Mountain View, Arkansas | |
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City | |
 Music on the steps of the Stone County Courthouse | |
| Nickname: Folk Music Capital of the World | |
| Motto: "Your Place in the Mountains"[1] | |
 Location of Mountain View in Stone County, Arkansas. | |
| Coordinates: 35°51′54″N 92°6′31″W / 35.86500°N 92.10861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Stone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roger Gardner |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.30 sq mi (18.91 km2) |
| • Land | 7.30 sq mi (18.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,877 |
| • Density | 394.33/sq mi (152.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 72533, 72560 |
| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-47540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404333[3] |
| Website | www |
Mountain View is the largest city in and the county seat of Stone County, Arkansas, United States, located in the Ozarks. The city's economy is largely based on tourism related to its title as the "Folk Music Capital of the World".[4] The city is also known for outdoors recreation opportunities, including Blanchard Springs Caverns, trout fishing on the White River and the Ozark National Forest.
- ^ "Mountain View Arkansas Chamber of Commerce". Mountain View Arkansas Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mountain View, Arkansas
- ^ Blevins, Brook (2006). "The Mountain View Conference of the Arkansas Historical Association, 2006". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 65 (3): 290–293. doi:10.2307/40031080. ISSN 0004-1823. JSTOR 40031080.