Norfork, Arkansas | |
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City | |
Jacob Wolf House, one of the oldest buildings in Arkansas (1829)
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Location in Baxter County and the state of Arkansas |
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Coordinates: 36°12′34″N 92°16′54″W / 36.20944°N 92.28167°WCoordinates: 36°12′34″N 92°16′54″W / 36.20944°N 92.28167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Baxter |
Government | |
Area | |
• Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.4 km2) |
• Land | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
Elevation | 476 ft (145 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 550 |
• Density | 193.6/sq mi (75.6/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP codes | 72658-72659 |
Area code(s) | 870 |
FIPS code | 05-50000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0077856 |
Norfork is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 550 at the 2010 census.
Norfork is located at 36°12′34″N 92°16′54″W / 36.20944°N 92.28167°W (36.209506, -92.281702). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (11.74%) is water.
The White River flows 44 miles from Bull Shoals Dam to its confluence with the North Fork River's tailwater at Norfork.
As of the census of 2000, the population density was 221.5 people per square mile (85.7/km²). There were 283 housing units at an average density of 129.5 per square mile (50.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.07% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 1.50% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. 1.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.