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Weeks is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Arkansas. [1] ... Weeks was founded in the 1880s, and named after the local Weeks family. [2]
The term "Northwest Arkansas" is commonly used to refer to the rapidly growing cities of Benton and Washington counties in the geographic corner of the state. Northwest Arkansas, often abbreviated NWA, has become known as a cohesive region due to the efforts of the Northwest Arkansas Council, an association of community and business leaders formally organized in 1990 to promote regionalization ...
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,836. [1] The county seat is Waldron. [2] Scott County is Arkansas' 28th county, formed on November 5, 1833, [3] and named for Andrew Scott, a justice of the Supreme Court of the Arkansas Territory. [4] It is an alcohol-prohibited or dry ...
Arkansas, Union counties, then from Chicot County (prior to 1880), and Lincoln (prior 1930) Benjamin Desha, a soldier in the War of 1812: 10,479: 819.52 sq mi (2,123 km 2) Drew County: 043: Monticello: Nov 26, 1846: Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union counties: Thomas S. Drew (1802–1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas 16,945: 835.65 sq mi (2,164 km 2 ...
Combined Statistical Area Population [3] Core Based Statistical Area Population [2] 1 Little Rock-North Little Rock: 905,847 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA: 734,622 Pine Bluff, AR MSA: 91,962 Searcy, AR μSA: 79,263 2 Jonesboro-Paragould: 174,456 Jonesboro, AR MSA: 129,858 Paragould, AR μSA: 44,598 3 Hot Springs-Malvern: 130,851 ...
Arkansas covers an area of 53,179 square miles (137,733 km²) and ranks as the 29th largest state by size. [7] The state borders six U.S. states : Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi across the Mississippi River to the east, Louisiana to the south, Oklahoma to the west, and Texas to the southwest.
This list of Arkansas Townships is based on the U. S. Census (2000) list of places in Arkansas. There are also former townships that have been combined with others or absorbed by urban expansion. Arkansas counties are divided into townships. Each township includes unincorporated space and some may have one or more incorporated towns or cities.
U.S. Route 70 (US 70) runs east–west through across the heart of Arkansas for 287.2 miles (462.2 km). US 70 enters the state from Oklahoma west of De Queen, and exits to Tennessee at Memphis, running concurrently with Interstate 55 (I-55), US 61, US 64, US 78, and US 79.