Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Garrison Avenue, Fort Smith |
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Location in county and Arkansas | |
Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1817 |
State : | United States |
State : | Arkansas |
County : | Sebastian County |
Coordinates : | 35 ° 23 ′ N , 94 ° 24 ′ W |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
87,152 (status: 2011 estimate) 298,592 (status: 2010) |
Population density : | 668.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 137.1 km 2 (approx. 53 mi 2 ) of which 130.4 km 2 (approx. 50 mi 2 ) is land |
Height : | 141.1 m |
Area code : | +1 479 |
FIPS : | 05-24550 |
GNIS ID : | 0076952 |
Website : | fortsmithar.gov |
Mayor : | Sandy Sanders |
Fort Smith is the second largest city in the US state of Arkansas and one of Sebastian County's two administrative centers . With a population of 87,152 people (2011 estimate), it is the capital of the Fort Smith Metropolitan Area , an area of 288,818 people that includes the counties of Crawford , Franklin and Sebastian in Arkansas and Le Flore and Sequoyah in Oklahoma . The Fort Smith metropolitan area is 137.1 km 2 .
Location and infrastructure
Fort Smith is located on the border between Arkansas and Oklahoma at the confluence of the Poteau River and the Arkansas River, also known as Belle Point . In the city is the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith .
In 2007, Fort Smith was selected by the US Department of the Interior to be the location of the new National Museum of the United States Marshals Service .
history
Established in 1817 as a western military front post, the city later became known for its role in the settlement of the " Wild West " (the famous Oklahoma Land Run started in Fort Smith in 1889) and its long history of law enforcement. It made it famous judge Isaac Charles Parker , also called "The Hanging Judge", because during his 21-year tenure most of the death sentences were carried out in the United States ; 79 out of 160 convicts were executed . The courthouse and gallows can still be seen in the Historic District on the banks of the Arkansas River.
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1850 | 964 | - | |
1860 | 1532 | 58.9% | |
1870 | 2227 | 45.4% | |
1880 | 3099 | 39.2% | |
1890 | 11,311 | 265% | |
1900 | 11,587 | 2.4% | |
1910 | 23,975 | 106.9% | |
1920 | 28,870 | 20.4% | |
1930 | 31,429 | 8.9% | |
1940 | 36,584 | 16.4% | |
1950 | 47,942 | 31% | |
1960 | 52,991 | 10.5% | |
1970 | 62,802 | 18.5% | |
1980 | 71,626 | 14.1% | |
1990 | 72,798 | 1.6% | |
2000 | 80.268 | 10.3% | |
2010 | 86.209 | 7.4% | |
1850-2010 |
Town twinning
Fort Smith is related to the city of Cisterna di Latina in Italy . At the Battle of Cisterna in World War II , United States forces were commanded by Fort Smith-born William O. Darby .
sons and daughters of the town
- Guy Vernor Henry (1839–1899), Brigadier General and Military Governor of Puerto Rico
- Charles M. Cooke (1886-1970), Admiral
- William O. Darby (1911-1945), Brigadier General
- Clifford Gardner (1924–2013), mathematician who studied applied mathematics
- Budge Patty (born 1924), tennis player
- Rudy Ray Moore (1927–2008), comedian, musician, actor and film producer
- William S. Sessions (1930-2020), lawyer, director of the FBI
- Laurence Luckinbill (born 1934), actor
- Chuck Mayfield (1934-2015), country musician
- Jerry Keller (* 1937), singer and songwriter
- Anne W. Patterson (* 1949), diplomat
- Kimberly Foster (born 1961), actress
Climate table
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Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Quickfacts: Fort Smith, Arkansas. ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011