| Significant City History |
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Early travelers used a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River as a landmark. "La Petite Roche" (French for The Little Rock), so named in 1722 by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe, marked the transition from the flat
Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. Travelers would refer to the area as "the Little Rock" and the name stuck.
In 1821 Little Rock becomes the capital of the Arkansas Territory formed in 1819.
1836 - Arkansas becomes the 25th state, and Little Rock became the official capital city.
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| Famous people |
| Douglas MacArthur, Brooks Robinson, Chelsea Clinton, Helen Gurley Brown |
| City |
State |
Population |
Year Founded |
| Little Rock |
AR |
183,133 |
1821 |
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| Elevation |
Industry |
% Unemploy |
Avg. Income |
| 335 feet |
Medical |
3% |
$54,125 |
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| Ethnic Groups |
% of Population |
Average Age |
Pop. Density |
| White |
54% |
36 |
1,576 per sq mile |
| Black |
40% |
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| Hispanic |
2% |
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| Asian |
1% |
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| Other / Mixed |
3% |
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| Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Max Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
Avg Min Mean Temp |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 92 |
100.2 |
23.8 |
41.9 |
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| Avg July Precip |
Avg July Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
Avg Jan Precip |
| July 1961 |
July 2000 |
Jan 1961 |
Jan 2000 |
| 2.6 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
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| Current Avg |
% of Sunny Days |
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| Precip |
(Yearly) |
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| 4.3 |
59% |
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| State Ranking |
Total Carbon |
Total Carbon |
Resid. Carbon |
| C02 Footprint |
Output Per Person |
Output Little Rock |
Output Little Rock |
| (most consumption) |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
Metric Tons of |
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CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
CO2 Per Year |
| 33rd |
23.34 |
4,274,324 |
459,664 |
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