Van Buren (Arkansas)

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Van Buren
Main Street
Location in Arkansas
Basic data
Foundation :	1831
State :	United States
State :	Arkansas
County :	Crawford County
Coordinates :	35 ° 27 ′  N , 94 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 35 ° 27 ′  N , 94 ° 21 ′  W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants : -  Metropolitan Area :	21,249 (as of 2006) 273,170 (as of 2006)
Population density :	544.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	41.1 km 2  (approx. 16 mi 2 ) of which 39.0 km 2  (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	122 m
Postcodes :	72956-72957
Area code :	+1 479
FIPS :	05-71480
GNIS ID :	0078647
Website :	www.vanburencity.org
Mayor :	Bob Freeman

Van Buren is a city in Crawford County in the US -amerikanischen State Arkansas with 20,400 inhabitants ( 2004 ) and the seat of the county administration. The urban area has a size of 41.1 km².

history

On January 4, 1845, Van Buren officially received local self-government .

The city was named after Martin Van Buren , the 8th President of the United States . The Battle of Van Buren took place on December 28, 1862. In this defeated Union troops led by Major General Samuel Ryan Curtis a unit of the Confederate.

On April 21, 1996, the Fort Smith / Van Buren area was hit by a severe hurricane .

geography

Van Buren is north of Fort Smith, Arkansas , USA.

sons and daughters of the town

• Bob Burns , entrepreneur, radio comedian, and film actor

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1870	985		-
1880	1029		4.5%
1890	2291		122.6%
1900	2573		12.3%
1910	3878		50.7%
1920	5224		34.7%
1930	5182		-0.8%
1940	5422		4.6%
1950	6413		18.3%
1960	6787		5.8%
1970	8373		23.4%
1980	12,020		43.6%
1990	14,979		24.6%
2000	18,986		26.8%
1870-2000

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas . Retrieved February 13, 2011