Global InformationList of municipalities in Arkansas information
Arkansas 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 km2) of land.[1] Arkansas is divided into 75 counties and contains 500[a][b][c] municipalities consisting of cities and towns as of the 2020 United States census.[4]
Arkansas municipalities are divided into three categories based on population.[5] Cities of the first class have or have had a population over 2,500, cities of the second class have between 500 and 2,499 people, and incorporated towns have 499 or fewer people; state law, however, provides mechanisms for a municipality to increase or decrease its classification despite not meeting the usual population requirement.[6] Several classes of municipalities in Arkansas have different obligations, with incorporated towns often having less.
The largest municipality by population is the state capital of Little Rock with 202,591 residents while the smallest by population is Victoria with 20 residents.[7] The largest municipality by land area is Little Rock, which spans 120.046 sq mi (310.92 km2), while the smallest is Oakhaven at 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2).[8]
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Holiday Island – Arkansas Municipal League". local.arkansas.gov. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
- ^ "Petition and order revoking charter of the town of Jerome, Arkansas, 2021 October 14". Arkansas Digital Archives. October 14, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "Arkansas: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 18. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "2020 Arkansas Code Title 14 - Local Government". Title 14, of 2020. Arkansas General Assembly.
- ^ "Guidebook for Municipal Officials of Mayor/Council Cities" (PDF). North Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Municipal League. May 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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