Mena, Arkansas
| Mena, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
Polk County Courthouse in Mena
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| Motto: "Where good things happen!" | |
 Location in Polk County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 34°34′56″N 94°14′21″W / 34.58222°N 94.23917°WCoordinates: 34°34′56″N 94°14′21″W / 34.58222°N 94.23917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Polk |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | George Lynn McKee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.7 sq mi (17.6 km2) |
| • Land | 6.7 sq mi (17.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,737 |
| • Density | 841.3/sq mi (320.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71953 |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-45170 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0072626 |
| Website | City of Mena Arkansas |
Mena (/miːnə/ MEE-nə) is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County. The population was 5,637 as of 2000 census.
Mena is included in the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region. Surrounded by the Ouachita National Forest, Mena is a gateway to some of the most visited tourist attractions in Arkansas.
Mena was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell during the building of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (now the Kansas City Southern), which stretched from Kansas City, Missouri to Port Arthur, Texas. Train service to Mena began in 1896.
Stilwell named the town in honor of Folmina Margaretha Janssen-De Goeijen, the wife of his friend and financier Jan De Goeijen, whom Mr. De Goeijen affectionately called Mena. Janssen Park in the center of Mena is also named for her.
Mena was settled in 1896, and incorporated on September 18, 1896.
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