From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mountain Pine, Arkansas
Mountain Pine, Arkansas
Mountain Pine, Arkansas According to the United States Census Bureau, the
city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.5 km²), of which
— City — 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles
(0.1 km²) of it (1.14%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 772 people, 308
households, and 221 families residing in the city. The
population density was 445.4 people per square mile
Location in Garland County and the state of Arkansas (172.3/km²). There were 353 housing units at an average
Coordinates: 34°34′21″N 93°10′22″W / 34.5725°N density of 203.7/sq mi (78.8/km²). The racial makeup of
93.17278°W / 34.5725; -93.17278Coordinates: 34°34′21″N the city was 71.37% White, 23.45% Black or African Amer-
93°10′22″W / 34.5725°N 93.17278°W / 34.5725; -93.17278 ican, 1.94% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.26% from
Country United States other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. 0.39% of
State Arkansas the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
County Garland There were 308 households out of which 33.4% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were
Area
married couples living together, 20.1% had a female
- Total 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were
- Land 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km2)
non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of in-
- Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
dividuals and 11.7% had someone living alone who was
Elevation 472 ft (144 m) 65 years of age or older. The average household size was
Population (2000) 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.
- Total 772 In the city the population was spread out with 28.9%
- Density 454.1/sq mi (171.6/km2) under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of
- Summer (DST)
DST) CDT (UTC-5) age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100
females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age
ZIP code 71956
18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
Area code(s) 501
The median income for a household in the city was
FIPS code 05-47450 $20,804, and the median income for a family was $22,344.
GNIS feature ID 0072790 Males had a median income of $22,206 versus $16,058 for
females. About 39.8% of families are below the poverty
Mountain Pine is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, level.
United States. It is part of the ’Hot Springs Metropolitan
Statistical Area’. The population was 772 at the 2000 cen-
sus Mountain Pine’s population is believed to have grown Notable people from Mountain
back to about 900 in 2008. It is located near Lake Hamil-
ton and Lake Ouachita. The city consists of five defined
Pine
neighborhoods, Pinewood(Northside), South Mtn. Pine, A Bobby Bones hosts the number one ranked morning ra-
Business District(City Hall, Bank, Post Office, etc.), Cozy dio show "The Bobby Bones Show" in Austin, Tx. His
Acres (Southwest) and Mtn. View/Timberland area. show is syndicated in Wichita, KS, Lubbock, TX, Amarillo,
TX and Augusta, GA. Bones is the youngest person in the
country to ever host a morning drive radio show in a top
Geography market.
Mountain Pine is located at 34°34′21″N 93°10′22″W / American Hero, Corporal Loren M. Buffalo
34.5725°N 93.17278°W / 34.5725; -93.17278 (34.572375, IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 195-11 March 10, 2011 DOD
-93.172806).[1] Identifies Army Casualty
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The Department of Defense announced today the Service Ribbon; North Atlantic Treaty Organization
death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Endur- Medal and Combat Action Badge.
ing Freedom. March 9, 2011 Buffalo is survived by his father, Cecil M. Buffalo of
Corporal Loren M. Buffalo Mountain Pine, Ark. and his mother, Anjanette D. Buffalo
Corporal Loren Miles Buffalo, 20, of Mountain Pine, of West Bend, Wis.
Ark. died March 9 after being struck by an improvised ex-
plosive device while on dismounted patrol March 9 near
Haji Rahmuddin, Afghanistan.
References
Buffalo was a Cavalry Scout assigned to Bravo Troop, [1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Com- States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
bat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He joined http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
the Army in May 2009 and arrived at Fort Campbell in Oc- gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
tober 2009. His awards and decorations include: Bronze [2] "American FactFinder". United States Census
Star Medal; the Purple Heart; National Defense Service Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Global War on Ter- 2008-01-31.
rorism Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Overseas
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