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Admission to Statehood: June 15, 1836 (25th State)
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Area:
- Area: 53,182 sq.mi (137,741 sq.km.), 29th
- Land: 52,075 sq.mi. (134,874 sq.km.), 27th
- Water: 1,107 sq.mi. (2,867 sq.km.), 31st
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Constitution: Arkansas's Constitution , 25th State
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Population (2019): 2,959,373; Rank: 32 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Bird: Mockingbird | List of State Birds
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Constitution: Arkansas's Constitution , 25th State
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A diamond on a red field represents the only place in North America where diamonds have been discovered and mined. The twenty-five white stars around the diamond mean that Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union. The top of four stars in the center represents that Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States during the Civil War. The other three stars represent Spain, France and the United States, countries that had earlier ruled the land that includes Arkansas. Flag adopted 1913. Learn More About This Flag | Order This Flag -
Flower: Apple Blossom (Pyrus coronaria) | Other State Flowers
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Largest Cities: Little Rock | Fort Smith | Fayetteville | Springdale | Jonesboro | North Little Rock | Conway | Rogers | Pine Bluff | Bentonville
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Origin of State Name: French interpretation of a Sioux word acansa meaning "downstream people"
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Population (2019): 2,959,373; Rank: 32 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
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Soil: Stuttgart
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Song:
- "Arkansas" | Words by: Wayland Holyfield | Music by: Wayland Holyfield
- "Oh, Arkansas" | Words by: Terry Rose and Gary Klaff | Music by: Terry Rose and Gary Klaff
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Tree: Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) | Other State Trees
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County Profile: Arkansas County Map Arkansas County Map , 75 Counties
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Area:
- Area: 53,182 sq.mi (137,741 sq.km.), 29th
- Land: 52,075 sq.mi. (134,874 sq.km.), 27th
- Water: 1,107 sq.mi. (2,867 sq.km.), 31st
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County Profile: Arkansas County Map , 75 Counties
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Geographic Center: Pulaski, 12 miles northwest of Little Rock
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Highest Point: Magazine Mountain ; 2,753 feet, (839 m) 34th
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Location:
- Absolute Center: 34°48.9'N / 92°18.1'W
- Relative Center: Pulaski, 12 miles northwest of Little Rock
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Lowest Point: Arkansas; 55 feet, 25th lowest
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Topography: Image | | Eastern delta and prarie, southern lowland forests, northwestern highlands, which include the Ozark plateaus.
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Presidential Birthplace:
- William Jefferson Clinton, 1993 - 2001 (42nd) | August 19, 1946 | Hope, Arkansas
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- Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, soybeans, sorghum, cattle, cotton, rice, hogs, milk.
- Industry: Food processing, electric equipment, fabricated metal products, machinery, paper products, bromine, vanadium.
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