Arkansas is a landlocked state in the South Central United States.
It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage language, a Dhegiha Siouan language, and referred to their relatives, the Quapaw people.
The state’s diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 34th most populous state, with a population of just over 3 million at the 2020 census.
The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, in the central part of the state.
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The capital was relocated from Arkansas Post to Little Rock in 1821
The name Arkansas derives from a French term, Arcansas, their plural term for their transliteration of akansa, an Algonquian term for the Quapaw people
These were a Dhegiha Siouan-speaking people who settled in Arkansas around the 13th century.
Arkansas is the 29th largest by area and the 34th most populous state
Arkansas has a population of just over 3 million at the 2020 census
The capital and most populous city is Little Rock
the Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the Union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836.
In 1861, Arkansas seceded from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
Arkansas did not secede until Abraham Lincoln demanded Arkansas troops be sent to Fort Sumter to quell the rebellion there
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Congress declared Arkansas restored to the Union in June 1868
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to reach Arkansas in 1541
The Caddo, Osage, and Quapaw are the three native tribes that lived in the Arkansas region
The state bird of Arkansas is the Mockingbird
The state Butterfly of Arkansas is the Diana fritillary
The state Flower of Arkansas is the Apple blossom
The state Insect of Arkansas is the Western honeybee
The state Mammal of Arkansas is the White-tailed deer
The state Tree of Arkansas is the Pine tree
The state Beverage of Arkansas is the Milk
The state Dance of Arkansas is the Square dance
The state Food of Arkansas is the Pecan
The state Gemstone of Arkansas is the Diamond
The state Mineral of Arkansas is the Quartz
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The state Rock of Arkansas is the Bauxite
The state Soil of Arkansas is the Stuttgart
It is against state law to mispronounce the word “Arkansas” while in the state
Arkansas is the largest producer of rice among the 50 states
Arkansas is one of the world’s largest producers of bromine,
Arkansas is the only place in the United States where diamonds are actively discovered and mined.
The largest diamond ever discovered in North America was found in Crater of Diamonds State Park in 1924.
More than 33,100 diamonds have been found by park visitors since the Crater of Diamonds became an Arkansas state park in 1972
Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas before becoming the president of the U.S.
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General Douglas MacArthur, soldier and statesman, was born in Little Rock in 1880.
Mount Magazine at 2,753 feet is the highest point in the state.
the first WalMart was opened in 1962 by Sam Walton in Rogers, Arkansas
Arkansas is officially known as The Natural State.
In 1932, Arkansas elected the first women to serve a full term as a United States Senator, Hattie Caraway.
Napoleon Bonaparte sold French Louisiana to the United States in 1803, including all of Arkansas, in a transaction known today as the Louisiana Purchase.
Arkansas’s record high is 120 °F (49 °C) at Ozark on August 10, 1936;
Arkansas’s record low is −29 °F (−34 °C) at Gravette, on February 13, 1905
At 1,460 miles long, the Arkansas River is the longest tributary in the Mississippi-Missouri River system
Arkansas Is the Largest Poultry Producer in the World!
The Allen Canning Company based in Alma is responsible for canning about 65% of the USA’s spinach output.
Maybelline’s main manufacturing plant is based in Arkansas’ capital city, Little Rock.
Arkansas invented the Cheese Dog in 1956. They were created in the Little Rock in 1956 at the Finkbeiner Meat Packing Company
Symbolizing the becoming of Arkansas as the 25th state of the union, the state flag has 25 stars.
Arkansas has over 600,000 acres of lakes and 9,700 miles of streams and rivers.
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