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Also known as Mount Ida, Arkansas, Mount Ida, AR

city in and county seat of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States

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Country
United States
State
Arkansas
County
Montgomery
Incorporated city
May 30, 1890
Total
1.60 sq mi (4.14 km )
Land
1.57 sq mi (4.06 km )
Water
0.031 sq mi (0.08 km )
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Estimate 2025
1,005
Density
634.7/sq mi (245.06/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
05-47690

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Mount Ida
Population
996
Area
4.217698
Elevation
203
Official website
www.mtidachamber.com
Image
Montgomery County Courthouse 003.jpg
Households
513
Dialing code
870
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Commons category
Mount Ida, Arkansas
postal code
71957
inception
1890-05-30
water as percent of area
1.9741
water area
0.083263
per capita income
20304
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Mount Ida is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Founded in 1842, the city saw a silver boom in the 1880s bring early prosperity and economic development to the area.

Today, the economy is largely ranching, poultry farming, silviculture, and tourism around Lake Ouachita. It is known as the quartz crystal capital of the U.S. and is known worldwide for its quartz deposits. The population was 996 as of the 2020 census.

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