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, population_total = 202591
, population_rank = US:
118th
, population_urban = 431,388 (US:
89th)
, population_metro = 748,031 (US:
81st)
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Little Rock is the capital
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and most populous city of the U.S. state
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of Arkansas
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. The city's population was 202,591 in 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau
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. As the county seat
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of Pulaski County, the city was incorporated on November 7, 1831, on the south bank of the Arkansas River
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close to the state's geographic center. The city derived its name from a rock formation along the river, named the "Little Rock" ( French: ''Le Petit Rocher'') by the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with the discovery of Little Rock, Arkansas. He was the first known French explorer to set foot in the future state of O ...
in 1722. The capital of the Arkansas Territory
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was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821. The six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is ranked 81st in terms of population in the United States with 748,031 residents according to the 2020 estimate by the United States Census Bureau.
Little Rock is a cultural, economic, government, and transportation center within Arkansas and the South. Several cultural institutions are in Little Rock, such as the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), formerly known as the Arkansas Arts Center, is an art museum located in MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas. The museum is undergoing an expansion and renovation. During this time, it is closed to the ...
, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre
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, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Concert venues
* Witherspoon Auditorium at Arkansas Tech University
* Albert Pike Masonic Center in downtown Little Rock
* Robinson Center
*Garvan Woodland Gard ...
, and the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, in addition to hiking, boating, and other outdoor recreational opportunities. Little Rock's history is available through history museums, historic districts or neighborhoods of Little Rock
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Capitol View/Stifft's Station
Capitol View/Stifft's Station is a neighborhoo ...
like the Quapaw Quarter, and historic sites such as Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock Central High School (LRCHS) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school was the site of forced desegregation in 1957 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation by ...
. The city is the headquarters of Dillard's
Dillard's, Inc. is an upscale American department store chain with approximately 282 stores in 29 states and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently, the largest number of stores are located in Texas with 57 and Florida with 42. The ...
, Windstream Communications
Windstream Holdings, Inc., also doing business as Windstream Communications or Windstream, is a provider of voice and data network communications (broadband, VoIP, MPLS), and managed services ( virtual servers, managed firewall, data storage, clou ...
, Stephens Inc., University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a public health sciences university in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is part of the University of Arkansas System and consists of six colleges, seven institutes, several research centers, a s ...
, Heifer International
Heifer International (also known as Heifer Project International) is a global nonprofit working to eradicate poverty and hunger through sustainable, values-based holistic community development. Heifer International distributes animals, along wit ...
, Winrock International
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Washington, D.C., Winrock is named for Winthrop Rock ...
, the Clinton Foundation, and the Rose Law Firm
Rose Law Firm is an American law firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
It dates its origins to November 1, 1820, sixteen years before Arkansas statehood, when Robert Crittenden, born 1797, and Chester Ashley, born 1791, entered into an ...
. Other corporations, such as Amazon
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* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...
, Dassault Falcon Jet
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It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Da ...
, LM Wind Power
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LM Wind Power has manufactured more than 175,000 blades since 1975.
History
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, Simmons Bank
Simmons Bank is a bank with operations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. It is the primary subsidiary of Simmons First National Corporation, a bank holding company.
History
The bank was founded by physician Dr. John ...
, Euronet Worldwide
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, AT&T
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, and Entergy
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have large operations in the city. The state government is a large employer, with many offices downtown. Two major Interstate highways, Interstate 30
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and Interstate 40
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, meet in Little Rock, with the Port of Little Rock serving as a shipping hub.
Etymology
Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River
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called the "Little Rock" (French: ''La Petite Roche''). The Little Rock was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing. The Little Rock is across the river from The Big Rock, a large bluff at the edge of the river, which was once used as a rock quarry.
History
Archeological artifacts provide evidence of Native Americans inhabiting Central Arkansas for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. The early inhabitants may have been the Folsom Folsom may refer to:
People
* Folsom (surname)
Places in the United States
* Folsom, Perry County, Alabama
* Folsom, Randolph County, Alabama
* Folsom, California
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people, Bluff Dwellers, and Mississippian culture
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peoples who built earthwork mounds recorded in 1541 by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto
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. Historical tribes of the area are the Caddo
The Caddo people comprise the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Binger, Oklahoma. They speak the Caddo language.
The Caddo Confederacy was a network of Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, wh ...
, Quapaw
The Quapaw ( ; or Arkansas and Ugahxpa) people are a tribe of Native Americans that coalesced in what is known as the Midwest and Ohio Valley of the present-day United States. The Dhegiha Siouan-speaking tribe historically migrated from the Ohi ...
, Osage, Choctaw
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, and Cherokee
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.
Little Rock was named for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark, which marked the transition from the flat Mississippi Delta
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region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. It was named in 1722 by French explorer and trader Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with the discovery of Little Rock, Arkansas. He was the first known French explorer to set foot in the future state of O ...
. Travelers referred to the area as the "Little Rock". Though there was an effort to officially name the city "Arkopolis" upon its founding in the 1820s, and that name did appear on a few maps made by the US Geological Survey
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, the name Little Rock is eventually what stuck.
Geography
Little Rock is located at (34.736009, −92.331122).
According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.52%) is water.
Little Rock is on the south bank of the Arkansas River in Central Arkansas. Fourche Creek and Rock Creek run through the city, and flow into the river. The western part of the city is in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains
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. Northwest of the city limits are Pinnacle Mountain and Lake Maumelle, which provides Little Rock's drinking water.
The city of North Little Rock
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is just across the river from Little Rock, but it is a separate city. North Little Rock was once the 8th ward of Little Rock. An Arkansas Supreme Court
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decision on February 6, 1904, allowed the ward to merge with the neighboring town of North Little Rock. The merged town quickly renamed itself Argenta (the local name for the former 8th Ward), but returned to its original name in October 1917.
Neighborhoods
* Applegate
* Birchwood
* Breckenridge
* Briarwood
* Broadmoor
* Bryce's Creek
* Capitol-Main Historic District
* Capitol View/Stifft's Station
* Central High School Historic District
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* Chenal Valley
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* Cloverdale
* Colony West
* Downtown
* Echo Valley
* East End
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* Fair Park
* Geyer Springs
* Governor's Mansion
* Granite Mountain
* Gum Springs
* Hanger Hill
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* Hall High
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* The Heights
* Highland Park
* Hillcrest
* John Barrow
* Leawood
* Mabelvale
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* MacArthur Park
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* Marshall Square
* Otter Creek
* Pankey
* Paul Laurence Dunbar School
* Pinnacle Valley
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* Pleasant Valley
* Pulaski Heights
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* Quapaw Quarter
* Riverdale
* Robinwood
* Rosedale
* Scott Street
* St. Charles
* South End
* South Main Street (apartments)
* South Main Street (residential)
* South Little Rock
* Southwest Little Rock
* Stagecoach
* Sturbridge
* University Park
* Walnut Valley
* Walton Heights
* Wakefield
* West End
* Woodlands Edge
Metropolitan area
The 2020 U.S. Census population estimate for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area was 748,031. The MSA covers the following counties: Pulaski, Faulkner
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, Grant
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, Lonoke
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, Perry
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, and Saline. The largest cities are Little Rock, North Little Rock
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, Conway, Jacksonville
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, Benton, Sherwood
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, Cabot, Maumelle, and Bryant.
Climate
Little Rock lies in the humid subtropical climate
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zone ( Cfa), with hot, humid summers and cool winters with usually little snow. It has experienced temperatures as low as , which was recorded on February 12, 1899, and as high as , which was recorded on August 3, 2011.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States Census
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, there were 202,591 people, 80,063 households, and 45,577 families residing in the city.
2005-2007 ACS
As of the 2005–2007 American Community Survey
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conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau
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, White American
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s made up 52.7% of Little Rock's population; of which 49.4% were non-Hispanic Whites
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, down from 74.1% in 1970. Blacks
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or African American
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s made up 42.1% of Little Rock's population, with 42.0% being non-Hispanic blacks. Native Americans made up 0.4% of Little Rock's population while Asian American
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s made up 2.1% of the city's population. Pacific Islander American
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s made up less than 0.1% of the city's population. Individuals from some other race made up 1.2% of the city's population; of which 0.2% were non-Hispanic. Individuals from two or more races
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made up 1.4% of the city's population; of which 1.1% were non-Hispanic. In addition, Hispanics and Latinos made up 4.7% of Little Rock's population.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census
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, there were 193,524 people, 82,018 households, and 47,799 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 91,288 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 48.9% White, 42.3% Black, 0.4% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.9% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. 6.8% of the population is Hispanic or Latino.
There were 82,018 households, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.6% were married couples
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living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,572, and the median income for a family was $47,446. Males had a median income of $35,689 versus $26,802 for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $23,209. 14.3% of the population is below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 20.9% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Crime
In the late 1980s, Little Rock experienced a 51% increase in murder arrests of children under 17, and a 40% increase among 18- to 24-year-olds. From 1988 to 1992, murder arrests of youths under 18 increased by 256%. By the end of 1992, Little Rock reached a record of 61 homicides, but in 1993 surpassed it with 76. It was one of the highest per-capita homicide rates in the country, placing Little Rock fifth in Money Magazine's 1994 list of most dangerous cities.[ In July 2017, a shootout occurred at the Power Ultra Lounge nightclub in downtown Little Rock; although there were no deaths, 28 people were injured and one hospitalized. In 2021, Little Rock saw a decrease in most violent crime, but a 24% increase in homicides from 2020.
]
Economy
Dillard's Department Stores, Windstream Communications
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and Acxiom
Acxiom (pronounced "ax-ee-um") is a Conway, Arkansas-based database marketing company. The company collects, analyzes and sells customer and business information used for targeted advertising campaigns. The company was formed in 2018 when Acxi ...
, Simmons Bank
Simmons Bank is a bank with operations in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. It is the primary subsidiary of Simmons First National Corporation, a bank holding company.
History
The bank was founded by physician Dr. John ...
, Bank of the Ozarks
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, Rose Law Firm
Rose Law Firm is an American law firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
It dates its origins to November 1, 1820, sixteen years before Arkansas statehood, when Robert Crittenden, born 1797, and Chester Ashley, born 1791, entered into an ...
, Central Flying Service, and large brokerage Stephens Inc. are headquartered in Little Rock. Large companies headquartered in other cities but with a large presence in Little Rock are Dassault Falcon Jet
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It was founded in 1929 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Da ...
(near Little Rock National Airport in the eastern part of the city), Fidelity National Information Services
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(in northwestern Little Rock), and Welspun Corp
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(in Southeast Little Rock). Little Rock and its surroundings are home to headquarters for large nonprofit
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organizations, such as Winrock International
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, Heifer International
Heifer International (also known as Heifer Project International) is a global nonprofit working to eradicate poverty and hunger through sustainable, values-based holistic community development. Heifer International distributes animals, along wit ...
, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
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, Clinton Foundation, Lions World Services for the Blind, Clinton Presidential Center
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, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, FamilyLife
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, Audubon Arkansas, and The Nature Conservancy
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Founded in 1951, The Natu ...
. Little Rock is also home to the American Taekwondo Association
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''ATA Martial Arts'' has been headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas since 1977, and presided ...
and Arkansas Hospital Association. Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield
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, Baptist Health Medical Center, Entergy
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, Dassault Falcon Jet
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, Siemens
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The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...
, AT&T Mobility
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, Kroger
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Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cinci ...
, Euronet Worldwide
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, L'Oréal
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, Timex, and UAMS are employers throughout Little Rock. One of the state's largest public employers, with over 10,552 employees, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a public health sciences university in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is part of the University of Arkansas System and consists of six colleges, seven institutes, several research centers, a s ...
(UAMS) and its healthcare partners—Arkansas Children's Hospital
Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) is a pediatric hospital with a Level I trauma center in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is among the largest in the United States, serving infants, children, teens, and young adults from birth to age 21. ACH is affil ...
and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) is an American veteran healthcare provider. The system has two hospitals in Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock and North Little Rock in Arkansas. It is a flagship of United States Department of Vet ...
—have a total annual economic impact in Arkansas of about $5 billion. UAMS receives less than 11% of its funding from the state; it is funded by payments for clinical services (64%), grants and contracts (18%), philanthropy and other (5%), and tuition and fees (2%). The Little Rock port is an intermodal river port with a large industrial business complex. It is designated as Foreign Trade Zone 14. International corporations such as Danish manufacturer LM Glasfiber
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have established new facilities adjacent to the port.
Along with Louisville and Memphis, Little Rock has a branch
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of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
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.
Arts and culture
Cultural sites in Little Rock include:
* Quapaw Quarter – start of the 20th century Little Rock consists of three National Register historic districts with at least a hundred buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums
* The Arkansas Arts Center, the state's largest cultural institution, is a museum of art and an active center for the visual and performing arts.
* The Museum of Discovery features hands-on exhibits in the fields of science, history and technology.
* The William J. Clinton Presidential Center includes the Clinton presidential library and the offices of the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service. The Library facility, designed by architect James Polshek
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, cantilevers over the Arkansas River, echoing Clinton's campaign promise of "building a bridge to the 21st century". The archives
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Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or ...
and library have 2 million photographs, 80 million pages of documents, 21 million e-mail messages, and nearly 80,000 artifacts from the Clinton presidency. The museum within the library showcases artifacts from Clinton's term and has a full-scale replica of the Clinton-era Oval Office
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The oval-shaped room ...
. Opened on November 18, 2004, the Clinton Presidential Center cost $165 million to construct and covers 150,000 square feet (14,000 m2) within a 28-acre (113,000 m2) park.
* The Historic Arkansas Museum
The Historic Arkansas Museum, sometimes called HAM, is a state history museum in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas.
The museum was created as part of the Arkansas Territorial Capitol Restoration Commission, by Act 388 of the 1939 Arkansas General As ...
is a regional history museum focusing primarily on the frontier time period.
* The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History opened in 2001, the last remaining structure of the original Little Rock Arsenal and one of the oldest buildings in central Arkansas, it was the birthplace of General Douglas MacArthur
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who went on to be the supreme commander of US forces in the South Pacific during World War II
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.
* The Old State House Museum
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is a former state capitol building now home to a history museum focusing on Arkansas's recent history.
* The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center is a nationally accredited, state-funded museum and cultural center focusing on African American history and culture in Arkansas.
* The ESSE Purse Museum illustrates the stories of American women's lives during the 1900s through their handbags and the day-to-day items carried in them
Music and theater
Founded in 1976, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre
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is the state's largest nonprofit professional theatre company. A member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT D), The Rep has produced more than 300 productions, including 40 world premieres, in its building in downtown Little Rock. Producing Artistic Director John Miller-Stephany leads a resident staff of designers, technicians and administrators in eight to ten productions for an annual audience in excess of 70,000 for MainStage productions, educational programming and touring. The Rep produces works from contemporary comedies and dramas to world premiers and the classics of dramatic literature.
The Community Theatre of Little Rock, founded in 1956, is the area's oldest performance art company.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Concert venues
* Witherspoon Auditorium at Arkansas Tech University
* Albert Pike Masonic Center in downtown Little Rock
* Robinson Center
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performs over 30 concerts a year and many events.
The Robinson Center Music Hall is the main performance center of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.
The Wildwood Park for the Arts
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is the largest park dedicated to the performing arts in the South; it features seasonal festivals and cultural events.
Parks and recreation
''Outside ''magazine named Little Rock one of its 2019 Best Places to Live. Little Rock has 48 parks, as well as other recreational sites, including:
Arkansas Arboretum
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– at Pinnacle Mountain; it has a trail with flora and tree plantings.
Arkansas River Trail
Little Rock Zoo
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– consists of at least 725 animals and over 200 species
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
Pinnacle Mountain State Park is a 2,356-acre state park located in Pulaski County, Arkansas just outside of Little Rock. The main attraction is Pinnacle Mountain, an iconic landmark surrounded by the bottomlands of the Big Maumelle and Little Ma ...
River Market District – downtown entertainment district consisting of historic buildings along President Clinton Avenue
Willow Springs Water Park
Willow Springs was a water park located in Little Rock, Arkansas. It closed for swimming in July 2013.
The park subsequently re-opened for fishing but not swimming. It closed permanently in August 2015.
History & description
It was built in 19 ...
– one of the first water theme parks in the U.S., built in 1928.
Government
The city has operated under the city manager
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form of government since November 1957. In 1993, voters approved changes from seven at-large city directors (who rated the position of mayor among themselves) to a popularly elected mayor, seven ward directors and three at-large directors. The position of mayor remained a part-time position until August 2007. At that point, voters approved making the mayor's position a full-time position with veto power
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, while a vice mayor is selected by and among members of the city board. The current mayor, elected in November 2018, is Frank Scott Jr., a former assistant bank executive, pastor and state highway commissioner. The city manager is Bruce T. Moore, the longest-serving city manager in Little Rock history. The city employs over 2,500 people in 14 different departments, including the police department, the fire department, parks and recreation, and the zoo.
Most Pulaski County government offices are in Little Rock, including the Quorum, Circuit, District, and Juvenile Courts; and the Assessor, County Judge, County Attorney, and Public Defender's offices.
Both the and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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* Eastern District of Arkansas
* Western Dist ...
have judicial facilities in Little Rock. The city is served by the Little Rock Police Department
The Little Rock Police Department (LRPD), is the primary law enforcement agency for Little Rock, Arkansas in the United States.
History
In 1831 the Town of Little Rock was incorporated and Dr. Matthew Cunningham won the first mayoral election ...
.
Education
Colleges and universities
Little Rock is home to two universities that are part of the University of Arkansas System
The University of Arkansas System is a state university system in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It comprises six campuses; a medical school; two law schools; a graduate school focused on public service; a historically black college, statewide rese ...
: the campuses of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock) is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year ...
and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a public health sciences university in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is part of the University of Arkansas System and consists of six colleges, seven institutes, several research centers, a s ...
are in the city. UAMS is Arkansas's largest basic and applied research institution, with programs in multiple myeloma, aging, and other areas.
A pair of smaller, historically black colleges, Arkansas Baptist College
Arkansas Baptist College (ABC) is a private Baptist-affiliated historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1884 as the Minister's Institute, ABC was initially funded by the Colored Baptists of the State of Arkansas. It is th ...
and Philander Smith College
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, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, are also in Little Rock.
Located in downtown is the Clinton School of Public Service
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, a branch of the University of Arkansas System, which offers master's degrees in public service.
Pulaski Technical College has two locations in Little Rock. The Pulaski Technical College Little Rock-South site houses programs in automotive technology, collision repair technology, commercial driver training, diesel technology, small engine repair technology and motorcycle/all-terrain vehicle repair technology. The Pulaski Technical College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute and The Finish Line Cafe are also in Little Rock-South.
There is a Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock associated with the American Baptist Association
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. The school began as Missionary Baptist College in Sheridan in Grant County Grant County may refer to:
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Secondary schools
Public schools
Little Rock is home to both the Arkansas School for the Blind (ASB) and the Arkansas School for the Deaf
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(ASD), which are state-run schools operated by the Board of Trustees of the ASB–ASD. In addition, eStem Public Charter High School
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and LISA Academy
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provide tuition-free public education as charter schools.
The Little Rock School District
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(LRSD) operates the city's comprehensive public school system. , the district has 64 schools with more schools being built. As of the 2009–2010 school year, the district's enrollment is 25,685. It has 5 high schools, 8 middle schools, 31 elementary schools, 1 early childhood (pre-kindergarten) center, 2 alternative schools, 1 adult education center, 1 accelerated learning center, 1 career-technical center, and about 3,800 employees.
LRSD public high schools include:
* Hall High School
* J. A. Fair Science and Technology Systems Magnet High School
* Little Rock Central High School
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* McClellan Magnet High School
* Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School
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* Little Rock Southwest Magnet High School
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Groundbreaking occurred in 2017. It replaced J. A. Fair Systems Magnet High School
J. A. Fair ...
The Pulaski County Special School District
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(PCSSD) serves parts of Little Rock. PCSSD high schools are in the city such as:
* Mills University Studies High School
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* Joe T. Robinson High School
Private schools
Various private schools are in Little Rock, such as:
* Arkansas Baptist School System
* Central Arkansas Christian Schools
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* Christ Little Rock School
* Episcopal Collegiate School
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* Little Rock Catholic High School
* Little Rock Christian Academy
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* Mount Saint Mary Academy
* Pulaski Academy
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Little Rock's Catholic high school for African-Americans, St. Bartholomew High School, closed in 1964. The Catholic grade school St. Bartholomew School, also established for African-Americans, closed in 1974. The Our Lady of Good Counsel School closed in 2006.
Public libraries
The Central Arkansas Library System
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The largest public library system in Arkansas, the Central Arkansas Library System serves all residents of Pulaski County and Perry Cou ...
comprises the main building downtown and numerous branches throughout the city, Jacksonville
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, Maumelle, Perryville, Sherwood
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and Wrightsville. The Pulaski County Law Library is at the William H. Bowen School of Law.
Notable places
* Arkansas State Capitol
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– a neo-classical structure with many restored interior spaces, constructed from 1899 to 1915.
* Big Dam Bridge
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– The longest pedestrian/bicycle bridge in North America never been used by cars or trucks.
* Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Andrew (1878-1881)
Sports
Little Rock is home to the Arkansas Travelers
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The team succeeded ...
. They are the AA professional Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Seattle Mariners
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in the Texas League
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. The Travelers played their last game in Little Rock at Ray Winder Field on September 3, 2006, and moved into Dickey-Stephens Park in nearby North Little Rock
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, across the Arkansas from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 64,591 at the 2020 census. In 2019 the estimated population was 65,903, making it the seventh-mo ...
in April 2007.
The Little Rock Rangers
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soccer club of the National Premier Soccer League
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played their inaugural seasons in 2016 & 2017 for the men's and women's teams respectively. Home games are played at War Memorial Stadium.
Little Rock was also home to the Arkansas Twisters
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(later Arkansas Diamonds) of Arena Football 2 and Indoor Football League
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and the Arkansas RimRockers
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Season by season
Franchise history
The RimRockers began pl ...
of the American Basketball Association
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and NBA Development League
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. Both of these teams played at Verizon Arena
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in North Little Rock.
The city is also home to the Little Rock Trojans
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, the athletic program of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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. The majority of the school's athletic teams are housed in the Jack Stephens Center
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, which opened in 2005. As of 2022, the Trojans play in the Ohio Valley Conference
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.
Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium hosts at least one University of Arkansas Razorback football game each year. The stadium is known for being in the middle of a golf course. Each fall, the city closes the golf course on Razorback football weekends to allow the estimated 80,000 people who attend take part in tailgating activities. War Memorial also hosts the Arkansas High School football state championships, and starting in the fall of 2006 hosts one game apiece for the University of Central Arkansas
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and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
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. Arkansas State University
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also plays at the stadium from time to time.
Little Rock was a host of the First and Second Rounds of the 2008 NCAA men's basketball tournament. It has also been a host of the SEC women's basketball tournament.
The now defunct Arkansas RiverBlades and Arkansas GlacierCats The Arkansas GlacierCats were a short-lived minor-league hockey team located in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Arkansas GlacierCats were a Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) franchise in Little Rock, Arkansas. The team was owned by Ed Novess an ...
, both minor-league
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hockey
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teams, were in the Little Rock area. The GlacierCats of the now defunct Western Professional Hockey League
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The WPHL operated from 1996 to 2001 with teams based in the southern United States, primarily Texas and Louisiana. The league started with ...
(WPHL) played in Little Rock at Barton Coliseum
Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Arkansas. while the RiverBlades of the ECHL
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The E ...
played at the Verizon Arena
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.
Little Rock is home to the Grande Maumelle Sailing Club. Established in 1959, the club hosts multiple regatta
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s during the year on both Lake Maumelle
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and the Arkansas River
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.
Little Rock is also home to the Little Rock Marathon
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, held on the first Saturday of March every year since 2003. The marathon features the world's largest medal given to marathon participants.
Media
Print
The ''Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette'' is the newspaper of record in the U.S. state of Arkansas, printed in Little Rock with a northwest edition published in Lowell. It is distributed for sale in all 75 of Arkansas' counties.
By virtue of one of i ...
'' is the largest newspaper in the city, as well as the state. As of March 31, 2006, Sunday circulation is 275,991 copies, while daily (Monday-Saturday) circulation is 180,662, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations An Audit Bureau of Circulations is a private organization that provides industry-agreed standards for media brand measurement of print publications and other media outlets in a given country. The International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circula ...
. The monthly magazine ''Arkansas Life,'' part of the newspaper's niche publications division, began publication in September 2008. From 2007 to 2015, the newspaper also published the free tabloid ''Sync Weekly''. Beginning in 2020, the ADG ceased weekday publication of the newspaper and moved to an exclusive online version. The only physical newspaper the Democrat-Gazette now publishes is a Sunday edition.
The Daily Record provides daily legal and real estate news each weekday. Healthcare news covered by Healthcare Journal of Little Rock. Entertainment and political coverage is provided weekly in ''Arkansas Times
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''. Business and economics news is published weekly in Arkansas Business
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. Entertainment, Political, Business, and Economics news is published Monthly in "Arkansas Talks".
In addition to area newspapers, the Little Rock market is served by a variety of magazines covering diverse interests. The publications are:
* At Home in Arkansas
* AY Magazine
* Inviting Arkansas
* Little Rock Family
* Little Rock Soiree
* RealLIVING
Television
Many television networks have local affiliates in Little Rock, in addition to numerous independent stations. As for cable TV
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services, Comcast
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has a monopoly over Little Rock and much of Pulaski County. Some suburbs have the option of having Comcast, Charter
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or other cable companies.
Television stations in the Little Rock area include:
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Hospitals in Little Rock include:
* Arkansas State Hospital – Psychiatric Division
* Arkansas Children's Hospital
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* Arkansas Heart Hospital
* Baptist Health Medical Center
* Central Arkansas Veteran's Health care System (CAVHS)
* Pinnacle Pointe Hospital
* St. Vincent Health System
* UAMS Medical Center
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Overview
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Transportation
List of highways
Two primary Interstate Highway
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s and four auxiliary Interstates serve Little Rock. Interstate 40 (I-40) passes through North Little Rock to the north, and I-30 i30, I30, i-30 or I-30 may refer to:
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enters the city from the south, ending at I-40 in the north of the Arkansas River. Shorter routes designed to accommodate the flow of urban traffic across town include I-430, which bypasses the city to the west, I-440, which serves the eastern part of Little Rock including Clinton National Airport
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, and I-630 which runs east–west through the city, connecting west Little Rock with the central business district. I-530 runs southeast to Pine Bluff as a spur route
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.
Interstate 57
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(I-57) is planned to reach Little Rock.
U.S. Route 70 (US 70 parallels I-40 into North Little Rock before multiplexing with I-30 at the Broadway exit (exit 141B). US 67 and US 167 share the same route from the northeast before splitting. US 67 and US 70 multiplex with I-30 to the southwest. US 167 multiplexes with US 65 and I-530 to the southeast.
Rail
Amtrak
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serves the city twice daily via the Texas Eagle
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Trains #21 (southbound) and 22 (northbound) ...
, with northbound service to Chicago
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and southbound service to San Antonio
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, as well as numerous intermediate points. Through service to Los Angeles
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and intermediate points operates three times a week. The train carries coaches, a sleeping car, a dining car, and a Sightseer Lounge car. Reservations are required.
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*BNSF Railway
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(BNSF)
*Union Pacific Railroad
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(UP)
Aviation
Seven airlines serve 14 national/international gateway cities, e.g. Atlanta
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, Dallas
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, Chicago, Charlotte
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, Orlando
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etc. from Clinton National Airport. In 2006 they carried approximately 2.1 million passengers on approximately 116 daily flights to and from Little Rock.
Bus
Greyhound Lines
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serves Dallas and Memphis
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* Memp ...
, as well as intermediate points, with numerous connections to other cities and towns. Jefferson Lines
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serves Fort Smith, Kansas City
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, and Oklahoma City
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, as well as intermediate points, with numerous connections to other cities and towns. These carriers operate out of the North Little Rock bus station.
Public transportation
Rock Region Metro
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, which until 2015 was named the Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA), provide public bus service within the city. As of January 2010, CATA operated 23 regular fixed routes, 3 express routes, as well as special events shuttle buses and paratransit
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service for disabled persons. Of the 23 fixed-route services, 16 offer daily service, 6 offer weekday service with limited service on Saturday, and one route runs exclusively on weekdays. The three express routes run on weekday mornings and afternoons.
Since November 2004, Rock Region Metro's Metro Streetcar
The Metro Streetcar, formerly known as the River Rail Streetcar, is a two line heritage streetcar system operating in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Arkansas. It has operated since November 1, 2004. Most recently expanded in 2007, the street ...
system (formerly the River Rail Electric Streetcar) has served downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. The Streetcar is a -long heritage streetcar
Conservation and restoration of rail vehicles aims to preserve historic rail vehicles.
Trains
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system that runs from the North Little Rock City Hall and throughout downtown Little Rock before it crosses over to the William J. Clinton Presidential Library. The streetcar line has fourteen stops and a fleet of five cars with a daily ridership of around 350.
Modal characteristics
According to the 2016 American Community Survey, 82.9 percent of working Little Rock residents commuted by driving alone, 8.9 percent carpooled, 1.1 percent used public transportation, and 1.8 percent walked. About 1.3 percent commuted by all other means of transportation, including taxi, bicycle, and motorcycle. About 4 percent worked out of the home.
In 2015, 8.2 percent of city of Little Rock households were without a car, which increased slightly to 8.9 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Little Rock averaged 1.58 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8 per household.
Notable people
* Matt Besser
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(born 1967), improvisational comedian and Upright Citizens Brigade
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co-founder
* Bobo Brazil
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(1924–1998), African-American professional wrestler
* Howell Chambers Brown
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(1880–1954), printmaker
* Minnie A. Buzbee (1880–1955), banker, advertising executive
* Chelsea Clinton
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(born 1980), daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton
* Jeremy Davis
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Early life
In 2002, at the age of ...
(born 1985), former bassist of rock band Paramore
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* Danielle Evans (born 1985), model, winner of Cycle 6 of "America's Next Top Model
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"
* John Gould Fletcher
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(1886–1950), Pulitzer Prize
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–winning Imagist
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poet and author
* Carlos Hathcock
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(1942–1999), Marine sniper
* Will Hastings (born 1996), football player for the New England Patriots
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* Amy Lee
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(born 1981), vocalist and cofounder of rock band Evanescence
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* The Little Rock Nine, group of African American students who were initially prevented by the state government from entering a racially segregated school in 1957 (most members were born in Little Rock).
* Douglas MacArthur
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(1880–1964), U.S. general
* Sanford N. McDonnell (1922–2012), engineer, businessman and philanthropist; former chairman and CEO of McDonnell Douglas
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* Darren McFadden
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(born 1987), football player for the Dallas Cowboys
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* Charlotte Moorman
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(1933–1991), cellist and advocate for avant-garde music
* Ben Piazza (1933–1991), actor
* Bobby Portis (born 1995), NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks
* Nate Powell (born 1978), graphic novelist and musician.
* Florence Price (1887–1953), classical composer
* Brooks Robinson (born 1937), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Fame third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
* Leora Bettison Robinson (1840–1914), author, educator
* Pharoah Sanders (born 1940), jazz saxophonist
* Sheryl Underwood (born 1963), Emmy-winning co-host of ''The Talk (TV series), The Talk'', stand-up comedian and actress
Sister cities
Little Rock's Sister city, sister cities are:
* Kaohsiung, Taiwan (1983)
* Hanam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (1992)
* Changchun, Jilin, China (1994)
* Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom (1999)
* Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2017)
See also
*Arkansas Metropolitan Areas
*Baptist Missionary Association of America
*Jack Stephens Center
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*List of capitals in the United States
*Little Rock Air Force Base
*Lucie's Place
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas
*
*"Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock"
DOD press release. 15 July 2011
Notes
References
Further reading
*''The Atlas of Arkansas'', Richard M. Smith 1989
*''Cities in the U.S.; The South'', Fourth Edition, Volume 1, Linda Schmittroth, 2001
*''Greater Little Rock: a contemporary portrait'', Letha Mills, 1990
*''How We Lived: Little Rock as an American City'', Frederick Hampton Roy, 1985
*Morgan, James.
Little Rock: The 2005 American Heritage Great American Place
''American Heritage'', October 2005.
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*''Redefining the Color Line: Black Activism in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1940-1970'', John A. Kirk, 2002.
External links
; Government
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Services
at Rock Region Metro, Rock Region METRO
; General information
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