
* [http://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm/ Buffalo National River - National Park Service]

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