North Little Rock, Arkansas

North Little Rock has a long history, dating back to the Burial Mound People.[5] It was once known as Argenta, a name that currently applies 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.

North Little Rock is located at 34°46′51″N 92°15′25″W (34.780791, -92.256881).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 47.0 square miles (122 km²), of which 44.8 square miles (116 km²) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) (4.58%) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 62,304 people, 25,542 households, and 16,117 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,348.6 people per square mile (520.7/km²). There were 27,567 housing units at an average density of 615.2 per square mile (237.5/km²). The city was 54.02% White, 39.73% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.71% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. 5.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 25,542 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,578, and the median income for a family was $43,595. Males had a median income of $31,420 versus $24,987 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,662. About 12.4% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

The City of North Little Rock elected officials are a mayor, city council of city council members (eight total, with two from each of the four wards), city clerk/treasurer, city attorney, and two judges. This is supplemented by a number of boards and commissions composed of city officials and residents.[11]

US Navy ceremony at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum

• Argenta Historic District
• Argenta Community Theater
• Dickey-Stephens Park, home of the Arkansas Travelers baseball team
• Verizon Arena with the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame Museum
• T. R. Pugh Memorial Park and the Old Mill in the movie Gone With The Wind
• McCain Mall
• Wild River Country water park
• Arkansas River Trail
• Downtown Riverside RV Park
• Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, and the Navy tug Hoga (YT-146), a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the USS Razorback (SS-394), which was at the surrender in Tokyo Bay
• National Weather Service North Little Rock, Arkansas Weather Forecast Office (Closed to Public)

• Joey Lauren Adams, actress and director
• Ben M. Bogard, American Baptist Association founder, clergyman in North Little Rock from 1903 to 1909[17]
• Maxine Brown, country singer (of The Browns fame)
• John Burkhalter, businessman and politician
• A. J. Burnett, former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher
• Maurice Clemmons, perpetrator of 2009 Lakewood shooting
• Donnie Copeland, Pentecostal pastor and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 38
• Jeremy Davis, bassist for pop-punk band Paramore
• Pat Hays, former mayor of North Little Rock
• Cliff Hoofman, Justice on the Arkansas Supreme Court
• Douglas House, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 40 (Pulaski and Faulkner counties) since 2013
• Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• Glenn Myatt, Major League Baseball catcher
• Darren McFadden, Dallas Cowboys running back
• Officer Tommy Norman, North Little Rock Police Officer, known for positive community policing
• Frank Page, radio broadcaster, attended school in North Little Rock
• Charles Robinson, Arkansas State Treasurer
• Mary Steenburgen, actress
• Jason White, guitarist for Green Day

North Little Rock has two sister cities according to Sister Cities International:

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• Samsun, Turkey

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