Mountain Pine, Arkansas
Mountain Pine, Arkansas | |
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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 | 1.68 sq mi (4.34 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 585 |
• Estimate (2024) | 587 |
| • Density | 352.2/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 |
| Website | www |
Mountain Pine is a city in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Mountain Pine had a population of 585. 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 (including City Hall, a bank, a post office and a store), Cozy Acres (southwest) and the 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.