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Batesville
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city in and county seat of Independence County, Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Independence
- Mayor
- Rick Elumbaugh (D)
- Total
- 11.71 sq mi (30.33 km )
- Land
- 11.59 sq mi (30.03 km )
- Water
- 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km )
- Elevation
- 377 ft (115 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 11,860
- Density
- 965.1/sq mi (372.64/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 72501, 72503
- Fips code
- 05-04030
- Website
- Official Website for the City of Batesville, Arkansas
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home - City of Batesville, AR
Batesville, founded in 1821 is the oldest existing city in the state of Arkansas. We invite you to come take a look around.
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Encyclopedic overview
Batesville is the largest city in and the county seat of Independence County, Arkansas, United States, 80 miles (128 km) northeast of Little Rock, the state capital. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 11,191. The city serves as a regional manufacturing and distribution hub for the Ozark Mountain region and Northeast Arkansas.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Batesville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.