Morrilton, Arkansas
| Morrilton, Arkansas | |
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Historic downtown Morrilton
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| Motto: "See Further!" | |
 Location in Conway County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 35°9′23″N 92°44′31″W / 35.15639°N 92.74194°WCoordinates: 35°9′23″N 92°44′31″W / 35.15639°N 92.74194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Conway |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.2 sq mi (23.7 km2) |
| • Land | 8.7 sq mi (22.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,767 |
| • Density | 774/sq mi (298.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72110 |
| Area code(s) | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-46970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0056839 |
| Website | www |
Morrilton is a city in Conway County, Arkansas, United States, less than 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Little Rock. The city is the county seat of Conway County. The population was 6,767 at the 2010 census.
Morrilton was incorporated on November 24, 1879, and is named after landowners E.J. and George H. Morrill. Most of the downtown area is built on the farm adjacent to the Morrills formerly owned by James M. Moose.
The city was home to Harding College, now Harding University of Searcy, Arkansas, for about a decade in the 1920s and 1930s. The original campus of Harding University is now the Southern Christian Home, a church-supported residential child care facility.
Morrilton is located in southern Conway County at 35°9′23″N 92°44′31″W / 35.15639°N 92.74194°W (35.156373, -92.741944). It is bordered on the south by the Arkansas River.
Interstate 40 passes through the northern side of the city, leading southeast 48 miles (77 km) to Little Rock and west 107 miles (172 km) to Fort Smith. U.S. Route 64 (East and West Broadway Street) is the main road through the city center, leading east 6 miles (10 km) to Plumerville and northwest 13 miles (21 km) to Atkins. Arkansas Highway 9 forms an eastern bypass of Morrilton and leads north 40 miles (64 km) to Clinton and south across the Arkansas River 13 miles (21 km) to Perryville.
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