Little Rock, Arkansas

State capital and city
	City of Little Rock
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	Coordinates: 34°44′10″N 92°19′52″W / 34.73611°N 92.33111°WCoordinates: 34°44′10″N 92°19′52″W / 34.73611°N 92.33111°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Pulaski
Township	Big Rock
Founded	June 1, 1821; 203 years ago
Incorporated (town)	November 7, 1831; 193 years ago
Incorporated (city)	November 2, 1835; 189 years ago
Named for	French: La Petite Roche; (The "Little Rock")
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Frank Scott Jr. (D)
• Council	Little Rock City Council
Area
• State capital and city	123.00 sq mi (318.58 km2)
• Land	120.05 sq mi (310.92 km2)
• Water	2.96 sq mi (7.66 km2)
• Metro	4,090.3 sq mi (10,593.9 km2)
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Population (2023)
• State capital and city	203,842
• Rank	US: 119th
• Density	1,687.6/sq mi (651.6/km2)
• Urban	461,864 (US: 88th)
• Urban density	1,724.6/sq mi (665.9/km2)
• Metro	764,045 (US: 80th)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)	72002, 72103, 72201, 72202, 72204, 72205, 72206, 72207, 72209, 72210, 72211, 72212, 72223, 72227
FIPS code	05-41000
GNIS feature ID	0083350
Major airport	Clinton National Airport/Adams Field (LIT)
Interstate Highways	I-30, I-40, I-430, I-440, I-530, I-630
Other major highways	US 65, US 67, US 70, US 167, AR 107
Website	www.littlerock.gov

Little Rock is the capital city and largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Billy Joel mentions it in "We Didn't Start the Fire".

Little Rock, Arkansas Media

Perspective map of the city of Little Rock, 1887
Downtown Little Rock pictured in 1958
The Clinton Presidential Center in downtown Little Rock opened in 2004.
My son at Dickey Stephens Park in July 2009.
Pinnacle Mountain
Pulaski County Courthouse, built in 1887
President Bill Clinton led celebrations of the 40th anniversary of desegregation at Little Rock Central High School
The Metro Streetcar heritage streetcar system