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Tontitown, AR - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Tontitown  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Tontitown Home page. The Tontitown Home page provides as much information as possible on Tontitown. Knowing Tontitown’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Tontitown’s Home page, you will also find Tontitown’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Tontitown has a population of 4341. 47.8% of Tontitown’s inhabitants are Male, and 52.2 are female. 69.4% of Tontitown is married and 74.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $271,719, and the average rent is $1,025. Household median income in Tontitown is $69,310, and the individual median income is $31,691. Tontitown’s Ethnic is the following: White(80.1%), Hispanic(12.1%), Multiple(11.2%), Other(3.8%), Pacific(3.3%), Black(0.8%), Asian(0.5%), Native(0.4%).


Led by Catholic priest Pietro Bandini, who eventually became mayor of the city, Italian settlers working on Lakeport Plantation in the Arkansas delta moved to northwest Arkansas and found the climate and terrain similar to their native Northern Italy. Tontitown was settled in 1898 and named for Italian explorer Henri de Tonti.The 35 initial families settled on 10 acres (4.0 ha) plots, planting gardens and vineyards.


In 1909, the community incorporated, having grown to 1,400 acres (570 ha). Some residents resisted and resented the Italian influx, which largely spoke Italian and remained insulated. After threats and arson of barns and the school, Bandini confronted a group to stop the terrorization of the nascent Tontitown community.The Tontitown grapes eventually became a major crop in Washington County following the construction of a Welch Company plant in Springdale near the railroad.


The area also grew apples, blackberries, peaches, strawberries, and tomatoes for canning in Springdale.


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