Mountain Pine, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
 Location of Mountain Pine in Garland County, Arkansas. | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′10″N 93°10′21″W / 34.56944°N 93.17250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Garland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.67 sq mi (4.34 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 585 |
| • Density | 352.20/sq mi (135.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71956 |
| Area code | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-47450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404332[2] |
Mountain Pine is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 770 at the 2010 United States Census.[3] It is located immediately southeast of Lake Ouachita below the Blakely Mountain Dam. The city consists of five defined neighborhoods, Pinewood (north), South Mountain Pine, a business district (city hall, bank, post office, store), Cozy Acres (southwest) and Mountain View/Timberland area.
Mountain Pine was founded as a company town in the late 1920s by Dierks Lumber and Coal Company, which operated a vast lumber mill on the town's east side. The mill was closed in 2006 by then-owners Weyerhaeuser, and later dismantled.[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain Pine, Arkansas
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Mountain Pine city, Arkansas". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved November 10, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Mountain Pine (Garland County) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas". The Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved October 1, 2017.