Tontitown is a city in northern Washington County, Arkansas, United States.

It is part of the Northwest Arkansas region, serving as a bedroom community for larger neighbors Fayetteville and Springdale.

[3] Led by Catholic priest Pietro Bandini, who eventually became mayor of the city,[4] Italian settlers working on Sunnyside Plantation in the Arkansas delta moved to northwest Arkansas and found the climate and terrain similar to their native Northern Italy.

[6] The 35 initial families settled on 10 acres (4.0 ha) plots, planting gardens and vineyards.

After threats and arson of barns and the school, Bandini confronted a group to stop the terrorization of the nascent Tontitown community.

[5] 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.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,301 people, 1,399 households, and 1,060 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 census the ethnic and racial composition of the population was 92.0% non-Hispanic white, 0.3% African-American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 2.4% reporting two or more races and 5.7% Hispanic.

Started in 1898 as a harvest festival to celebrate the settlement's establishment, a spaghetti and fried chicken dinner continues the tradition.