Huntington, Arkansas
| Huntington, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
 Location in Sebastian County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 35°4′51″N 94°15′52″W / 35.08083°N 94.26444°WCoordinates: 35°4′51″N 94°15′52″W / 35.08083°N 94.26444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Sebastian |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 635 |
| • Density | 982.9/sq mi (382.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72940 |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-33940 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0050422 |
Huntington is a city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census the population was 635. The population was 688 at the 2000 census.
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 Feb 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.
Huntington is located at 35°4′51″N 94°15′52″W / 35.08083°N 94.26444°W (35.080833, -94.264462).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 688 people, 262 households, and 184 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,012.2 people per square mile (390.6/km²). There were 298 housing units at an average density of 438.4/sq mi (169.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.60% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 1.89% from other races, and 3.92% from two or more races. 4.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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