Little Rock, Arkansas (original) (raw)

Little Rock is a city located in Pulaski County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 183,133. It is the capital of U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Pulaski County.

Little Rock is the home of the Arkansas Travelers Minor League Baseball team. They are in the Texas League.

The Arkansas State Capitol Building is a smaller-scale replica of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C

The Arkansas River runs past Little Rock. The city of North Little Rock is located just across the river from Little Rock.

Interstate 30 passes through Little Rock from Texarkana, Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee.

Little Rock historically was involved with the American Civil Rights Movement, when the Central High School was racially integrated in September 1957.

Little Rock has the headquarters of Dillard's.

The city is served by Little Rock National Airport.

Geography

Little Rock is located at 34°44'10" North, 92°19'52" West (34.736009, -92.331122)1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 302.5 km² (116.8 mi²). 301.0 km² (116.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.52% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 183,133 people, 77,352 households, and 46,488 families residing in the city. The population density is 608.5/km² (1,576.0/mi²). There are 84,793 housing units at an average density of 281.7/km² (729.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 55.07% White, 40.41% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.66% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 1.28% from two or more races. 2.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 77,352 households out of which 28.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.5% are married couples living together, 16.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.9% are non-families. 33.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 2.98.

In the city the population is spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city is 37,572,andthemedianincomeforafamilyis37,572, and the median income for a family is 37,572,andthemedianincomeforafamilyis47,446. Males have a median income of 35,689versus35,689 versus 35,689versus26,802 for females. The per capita income for the city is $23,209. 14.3% of the population and 11.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.9% are under the age of 18 and 9.0% are 65 or older.

Little Rock, Arkansas should not be confused with Littlerock, a place in California.