Stuttgart, Arkansas Stuttgart, Arkansas Location in Arkansas County and the state of Arkansas Location in Arkansas County and the state of Arkansas Stuttgart Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Stuttgart is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of the northern precinct of Arkansas County, Arkansas, United States.

In honor of his home he titled it after Stuttgart, then capital of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg. In 1882, the Texas and St.

Stuttgart became a town/city in 1884, and in 1904, rice farming was first introduced in the Stuttgart area.

Stuttgart's first Post Office General was a Black man titled Martin Toms as stated to the US Census.

Stuttgart is positioned at 34 29 49 N 91 33 3 W (34.497043, -91.550917). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km2), all land. Hard clay underlying the area's topsoil makes Stuttgart a good place to expanded rice, which grows best in flooded fields made possible by the clay.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 9,326 citizens residing in the city.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

Stuttgart is also home to Mack's Prairie Wings, known around the world as the premier waterfowl sports outfitter, through their store and online presence.

During the third week in November (Thanksgiving Week), Stuttgart holds the World Duck Calling Contest that brings in citizens of all ages from around the world to show off their talent of using a duck call.

Riceland Foods, a farmer-owned agricultural marketing cooperative and world's biggest miller and marketer of rice, command posts are in Stuttgart.

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Stuttgart has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Public education for elementary and secondary school students is primarily provided by Stuttgart Public Schools, which leads to graduation from Stuttgart High School.

Stuttgart and the encircling area are served by Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart, a 49 Bed Acute Care facility. The facility originally opened in 1957 under the name Stuttgart Memorial Hospital, then became Stuttgart Regional Medical Center.

The 1989 movie Rosalie Goes Shopping, directed by Percy Adlon and starring Marianne Sagebrecht, was set in Stuttgart.

The town/city drew media consideration during the sixth cycle of America's Next Top Model in the spring of 2006 when Stuttgart resident Furonda Brasfield was featured among the contestants.

A tornado that hit Stuttgart was featured on the November 9, 2008 episode of Storm Chasers on the Discovery Channel, footage of the actual tornado was shot by Jeff Piotrowski of Twister - Chasers.Com and was used by The Discovery Channel for the Storm Chasers Series.

The DOW-6 and Tornado - Videos.net squads chased the Stuttgart storm into the town.

Fonda Hawthorne, Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Little River County; born in Stuttgart in 1956 "Profile for Stuttgart, Arkansas, AR".

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