Arkadelphia
Sign in to savecity in Clark County, Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Clark
- Township
- Caddo
- Incorporated
- January 6, 1857
- Type
- City manager
- Total
- 7.73 sq mi (20.03 km )
- Land
- 7.73 sq mi (20.02 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 246 ft (75 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 9,916
- Density
- 1,343/sq mi (518.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 71923, 71998–71999
- Fips code
- 05-01870
- Gnis feature id
- 0076188
- Website
- cityofarkadelphia .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Arkadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located near the Ouachita River at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, along the Interstate 30 corridor between Little Rock and Texarkana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,380.
Arkadelphia developed as a river and railroad trading center and later became known as an educational center in southwest Arkansas. It is home to Henderson State University and Ouachita Baptist University, whose neighboring campuses and football rivalry, the Battle of the Ravine, are central to the city's college-town identity. Arkadelphia was incorporated in 1857.