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Mountainburg, Arkansas
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Location of Mountainburg in Crawford County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Crawford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 837 ft (255 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 528 |
| • Density | 358.70/sq mi (138.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
72946
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| Area code(s) | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-47300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404334 |
Mountainburg is a town in Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the population was 631.
Mountainburg was laid out in 1883 when the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway was extended to that point.
Geography
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 (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.
Lake Fort Smith State Park, which is situated on the western side of the 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) Lake Fort Smith, is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Mountainburg.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 213 | — | |
| 1940 | 185 | −13.1% | |
| 1950 | 405 | 118.9% | |
| 1960 | 402 | −0.7% | |
| 1970 | 524 | 30.3% | |
| 1980 | 595 | 13.5% | |
| 1990 | 488 | −18.0% | |
| 2000 | 682 | 39.8% | |
| 2010 | 631 | −7.5% | |
| 2020 | 528 | −16.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 450 | 85.23% |
| Native American | 17 | 3.22% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.19% |
| Other/Mixed | 43 | 8.14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 3.22% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 528 people, 252 households, and 136 families residing in the city.
Notable person
- Jim Clark - bank robber and Depression-era outlaw
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.
| Climate data for Mountainburg, Arkansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 76 (24) |
86 (30) |
92 (33) |
93 (34) |
96 (36) |
103 (39) |
108 (42) |
111 (44) |
108 (42) |
96 (36) |
87 (31) |
79 (26) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 69.2 (20.7) |
74.0 (23.3) |
80.9 (27.2) |
85.5 (29.7) |
89.0 (31.7) |
93.8 (34.3) |
99.0 (37.2) |
99.9 (37.7) |
94.1 (34.5) |
87.3 (30.7) |
77.2 (25.1) |
69.7 (20.9) |
101.2 (38.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49.3 (9.6) |
54.4 (12.4) |
62.9 (17.2) |
71.6 (22.0) |
78.9 (26.1) |
86.9 (30.5) |
91.6 (33.1) |
91.4 (33.0) |
84.2 (29.0) |
73.6 (23.1) |
60.9 (16.1) |
51.6 (10.9) |
71.4 (21.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.5 (3.1) |
41.8 (5.4) |
49.8 (9.9) |
58.6 (14.8) |
66.9 (19.4) |
75.3 (24.1) |
79.5 (26.4) |
78.4 (25.8) |
71.3 (21.8) |
60.3 (15.7) |
48.6 (9.2) |
40.2 (4.6) |
59.0 (15.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.8 (−3.4) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
36.7 (2.6) |
45.6 (7.6) |
54.8 (12.7) |
63.8 (17.7) |
67.4 (19.7) |
65.5 (18.6) |
58.4 (14.7) |
47.0 (8.3) |
36.3 (2.4) |
28.8 (−1.8) |
46.6 (8.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 10.6 (−11.9) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
39.8 (4.3) |
52.8 (11.6) |
58.7 (14.8) |
55.9 (13.3) |
44.2 (6.8) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
7.2 (−13.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −10 (−23) |
−11 (−24) |
6 (−14) |
20 (−7) |
31 (−1) |
41 (5) |
47 (8) |
44 (7) |
32 (0) |
18 (−8) |
5 (−15) |
−9 (−23) |
−11 (−24) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.32 (84) |
3.05 (77) |
4.53 (115) |
5.26 (134) |
6.29 (160) |
4.49 (114) |
4.12 (105) |
4.06 (103) |
5.08 (129) |
4.86 (123) |
4.69 (119) |
3.67 (93) |
53.42 (1,356) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.8 (4.6) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
3.1 (7.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.5 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 98.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
See also
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