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Jonesboro
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county seat city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States
Jonesboro is the main city and county seat of Craighead County in northeastern Arkansas. As the county seat, it serves as the center of local government and administration for the county.
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- Official name
- Jonesboro
- Population
- 78576
- Area
- 209.618613
- Elevation
- 79
- Official website
- www.jonesboro.org
- Households
- 30123
- Dialing code
- 870
- Motto
- Always Moving
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- Commons category
- Jonesboro, Arkansas
- postal code
- 72405
- water as percent of area
- 0.7156
- water area
- 1.490954
- per capita income
- 28582
- date of incorporation
- 1859-02-19
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Jonesboro (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/) is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern part of the state, it is one of two county seats of Craighead County. The population was 78,579 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 84,155 in 2026, making it the fifth-most populous city in Arkansas. In 2024, the Jonesboro metropolitan area had a population of 138,152, and the greater Jonesboro-Paragould combined statistical area had a population of 184,749. Jonesboro is the home of Arkansas State University and is the cultural and economic center of Northeast Arkansas.
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