Arkansas City
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town in and county seat of Desha County, Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Desha
- Township
- Franklin
- Incorporated
- September 12, 1873 , (152 years ago) ( 1873-09-12 )
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Mayor
- Carolyn Bissett
- Council
- Town Council
- Total
- 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km )
- Land
- 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 138 ft (42 m)
- Density
- 763.8/sq mi (294.89/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 05-01990
- Website
- arkansascityar .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Arkansas City
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Desha County
- Population
- 376
- Area
- 1.243837
- Elevation
- 41
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00
- Capital of
- Desha County
- Official website
- arkansascityusa.com
- Image
- Arkansas City Commercial Historic District 001.jpg
- Households
- 212
- Dialing code
- 870
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- Commons category
- Arkansas City, Arkansas
- postal code
- 71630
- water as percent of area
- 0
- P8168
- Mac
- water area
- 0
- per capita income
- 16516
- inception
- 1873-09-12
- short name
- Arkansas City
- different from
- Arkansas City
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Encyclopedic overview
Arkansas City (/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/) is a town in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 376 at the 2020 census. The town is the county seat of Desha County. Arkansas City Commercial District, located at Desoto Avenue and Sprague Street, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With a population of 345 at the 2024 Census estimate, it is the least populous county seat in Arkansas.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arkansas City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.