Little Rock, Arkansas City of Little Rock Flag Official seal of Little Rock Little Rock is positioned in the US Little Rock - Little Rock Council Little Rock City Council Little Rock is the capital and the most crowded city of the U.S.
The capital of the Arkansas Territory was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821.
The six county Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Travel Destination (MSA) is ranked 75th in terms of populace in the United States with 724,385 inhabitants according to the 2013 estimate by the United States Enumeration Bureau. Little Rock is a cultural, economic, government, and transit center inside Arkansas and the South.
Several cultural establishments are positioned in Little Rock, such as the Arkansas Arts Center, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, in addition to the hiking, boating, and other outside recreational opportunities.
Little Rock's history is available through history exhibitions, historic districts or neighborhoods like the Quapaw Quarter, and historic sites such as Little Rock Central High School.
State government is a large employer, with many offices being positioned in downtown Little Rock.
Two Interstate highways, Interstate 30 and Interstate 40, meet in Little Rock, with the Port of Little Rock serving as a shipping hub.
Little Rock derives its name from a small modern formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called "le petit rocher" (French: "the little rock").
The "little rock" was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing.
The "little rock" is athwart the river from "big rock," a large bluff at the edge of the river, which was once used as a modern quarry. See also: Timeline of Little Rock, Arkansas and History of Arkansas Little Rock was titled for a contemporary outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark. Le Petit Rocher (French for "the Little Rock"), titled in 1722 by French explorer and trader Jean-Baptiste Benard de la Harpe, marked the transition from the flat Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills.
The horizon of Little Rock, viewed from the north bank of the Arkansas River Little Rock is positioned at 34 44 10 N 92 19 52 W (34.736009, 92.331122). 2011 astronaut photograph of Little Rock, Arkansas taken from the International Space Station (ISS) Little Rock is positioned on the south bank of the Arkansas River in Central Arkansas.
Northwest of the town/city limits are Pinnacle Mountain and Lake Maumelle, which provides Little Rock's drinking water.
The town/city of North Little Rock is positioned just athwart the river from Little Rock, but it is a separate city.
North Little Rock was once the 8th ward of Little Rock.
An Arkansas Supreme Court decision on February 6, 1904, allowed the ward to merge with the neighboring town of North Little Rock.
Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton lived in this 980 square foot (91 m2) home in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock from 1977 to 1979 while he was Arkansas Attorney General. Inside Little Rock's town/city limits, there are various different neighborhoods.
Charles, Santa Fe Heights, South End, South Little Rock, Southwest Little Rock, Stagecoach, Sturbridge, University District, the Villages of Wellington, Wakefield, West End and Woodland Edge.
Main article: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Travel Destination Enumeration population estimate for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Travel Destination was 724,385.
The biggest cities are Little Rock, North Little Rock, Conway, Jacksonville, Benton, Sherwood, Cabot, Maumelle, and Bryant.
Main article: Climate of Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock lies in the humid subtropical climate zone, with hot, humid summers and mild winters, with usually little snow.
Climate data for Little Rock (Little Rock Nat'l Airport), 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1875 present Enumeration Bureau, White Americans made up 52.7% of Little Rock's population; of which 49.4% were non-Hispanic whites, down from 74.1% in 1970. Blacks or African Americans made up 42.1% of Little Rock's population, with 42.0% being non-Hispanic blacks.
American Indians made up 0.4% of Little Rock's populace while Asian Americans made up 2.1% of the city's population.
In addition, Hispanics and Latinos made up 4.7% of Little Rock's population.
Map of ethnic distribution in Little Rock, 2010 U.S.
From 1988 to 1992, murder arrests of youths under 18 increased by 256%. By the end of 1992, Little Rock reached a record of 61 homicides, but in 1993 surpassed it with 76. It was one of the highest per-capita homicide rates in the country, placing Little Rock fifth in Money Magazine's 1994 list of most dangerous cities. Downtown Little Rock Large companies headquartered in other metros/cities but with a large existence in Little Rock are Dassault Falcon Jet near Little Rock National Airport in the easterly part of the city, Fidelity National Information Services in northwestern Little Rock, and Welspun Corp in Southeast Little Rock.
Little Rock and its surroundings are the command posts for some of the biggest non-profit organizations in the world, such as Winrock International, Heifer International, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Clinton Foundation, Lions World Services for the Blind, Clinton Presidential Center, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Family - Life, Audubon Arkansas, and The Nature Conservancy.
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Baptist Health Medical Center, Entergy, Dassault Falcon Jet, Siemens, AT&T Mobility, Kroger, Euronet Worldwide, L'Oreal Paris, Timex, and UAMS are employers throughout Little Rock.
One of the biggest enhance employers in the state with over 10,552 employees, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its healthcare partners Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System have a total economic impact in Arkansas of about $5 billion per year.
The Little Rock port is an intermodal river port with a large industrialized company complex.
Kiplinger names Little Rock as the #1 place to live among urbane areas under one million citizens in July 2013. Many cultural sites are positioned in Little Rock, including: Community Theatre of Little Rock Founded in 1956, it is the area's earliest performance art company. Quapaw Quarter Start of the 20th century Little Rock consists of three National Register historic districts with at least a hundred buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.
Clinton Presidential Library, in downtown Little Rock The Mac - Arthur Museum of Arkansas Military History opened in 2001, the last remaining structure of the initial Little Rock Arsenal and one of the earliest buildings in central Arkansas, it was the place of birth of General Douglas Mac - Arthur who went on to be the supreme commander of US forces in the South Pacific amid World War II.
A member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT D), The Rep has produced more than 300 productions, such as 40 world premieres, in its building positioned in downtown Little Rock.
Outside periodical titled Little Rock one of its 2013 Best Towns. Dozens of parks such as Pinnacle Mountain State Park are positioned in Little Rock.
See also: List of mayors of Little Rock, Arkansas The Pulaski County Courthouse is positioned in Little Rock The current Mayor is Mark Stodola, a former Little Rock City Attorney and prosecuting attorney.
Moore, who is the longest-serving City Manager in Little Rock history. The town/city employs over 2,500 individuals in 14 different departments, including the Police Department, the Fire Department, Parks and Recreation, and the Zoo.
Most Pulaski County government offices are positioned in the town/city of Little Rock, including the Quorum, Circuit, District, and Juvenile Courts; and the Assessor, County Judge, County Attorney, and Public Defenders offices.
Both the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit have judicial facilities in Little Rock.
The town/city is served by the Little Rock Police Department.
Little Rock is home to two universities that are part of the University of Arkansas System: the campuses of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are positioned in the city.
A pair of smaller, historically black colleges, Philander Smith College, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, and Arkansas Baptist College, are also positioned in Little Rock.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock was established in 1927 as Little Rock Junior College, under the oversight of the town/city Board of Education.
Housed originally in enhance school buildings, the college moved in 1949 to another locale between University Ave and Fair Park Blvd, North of Asher Ave., on territory donated by Raymond Rebsamen, a Little Rock businessman.
In 1957, the institution began a four-year degree program, became autonomous and privately supported under a separate board of trustees, and took the name Little Rock University.
In September 1969, The Little Rock University consolidated into the University of Arkansas System, to problematic the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Pulaski Technical College has two locations in Little Rock.
The Pulaski Technical College Little Rock-South site is positioned at 13000 Interstate 30 in the former Little Rock Expo building near the Pulaski and Saline County line.
There is a Missionary Baptist Seminary in Little Rock associated with the American Baptist Association.
President Bill Clinton led celebrations of the 40th anniversary of desegregation at Little Rock Central High School.
Little Rock is home to both the Arkansas School for the Blind (ASB) and the Arkansas School for the Deaf (ASD), which are state-run schools directed by the Board of Trustees of the ASB ASD.
The city's elected public school fitness is directed by the Little Rock School District (LRSD).
Little Rock Central High School The Pulaski County Special School District (PCSSD) serves parts of Little Rock.
Various private schools are positioned in Little Rock, such as: Little Rock Catholic High School The American Taekwondo Association is based in Little Rock where it hosts the World Taekwondo Championships each summer.
Little Rock Trojans NCAA Division I (Sun Belt Conference) Jack Stephens Center and Gary Hogan Field 1927 3 Little Rock is home to the Arkansas Travelers.
The Travelers played their last game in Little Rock at Ray Winder Field on September 3, 2006, and moved into Dickey-Stephens Park in close-by North Little Rock in April 2007.
Little Rock was also home to the Arkansas Twisters (later Arkansas Diamonds) of Arena Football 2 and Indoor Football League and the Arkansas Rim - Rockers of the American Basketball Association and NBA Development League.
Both of these squads played at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
The town/city is also home to the Little Rock Trojans, the athletic program of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium plays host to at least one University of Arkansas Razorback football game each year.
War Memorial also hosts the Arkansas High School football state championships, and starting in the fall of 2006 hosts one game apiece for the University of Central Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
The now defunct Arkansas River - Blades and Arkansas Glacier - Cats, both minor-league hockey teams, were positioned in the Little Rock area.
Hubert "Geese" Ausbie played basketball at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, where he earned All-Conference and All-American honors.
John Kocinski, 250 cc and World Superbike motorcycle racing champion, is from Little Rock.
World Champion Middleweight Boxer Jermain Taylor and NBA players Derek Fisher and Joe Johnson were born and/or have roots in Little Rock.
See also: List of newspapers in Arkansas, List of airways broadcasts in Arkansas, and List of tv stations in Arkansas Entertainment and political coverage is provided weekly in Arkansas Times and monthly in the Little Rock Free Press.
In addition to region newspapers, the Little Rock market is served by a range of magazines covering diverse interests.
Many tv networks have small-town affiliates in Little Rock, in addition to various autonomous stations.
As for cable TV services, Comcast has a monopoly over Little Rock and much of Pulaski County.
Television stations in the Little Rock region are: AM radio Stations in the Little Rock region are: FM airways broadcasts in the Little Rock region are: I-30 terminates at I-40 in North Little Rock I-40 passes through North Little Rock to the north, and I-30 enters the town/city from the south, terminating at I-40 in the north of the Arkansas River.
Shorter routes designed to accommodate the flow of urban traffic athwart town include I-430, which bypasses the town/city to the west, I-440, which serves the easterly part of Little Rock including Clinton National Airport, and I-630 which runs east west through the city, connecting west Little Rock with the central company district.
US 70 alongsides I-40 into North Little Rock before multiplexing with I-30 at the Broadway exit (Exit 141 - B).
See also: Little Rock (Amtrak station) These carriers operate out of the North Little Rock bus station.
Within the city, enhance bus service is provided by the Rock Region Metro, which until 2015 was titled the Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA).
Since November 2004, downtown areas of Little Rock and North Little Rock have been extraly served by the Metro Streetcar fitness (formerly the River Rail Electric Streetcar), also directed by Rock Region Metro.
The Streetcar is a 3.4-mile (5.5 km)-long tradition streetcar fitness that runs from the North Little Rock City Hall and throughout downtown Little Rock before crossing over to the William J.
See also: List of citizens from Little Rock Chelsea Clinton (born 1980), daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, was born in Little Rock.
He was born in Little Rock to a family.
Fletcher suffered from depression and committed suicide by drowning in a pond near his home in Little Rock. Fletcher is buried at Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.
Bill Hicks (1961 1994), American comedian and civil critic, died at his parents' home in Little Rock.
The Little Rock Nine, group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957 that were initially inhibited from entering the racially segregated school by the state government, but ultimately attended after the intervention of the federal government.
General, was born in Little Rock.
Charlotte Moorman (1933 1991), cellist and promote for avant-garde music born in Little Rock.
Born in Little Rock and graduated from Little Rock High School in 1955.
Sheryl Underwood (born 1963), Emmy-winning co-host of The Talk, stand-up comedian, and actress, was born in Little Rock.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas Official records for Little Rock began on 28 February 1875 at the State Capitol and maintained there until 30 April 1942.
The next day, and until 7 August 1942, temperature and rain were recorded separately at two different locations in and around Little Rock, and the official climatology station has been Adams Field since 8 August 1942.
City of Little Rock.
"North Little Rock (Pulaski County)".
"Climate Statistics for the Little Rock Area" (PDF).
National Weather Service North Little Rock.
"Station Name: AR LITTLE ROCK AP ADAMS FLD".
"Monthly Averages for Little Rock, AR (72201)".
"Little Rock's Boyz in the Hood Illustrate '90s American Graffiti : Violence: Gangs have colonized even small cities, bringing big-city crime with them.
"Bangin' in the '90s: An oral history: Police, former gang members, town/city leaders look back at Little Rock's gang wars.".
"Little Rock Branch | Regional Executive Robert Hopkins".
"Navy Names Littoral Combat Ship Little Rock" DOD press release.
See also: Bibliography of the history of Little Rock, Arkansas How We Lived: Little Rock as an American City, Frederick Hampton Roy, 1985 "Little Rock: The 2005 American Heritage Great American Place" American Heritage, October 2005.
The Civil War Quadrennium: A Narrative History of Day-to-Day Life in Little Rock, Arkansas During the American War Between Northern and Southern States 1861-1865 (2nd ed.).
Little Rock, Ark.: Civil War Round Table of Arkansas.
Redefining the Color Line: Black Activism in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1940-1970, John A.
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