Pulaski County, Arkansas

Pulaski County, Arkansas
Pulaski County Courthouse, in downtown Little Rock
Location in the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	December 15, 1818
Named for	Casimir Pulaski
Seat	Little Rock
Largest city	Little Rock
Area
• Total	808 sq mi (2,093 km2)
• Land	760 sq mi (1,968 km2)
• Water	48 sq mi (124 km2), 5.9%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	392,664
• Density	504/sq mi (195/km²)
Congressional district	2nd
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	pulaskicounty.net

Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas with a population of 392,664, making it the most populous county in Arkansas. Its county seat is Little Rock, which is also Arkansas's capital and largest city. Pulaski County is Arkansas's fifth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Hempstead counties. The county is named for Count Casimir Pulaski, a Polish volunteer who saved George Washington's life during the American Revolutionary War.

Pulaski County is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area which had 731,612 people in the 2015 census estimates. The Little Rock, North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area had 904,469 people in the 2015 census estimates.

An 1863 American Civil War battle, the Battle of Bayou Fourche, occurred in Pulaski County. Pulaski County is also home to Willow Springs Water Park, which is one of the oldest waterparks in the nation, opening in 1928.

Cotton pickers receiving sixty cents a day ($10.81 in 2017 dollars), Pulaski County, Arkansas, October 1935. Ben Shahn, photographer. From the Farm Security Administration Collection.