Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro, Arkansas Craighead County Courthouse, home in the West Washington Avenue Historic District, downtown Jonesboro, and Arkansas State University's Dean B.
Craighead County Courthouse, home in the West Washington Avenue Historic District, downtown Jonesboro, and Arkansas State University's Dean B.
Official seal of Jonesboro, Arkansas Location in the state of Arkansas Location in the state of Arkansas Jonesboro, Arkansas is positioned in the US Jonesboro, Arkansas - Jonesboro, Arkansas State Arkansas Population (2012 United States Enumeration Estimate) Jonesboro is a town/city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.
According to the 2010 Census, the populace of the town/city was 71,551. A college town, Jonesboro is the biggest city in northeastern Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta; it is the fifth-most crowded city in the state.
It is the principal town/city of and is encompassed in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 2010, the Jonesboro urbane region had a populace of 121,026 and a populace of 163,116 in the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. Jonesboro is home to Arkansas State University and New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine's A-State campus.
The Jonesboro region was first inhabited for thousands of years by indigenous citizens s.
At the time of European encounter, historic tribes encompassed the Osage, the Caddo, and the Quapaw. The name of the state of Arkansas comes from the Quapaw language. French and Spanish traders and trappers had relations with these groups.
After the United States acquired this territory in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, American pioneer eventually made their way to the region where Jonesboro is located.
Jonesboro was designated as the initial county seat.
As the populace increased in the west of the county, Lake City was titled as the second seat. In 1859 Jonesboro had 150 residents.
The Bell House is one of twelve Jonesboro sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Shortly after being titled county seat, the highest point in Jonesboro was identified and a court home was prepared for construction.
Louis Southwestern Railway, known as the Cotton Belt Railroad was constructed through Jonesboro, with its tracks passing just north of the center of the city.
Other primary stockyards s began to construct tracks to and from Jonesboro, including the St.
The town/city set up the Jonesboro School District in 1899. In 1900, St.
Woodland College and two schools inside the Jonesboro School District were opened in 1904.
Arkansas State College (now Arkansas State University) was established in 1909, a year in which the first horseless carriages were driven in the city.
On September 10, 1931, Governor Harvey Parnell authorized the Arkansas National Guard to be deployed in Jonesboro to quell the Church War, a clash between the followers of Joe Jeffers and Dow H.
In the 2007-2008 school year the Jonesboro Public School District elementary schools were reclassified as magnet schools. Jonesboro is positioned at 35 49 41 N 90 41 39 W (35.828067, -90.694048) up on Crowley's Ridge in northeastern Arkansas.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 80.5 square miles (208.4 km2), of which 79.9 square miles (206.9 km2) is territory and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), or 0.72%, is water. In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 16.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
Scheduled flights between Jonesboro and St.
The region is served by the Jonesboro Economic Transit System (JETS).
Arkansas 1.svg Highway 1 Arkansas 1 - B.svg Highway 1 - B Arkansas 18.svg Highway 18 Arkansas 18 - S.svg Highway 18 - S Arkansas 91.svg Highway 91 Arkansas 141.svg Highway 141 Arkansas 226.svg Highway 226 Arkansas 351.svg Highway 351 Ellis Library at Arkansas State University's chief campus There are four enhance school districts operating inside the town/city limits of Jonesboro.
Jonesboro School District Paul Bookout, former state senator for District 21; state Senate President, 2011 to 2013 John Cooper, Republican state senator for District 21 since 2014; resident of Jonesboro Jack Ladyman, mechanical engineer and Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from a part of Craighead County Evan Lindquist, artist and first Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas Brandt Smith, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 58 in Craighead County Sullivan, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Jonesboro since 2015 Dwight Tosh, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Jonesboro since 2015 The Mall at Turtle Creek, opened in 2006, is the biggest mall in northeast Arkansas.
It was the only enclosed mall opened in the United States that year. Before the opening of the mall, the Indian Mall was the major shopping destination in northeast Arkansas.
In 2012, Indian Mall, titled for the former mascot of Arkansas State University, was demolished.
In 2012, Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked Jonesboro ninth of the "Ten Best Cities for Cheapskates". K224 - DW (KDXY-FM/HD2) 92.7 FM Sports ESPN Jonesbor"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jonesboro city, Arkansas".
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History of Jonesboro Archived 2007-12-28 at the Wayback Machine.
"Craighead County Arkansas Genealogy Trails".
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Jonesboro Public School System About Arkansas State University Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine.
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