North Little Rock
| North Little Rock | |
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 Downtown North Little Rock |
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| Location in county and Arkansas | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1866 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Arkansas |
| County : | Pulaski County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 46 ′ N , 92 ° 16 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
62,304 (status: 2010) 666,410 (status: 2005) |
| Population density : | 536.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 121.6 km 2 (about 47 mi 2 ) of which 116.1 km 2 (about 45 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 81 m |
| Area code : | +1 501 |
| FIPS : | 05-50450 |
| GNIS ID : | 0077862 |
| Website : | www.northlittlerock.ar.gov |
| Mayor : | Joe Smith |
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County in the US state of Arkansas in the United States , with 62,304 inhabitants (as of 2010 ). The urban area has a size of 121.6 km².
Sports
Despite the rather small size of the city, North Little Rock is home to the professional baseball team Arkansas Travelers and the professional arena football team Arkansas Twisters . Furthermore, the ice hockey franchise of the Arkansas RiverBlades from the East Coast Hockey League played in the city from 1999 to 2003 .
Population development
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1910 | 11,138 | - | |
| 1920 | 14,048 | 26.1% | |
| 1930 | 19,418 | 38.2% | |
| 1940 | 21,137 | 8.9% | |
| 1950 | 44.097 | 108.6% | |
| 1960 | 58.032 | 31.6% | |
| 1970 | 60,040 | 3.5% | |
| 1980 | 64,388 | 7.2% | |
| 1990 | 61,741 | -4.1% | |
| 2000 | 60,433 | -2.1% | |
| 2010 | 62,304 | 3.1% | |
| 1910-2010 | |||
Sons and daughters
- Joey Lauren Adams (born 1968), actress
- AJ Burnett (born 1977), baseball player
- Jay Russell (* 1960), film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Jason White (* 1973), live band member of the Green Day group
Web links
Commons : North Little Rock, Arkansas - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011