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Little Rock ( Quapaw: I’i-zhinka, lit. 'Little rock' [3]) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. [4] The six-county Little Rock metropolitan area is the 81st-most populous in the United States with 748,031 residents according to the 2020 census.
NCAA Division I – OVC. Website. ualr .edu. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock ( UA Little Rock) is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957.
In 1831 the Town of Little Rock was incorporated and Dr. Matthew Cunningham won the first mayoral election. In 1835 Little Rock was incorporated as the first City in the Arkansas Territory. The Little Rock Police Department was established in 1866 and in 1892 the first paid Little Rock Fire Department was created. [4]
Central Arkansas, also known as the Little Rock metro, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With an estimated 2020 population of 748,031, it is the most populated area in Arkansas.
Frank D. Scott Jr. (born November 18, 1983) is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. He is the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, serving since January 2019. Scott is a member of the Democratic Party .
1831 – Little Rock is incorporated as a city. Dr. Matthew Cunningham is elected the first mayor of Little Rock. His descendants reside in the city as of 2022. 1833 – Arkansas State House (now Old State House Museum) is built. Completed in 1842, it serves as the State capitol until 1911.
It is associated with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. The court’s main office is based in Little Rock with a divisional office in Fayetteville .
She is a well-known civil rights figure in Arkansas, where a downtown street in the capital, Little Rock, is named in her honor. The state also marks Daisy Bates Day on Presidents Day.