North Little Rock
| North Little Rock, Arkansas | |
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Downtown North Little Rock, known as Argenta, in September 2011
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 Location of North Little Rock in Arkansas |
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 North Little Rock, Arkansas
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| Coordinates: 34°46′51″N 92°15′25″W / 34.78083°N 92.25694°WCoordinates: 34°46′51″N 92°15′25″W / 34.78083°N 92.25694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Pulaski |
| Founded | 1866 - Argenta established |
| Incorporated | 1890 - incorporation of Argenta; merged with unincorporated North Little Rock in 1903 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joe Smith |
| Area | |
| • City | 47.0 sq mi (121.6 km2) |
| • Land | 44.8 sq mi (116.1 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 266 ft (81 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 62,304 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 66,075 |
| • Rank | US: 524th |
| • Density | 1,348.6/sq mi (520.7/km2) |
| • Urban | 431,388 (US: 88th) |
| • Metro | 729,135 (US: 75th) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 72114-119, 721124, 72190, 72199 |
| Area code(s) | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-50450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0077862 |
| Website | www.northlittlerock.ar.gov/ |
| North Little Rock | |
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| Crime rates* (2012) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 8 |
| Robbery | 177 |
| Aggravated assault | 255 |
| Total violent crime | 449 |
| Property crimes | |
| Burglary | 1,204 |
| Larceny-theft | 3,894 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 373 |
| Arson | 10 |
| Total property crime | 5,471 |
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Notes
*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.
2012 population: 63,125
Source: 2012 FBI UCR Data |
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North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area (2014 population — 729,135), which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.
The city includes Dickey-Stephens Park, the new home of the Arkansas Travelers minor league baseball team. Burns Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, is located in western North Little Rock, and Verizon Arena, Little Rock's main entertainment venue.
The NLRPD has approval to operate UAVs. The department has been working with a small pilotless helicopter since 2008.
North Little Rock has a long history, dating back to the Burial Mound People. It was once known as Argenta, a name currently applied specifically to downtown North Little Rock. In 1890, Little Rock annexed the unincorporated Argenta community as its Eighth Ward, preempting a competing petition to incorporate Argenta. A neighboring area was incorporated as the Town of North Little Rock in 1901 as part of a plan to reclaim the Eighth Ward from Little Rock. By 1904, the Arkansas Supreme Court allowed the town to annex the Eighth Ward; the modern City of North Little Rock considers this its founding date. The combined city adopted the Argenta name by 1906, but reverted to North Little Rock in October 1917. A remnant of the city's earliest years can be found in North Little Rock City Hall (constructed in 1914), which still contains plaques referring to "Argenta", and contains "C of A" (City of Argenta) ornamental designs.
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