Paragould, Arkansas
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Clockwise from center: Paragould meteorite, Paragould Downtown Commercial Historic District, Greene County Museum, Historic Greene County Courthouse
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 Location in Greene County and the state of Arkansas |
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 Paragould, Arkansas
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| Coordinates: 36°3′25″N 90°30′11″W / 36.05694°N 90.50306°WCoordinates: 36°3′25″N 90°30′11″W / 36.05694°N 90.50306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.4 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Land | 31.2 sq mi (80.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 302 ft (92 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 26,113 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 27,900 |
| • Density | 894/sq mi (345.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 72450-72451 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-53390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0077948 |
| Website | www |
Paragould is the county seat of Greene County, and the 19th-largest city in Arkansas, in the United States. The city is located in northeastern Arkansas on the eastern edge of Crowley's Ridge, a geologic anomaly contained within the Arkansas delta. The city's name is a blend combining the last names of competing railroad magnates J. W. Paramore and Jay Gould. Paramore's Texas & St. Louis Railway (later the Cotton Belt) and Gould's St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (later the Missouri Pacific) intersected here in 1882.
A group of citizens chose the name, and it is believed to be the only city in the world with this name. Gould objected to his name's being second and refused to list the new town on his schedules. The city had a population of 26,113 at the 2010 census and an estimated population of 27,900 in 2015.
Paragould is the principal city of the Paragould, Arkansas Micropolitan Statistical Area and is also a part of the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area. The Paragould micropolitan area's population was 42,090 at the 2010 census, and the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area's population was 163,116.
Paragould is located southeast of the center of Greene County at 36°3′25″N 90°30′11″W / 36.05694°N 90.50306°W (36.057075, -90.502938). U.S. Routes 412 and 49 intersect in the city west of downtown. US 412 leads east 9 miles (14 km) to the Missouri state line at the St. Francis River, and a further 23 miles (37 km) northeast to Kennett, Missouri; to the west US 412 leads 26 miles (42 km) to Walnut Ridge. US 49 leads northeast 32 miles (51 km) to Piggott and southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Jonesboro. The closest major city is Memphis, Tennessee, 82 miles (132 km) to the southeast.
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