ArkansasU.S. stateState in the United StatesArkansas ( , ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers to their relatives, the Quapaw people.
Arkansas RiverThe Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in Colorado, specifically the Arkansas River Valley. The headwaters derive from the snowpack in the Sawatch and Mosquito mountain ranges. It flows east into Kansas and finally through Oklahoma and Arkansas, where it meets the Mississippi River.
2020 United States census24th US national censusThe 2020 United States census was the 24th decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. The census was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its administration.
List of municipalities in ArkansasArkansas is a state in the Southern United States. According to the 2020 United States census, it is the 33rd most populous state with 3,011,524 inhabitants and the 27th largest by land area spanning 52,035 square miles (134,770 km) of land. Arkansas is divided into 75 counties and contains 500 municipalities consisting of cities and towns as of the 2020 United States census. Arkansas municipalities are divided into three categories based on population.
Central ArkansasCentral Arkansas, also known as the Little Rock metro, designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area, is a metropolitan area U.S. state of Arkansas. With a population of 748,031 at the 2020 census, it is the most populated metropolitan statistical area in Arkansas.
List of capitals in the United StatesThis is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals. Washington, D.C. has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas.
The Little RockThe "Little Rock" is the eponym of Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a now-reduced stone outcrop, projecting into the Arkansas River from its south bank, in the city's waterfront area, adjacent to the Junction Bridge, whose foundations include a portion of the rock. A portion of the rock outcrop has had a bronze plaque mounted on it.
Pulaski County, ArkansasPulaski County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With a population of 399,125 as of the 2020 United States census, it is the most populous county in Arkansas. The county is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area. Its county seat is Little Rock, which is also Arkansas's capital and largest city. Pulaski County is Arkansas's fifth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Hempstead Counties.
Arkansas TerritoryThe Arkansas Territory was a territory of the United States from July 4, 1819, to June 15, 1836, when the final extent of Arkansas Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas. Arkansas Post was the first territorial capital (1819–1821) and Little Rock was the second (1821–1836).Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la HarpeJean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo, Province of Brittany – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with using the name "Little Rock" in 1722 for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark. Little Rock, Arkansas was subsequently named for the landmark. La Harpe was the first known French explorer to set foot in the future state of Oklahoma.
Metropolitan statistical areaIn the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region based on a county or a group of counties with at least one urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000 and adjacent counties with economic ties to the central area. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be and are not legal administrative divisions like counties or separate entities such as states.
County seatA county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in six countries: the United States, Canada, China, Hungary, Romania and Taiwan. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions.Little RockRelated word or term.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.