El Dorado
Sign in to savecity in and county seat of Union County, Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Union
- Founded
- 1843 (183 years ago) ( 1843 )
- Established
- May 5, 1870 (156 years ago) ( 1870-05-05 )
- Type
- Mayor–council
- Body
- El Dorado City Council
- Mayor
- Paul Choate
- City
- 16.21 sq mi (41.98 km )
- Land
- 16.20 sq mi (41.96 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 226 ft (69 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 16,609
- Density
- 1,096.0/sq mi (423.16/km )
- Metro
- 44,170 Arkansas census statistical areas
- Demonym
- El Doradoans
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
El Dorado ( locally /ɛl dʌˈreɪdoʊ/ el durr-AY-doh) is a city in and the county seat of Union County, on the southern border of Arkansas, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population of the city is 17,755. El Dorado's population has an African American majority.
El Dorado is headquarters of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission as well as Murphy USA, Deltic Timber Corporation and a DelekUS oil refinery. The city has a downtown arts district, the Murphy Arts District (MAD); a community college, South Arkansas College (SouthArk); and a multi-cultural arts center, South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC). El Dorado is the population, cultural and business center of south central Arkansas.