The Arkansas Neighborhood Explorer helps you to research any Arkansas neighborhood (census block group) and get home values, average household income, owner/renter/ occupancy rates, projected growth rates, boundary maps, comparisons to other communities, and much more.
Arkansas State Flower - Apple Blossom
The United States acquired the area of Arkansas from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Arkansas Territory (spelled in the enabling act as Arkansaw) was organized from part of Missouri Territory on March 2, 1819, and included the greater part of Oklahoma, west to the 100th meridian. Arkansas Territory was reduced in area in 1824 and 1828 to generally assume the boundary of the present state. Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
Although the territory had not yet been established, census data are available for Arkansas beginning with the 1810 census (as part of Louisiana Territory). The 1810 and 1820 populations for Arkansas reflect the 1819 boundary of the territory, which included territory now in the state of Oklahoma. The population of the entire legally established Louisiana Territory (of which the area of Arkansas was a part) in 1810 was 20,845.
Data for the legally established state of Arkansas are available beginning with the 1840 census.
See: Geographic Terms & Concepts
Interactive Map of Arkansas Counties | Static Overview Map of Arkansas Counties
There are 75 counties in Arkansas. The governing body for each county consists of justices of the peace and a county judge.
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Arkansas County
Ashley County
Baxter County
Benton County
Boone County
Bradley County
Calhoun County
Carroll County
Chicot County
Clark County
Clay County
Cleburne County
Cleveland County
Columbia County
Conway County
Craighead County
Crawford County
Crittenden County
Cross County
Dallas County
Desha County
Drew County
Faulkner County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Garland County
Grant County
Greene County
Hempstead County
Hot Spring County
Howard County
Independence County
Izard County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Lafayette County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Lincoln County
Little River County
Logan County
Lonoke County
Madison County
Marion County
Miller County
Mississippi County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Nevada County
Newton County
Ouachita County
Perry County
Phillips County
Pike County
Poinsett County
Polk County
Pope County
Prairie County
Pulaski County
Randolph County
Saline County
Scott County
Searcy County
Sebastian County
Sevier County
Sharp County
St. Francis County
Stone County
Union County
Van Buren County
Washington County
White County
Woodruff County
Yell County
There are 1,271 county subdivisions in Arkansas. There are 1,270 townships which are recognized as minor civil divisions (MCDs). Fort Chaffee in Sebastian County is an unorganized territory. All county subdivisions in Arkansas are nonfunctioning, nongovernmental entities.
Arkansas State Bird - Mockingbird
Arkansas has 541 places; 502 incorporated places and 39 census designated places (CDPs). The incorporated places consist of 311 cities (minimum population threshold of 500) and 191 towns (population less than 500). One town and four cities are each coextensive with a single township with the same name.
Alphabetical List of Cities, Towns, CDPs and Other Populated Places A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q, R | S | T | U, V | W, X, Y, Z
Arkansas Civil Features : Political Subdivisions, Native Areas, Land Grants, etc. - sorted by Census Class Codes .
There are 5 Metropolitan and 14 Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Arkansas. AR Metopolitan & Micropolitan Areas
There are 596 ZIP Code tabulation areas (ZCTAs) in Arkansas. View Arkansas ZIP Codes and ZIP Code Maps .
Arkansas has 251 unified school districts. View Arkansas Public and Private Schools .
Arkansas has 4 congressional districts. An interactive map shows the contact information for each Representative as well as the boundaries for each Arkansas district. View Map of Arkansas Congressional Districts .
There are 35 state senate districts and 100 state house districts in Arkansas.
