Mount_Holly,_Arkansas
Mount Holly, Arkansas
Census-designated place in Arkansas, United States
Mount Holly is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Mount Holly is located at the junction of Arkansas highways 57 and 160, 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of El Dorado. Mount Holly has a post office with ZIP code 71758.[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 123.[3]
The Smackover-Norphlet School District (formerly the Smackover School District) operates public schools serving the community, including Smackover High School.
It was previously served by the Mount Holly School District, which operated Mt. Holly Elementary School and Mount Holly High School. On July 1, 2004, the former Mt. Holly district was consolidated into the Smackover district.[4] For a period the district continued operating Mt. Holly Elementary. The Smackover district asked for permission from the Arkansas Board of Education to end operations of the Mount Holly School, and received the permission in 2006.[5]
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020[7] | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 102 | 82.93% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 5 | 4.07% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 1.63% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 5 | 4.07% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9 | 7.32% |
| Total | 123 | 100.00% |
- Thomas Chipman McRae, United States House of Representatives (1885 to 1903), 26th Governor of Arkansas.[8]
- Charles Portis, novelist, author of True Grit was raised in Mount Holly
- H. T. Hawkins, long-serving legislator in Arkansas House and Arkansas Senate
- John Edgar Hawkins, his son, who also served in the state legislature[9]
- "Mount Holly CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
- "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
- "Page 1 Minutes State Board of Education Monday, May 8, 2006." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on June 17, 2018. p. 2. "Request from Smackover School District for Approval to Close an Isolated School: Mount Holly Elementary School [...] The motion was adopted unanimously."
- "Thomas Chipman McRae (1851–1929)". Derek Allen Clements, The Central Arkansas Library System - EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net. February 5, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- Herndon, Dallas Tabor (January 22, 2024). "Centennial History of Arkansas".
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