Little Rock, Arkansas
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Little Rock | |
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State capital and city | |
City of Little Rock | |
Clockwise from top: Little Rock skyline, Arkansas Razorbacks football in War Memorial Stadium, the Arkansas State Capitol, River Market District, Little Rock Central High School, and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library | |
Nickname(s): The Rock, Rock Town, LR | |
Coordinates: 34°44′10″N 92°19′52″W / 34.73611°N 92.33111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Pulaski |
Township | Big Rock |
Founded | June 1, 1821 |
Incorporated (town) | November 7, 1831 |
Incorporated (city) | November 2, 1835 |
Named for | French: La Petite Roche (The "Little Rock") |
Government | |
• Type | Council-manager |
• Mayor | Frank Scott Jr. (D) |
• Council | Little Rock City Council |
Area | |
• State capital and city | 123.00 sq mi (318.58 km2) |
• Land | 120.05 sq mi (310.92 km2) |
• Water | 2.96 sq mi (7.66 km2) |
• Metro | 4,090.3 sq mi (10,593.9 km2) |
Elevation | 335 ft (102 m) |
Population (2023) | |
• State capital and city | 203,842 |
• Rank | US: 119th |
• Density | 1,687.6/sq mi (651.6/km2) |
• Urban | 461,864 (US: 88th) |
• Urban density | 1,724.6/sq mi (665.9/km2) |
• Metro | 764,045 (US: 80th) |
Demonym | Little Rocker |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 72002, 72103, 72201, 72202, 72204, 72205, 72206, 72207, 72209, 72210, 72211, 72212, 72223, 72227 |
Area code | 501 |
FIPS code | 05-41000 |
GNIS feature ID | 0083350 |
Major airport | Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT) |
Interstate Highways | I-30, I-40, I-430, I-440, I-530, I-630 |
Other major highways | US 65, US 67, US 70, US 167, AR 107 |
Website | www |
Little Rock is the capital city and largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Billy Joel mentions it in "We Didn't Start the Fire".
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Little Rock, Arkansas at Wikimedia Commons