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North Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock, Arkansas
City
Downtown North Little Rock, known as Argenta, in September 2011
Downtown North Little Rock, known as Argenta, in September 2011
Location of North Little Rock in Arkansas
Location of North Little Rock in Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas is located in the US
North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°46′51″N 92°15′25″W / 34.78083°N 92.25694°W / 34.78083; -92.25694Coordinates: 34°46′51″N 92°15′25″W / 34.78083°N 92.25694°W / 34.78083; -92.25694
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Pulaski
Founded 1866 - Argenta established
Incorporated 1890 - incorporation of Argenta; merged with unincorporated North Little Rock in 1903
Government
 • Mayor Joe Smith
Area
 • City 47.0 sq mi (121.6 km2)
 • Land 44.8 sq mi (116.1 km2)
 • Water 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
Elevation 266 ft (81 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 62,304
 • Estimate (2013) 66,075
 • Rank US: 524th
 • Density 1,348.6/sq mi (520.7/km2)
 • Urban 431,388 (US: 88th)
 • Metro 729,135 (US: 75th)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 72114-119, 721124, 72190, 72199
Area code(s) 501
FIPS code 05-50450
GNIS feature ID 0077862
Website www.northlittlerock.ar.gov/
North Little Rock
Crime rates* (2012)
Violent crimes
Homicide 8
Robbery 177
Aggravated assault 255
Total violent crime 449
Property crimes
Burglary 1,204
Larceny-theft 3,894
Motor vehicle theft 373
Arson 10
Total property crime 5,471
Notes

*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.

2012 population: 63,125

Source: 2012 FBI UCR Data

North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area (2014 population — 729,135), which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.

The city includes Dickey-Stephens Park, the new home of the Arkansas Travelers minor league baseball team. Burns Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, is located in western North Little Rock, and Verizon Arena, Little Rock's main entertainment venue.


The NLRPD has approval to operate UAVs. The department has been working with a small pilotless helicopter since 2008.

North Little Rock has a long history, dating back to the Burial Mound People. It was once known as Argenta, a name currently applied specifically to downtown North Little Rock. In 1890, Little Rock annexed the unincorporated Argenta community as its Eighth Ward, preempting a competing petition to incorporate Argenta. A neighboring area was incorporated as the Town of North Little Rock in 1901 as part of a plan to reclaim the Eighth Ward from Little Rock. By 1904, the Arkansas Supreme Court allowed the town to annex the Eighth Ward; the modern City of North Little Rock considers this its founding date. The combined city adopted the Argenta name by 1906, but reverted to North Little Rock in October 1917. A remnant of the city's earliest years can be found in North Little Rock City Hall (constructed in 1914), which still contains plaques referring to "Argenta", and contains "C of A" (City of Argenta) ornamental designs.


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