Outline of Arkansas

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Arkansas:

Arkansas – state located in the southern region of the United States. It is a land of mountains and valleys, thick forests and fertile plains. Its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River.

General reference edit

An enlargeable map of the state of Arkansas

Names
Common name: Arkansas
Pronunciation: /ˈɑːrkənsɔː/ AR-kən-saw[1]

Official name: State of Arkansas

Abbreviations and name codes
Postal symbol: AR

ISO 3166-2 code: US-AR

Internet second-level domain: .ar.us

Nicknames
Bear State (pronounced "Bar State")[2]

Bowie State[2]

Hot Springs State[2]

Land of Opportunity (former official nickname; previously used on license plates)[2]

The Natural State (currently used on license plates)[2][3]

Razorback State[2]

Toothpick State[2]

Wonder State[2]

Diamond State
Adjectival: Arkansas
Demonyms
- Arkansan
- Arkansawyer

Geography of Arkansas edit

Geography of Arkansas

Arkansas is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
Population of Arkansas: 2,915,918 (2010 U.S. Census^[4])
Area of Arkansas:
Atlas of Arkansas

Places in Arkansas edit

Places in Arkansas

Environment of Arkansas edit

Climate of Arkansas
Protected areas in Arkansas
- State forests of Arkansas
Superfund sites in Arkansas
Wildlife of Arkansas
- Flora of Arkansas
- Fauna of Arkansas
  - Reptiles
    - Snakes of Arkansas

Natural geographic features of Arkansas edit

Regions of Arkansas edit

Metropolitan areas of Arkansas edit

Arkansas metropolitan areas

Administrative divisions of Arkansas edit

An enlargeable map of the 75 counties of the state of Arkansas

The 75 counties of the state of Arkansas
- Municipalities in Arkansas
  - Cities in Arkansas
    - State capital of Arkansas: Little Rock
    - City nicknames in Arkansas

Demography of Arkansas edit

Demographics of Arkansas

Government and politics of Arkansas edit

Politics of Arkansas

Military in Arkansas edit

History of Arkansas edit

History of Arkansas, by period edit

Indigenous peoples
French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase of 1803
Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
Territory of Missouri, (1812–1819)–1821
- Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
Territory of Arkansaw, 1819–1836
State of Arkansas becomes the 25th state admitted to the United States of America on June 15, 1836
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Arkansas in the American Civil War
    - - Ninth state to declare secession from the United States of America on May 6, 1861
      - Ninth state admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 18, 1861
    - Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7–8, 1862
    - Battle of Whitney's Lane, May 19, 1862
    - Battle of Saint Charles, June 17, 1862
    - Battle of Hill's Plantation, July 7, 1862
    - Battle of Cane Hill, November 28, 1862
    - Battle of Prairie Grove, December 7, 1862
    - Battle of Arkansas Post, January 9–11, 1863
    - Battle of Chalk Bluff, May 1–2, 1863
    - Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863
    - Battle of Devil's Backbone, September 1, 1863
    - Battle of Bayou Fourche, September 10, 1863
    - Battle of Pine Bluff, October 25, 1863
    - Battle of Elkin's Ferry, April 3–4, 1864
    - Battle of Prairie D'Ane, April 9–13, 1864
    - Battle of Poison Spring, April 18, 1864
    - Battle of Marks' Mills, April 25, 1864
    - Battle of Jenkins' Ferry, April 30, 1864
    - Battle of Old River Lake, June 5–6, 1864
- Arkansas in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
  - - Second former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 22, 1868
- Hot Springs National Park established on March 4, 1921
- Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
  - Little Rock Crisis, September 4, 1957 – May 27, 1958
- Bill Clinton becomes 42nd President of the United States on January 20, 1993

History of Arkansas, by region edit

History of Little Rock, Arkansas

History of Arkansas, by subject edit

History of universities in Arkansas
- History of the University of Arkansas

Publications about Arkansas history edit

Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Culture of Arkansas edit

Culture of Arkansas

The arts in Arkansas edit

Music of Arkansas

Economy and infrastructure of Arkansas edit

Economy of Arkansas

Communications in Arkansas
Health care in Arkansas
- Hospitals in Arkansas
Transportation in Arkansas
- Airports in Arkansas
- Roads in Arkansas

Education in Arkansas edit

Education in Arkansas

Schools in Arkansas
- School districts in Arkansas
  - High schools in Arkansas
- Colleges and universities in Arkansas
  - University of Arkansas
  - Arkansas State University

References edit

^ Jones, Daniel. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th ed. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-45272-4
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Introduction to Arkansas, US States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
^ Arkansas § 1-4-106 - State nickname Retrieved Feb. 28, 2011
^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Arkansas". Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of Arkansas
Outline of Arkansas at Curlie
Arkansas at Ballotpedia
Official State website
Arkansas State Code (the state statutes of Arkansas)
Arkansas State Databases – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Arkansas state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
USDA Arkansas State Facts
Official State tourism website
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture
Energy & Environmental Data for Arkansas
U.S. Census Bureau
2000 Census of Population and Housing for Arkansas, U.S. Census Bureau
USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Arkansas

[1] Jones, Daniel. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th ed. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-45272-4

[ark-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Introduction to Arkansas, US States, retrieved April 24, 2009.

[3] Arkansas § 1-4-106 - State nickname Retrieved Feb. 28, 2011

[4] "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Arkansas". Archived from the original on 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

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