Huntington, Arkansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Huntington, Arkansas
settlement_type = City


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map_caption = Location in Sebastian County and the state of Arkansas


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Arkansas
subdivision_name2 = Sebastian
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area_total_km2 = 1.8
area_total_sq_mi = 0.7
area_land_km2 = 1.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.7
area_water_km2 = 0
area_water_sq_mi = 0
elevation_ft = 636
elevation_m = 194
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 688
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population_density_km2 = 382.2
population_density_sq_mi = 982.9
timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
latd = 35 |latm = 4 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 94 |longm = 15 |longs = 52 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 72940
area_code = 479
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 05-33940
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0050422
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Huntington is a city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 688 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Huntington is located at coor dms|35|4|51|N|94|15|52|W|city (35.080833, -94.264462)GR|1.

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.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 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.

There were 262 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,703, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $27,277 versus $15,781 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,614. About 13.5% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

*Jake Freeze, Chicago White Sox pitcher

References

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