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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Arkansas:
Arkansas (/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/ ⓘ AR-kən-saw) is a state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers 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.
General reference
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- 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
- Common name: Arkansas
- Adjectival: Arkansas
- Demonyms
Geography of Arkansas
[edit]- 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]- Historic places in Arkansas
- National Natural Landmarks in Arkansas
- State parks in Arkansas
Environment of Arkansas
[edit]- Climate of Arkansas
- Protected areas in Arkansas
- Superfund sites in Arkansas
- Wildlife of Arkansas
- Flora of Arkansas
- Fauna of Arkansas
- Reptiles
Natural geographic features of Arkansas
[edit]Regions of Arkansas
[edit]- Arkansas Delta
- Arkansas River Valley
- Arkansas Timberlands
- Ark-La-Tex
- Central Arkansas
- Crowley's Ridge
- Four State Area
- Osage Plains
- Ouachita Mountains
- The Ozarks
- Piney Woods
- South Arkansas
- U.S. Interior Highlands
- Western Arkansas
Metropolitan areas of Arkansas
[edit]- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
- Fayetteville‑Springdale‑Rogers
- Fort Smith
- Texarkana
- Jonesboro
- Pine Bluff
- Hot Springs
- Memphis (TN)
Administrative divisions of Arkansas
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- The 75 counties of the state of Arkansas
- Municipalities in Arkansas
Demography of Arkansas
[edit]Government and politics of Arkansas
[edit]- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Arkansas
- Arkansas State Capitol
- Political party strength in Arkansas
Branches of the government of Arkansas
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Arkansas
[edit]- Governor of Arkansas
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Arkansas
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Arkansas
[edit]Law and order in Arkansas
[edit]- Cannabis in Arkansas
- Capital punishment in Arkansas
- Constitution of Arkansas
- Crime in Arkansas
- Gun laws in Arkansas
- Law enforcement in Arkansas
Military in Arkansas
[edit]History of Arkansas
[edit]History of Arkansas, by period
[edit]- Indigenous peoples
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- 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 the American Civil War
- 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 Arkansas, by subject
[edit]- List of Arkansas state legislatures
- History of universities in Arkansas
Publications about Arkansas history
[edit]Culture of Arkansas
[edit]The arts in Arkansas
[edit]Economy and infrastructure of Arkansas
[edit]- Communications in Arkansas
- Health care in Arkansas
- Transportation in Arkansas
Education in Arkansas
[edit]- Schools in Arkansas
See also
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- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Arkansas
- All pages with titles containing Arkansas
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]Arkansas at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary- Media from Commons
- News from Wikinews
- Quotations from Wikiquote
- Texts from Wikisource
- Textbooks from Wikibooks
- Resources from Wikiversity
- Wikimedia Atlas of Arkansas
- 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
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Arkansas:
Arkansas (/ˈɑːrkənsɔː/ ⓘ AR-kən-saw) is a state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma to the west. Its name derives from the Osage language, and refers 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.
General reference
- 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
- Common name: Arkansas
- Adjectival: Arkansas
- Demonyms
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
- Historic places in Arkansas
- National Natural Landmarks in Arkansas
- State parks in Arkansas
Environment of Arkansas
- Climate of Arkansas
- Protected areas in Arkansas
- Superfund sites in Arkansas
- Wildlife of Arkansas
- Flora of Arkansas
- Fauna of Arkansas
- Reptiles
Natural geographic features of Arkansas
Regions of Arkansas
- Arkansas Delta
- Arkansas River Valley
- Arkansas Timberlands
- Ark-La-Tex
- Central Arkansas
- Crowley's Ridge
- Four State Area
- Osage Plains
- Ouachita Mountains
- The Ozarks
- Piney Woods
- South Arkansas
- U.S. Interior Highlands
- Western Arkansas
Metropolitan areas of Arkansas
- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway
- Fayetteville‑Springdale‑Rogers
- Fort Smith
- Texarkana
- Jonesboro
- Pine Bluff
- Hot Springs
- Memphis (TN)
Administrative divisions of Arkansas
- The 75 counties of the state of Arkansas
- Municipalities in Arkansas
Demography of Arkansas
Government and politics of Arkansas
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Arkansas
- Arkansas State Capitol
- Political party strength in Arkansas
Branches of the government of Arkansas
Executive branch of the government of Arkansas
- Governor of Arkansas
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Arkansas
Judicial branch of the government of Arkansas
Law and order in Arkansas
- Cannabis in Arkansas
- Capital punishment in Arkansas
- Constitution of Arkansas
- Crime in Arkansas
- Gun laws in Arkansas
- Law enforcement in Arkansas
Military in Arkansas
History of Arkansas
History of Arkansas, by period
- Indigenous peoples
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- 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 the American Civil War
- 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
History of Arkansas, by subject
- List of Arkansas state legislatures
- History of universities in Arkansas
Publications about Arkansas history
Culture of Arkansas
The arts in Arkansas
Economy and infrastructure of Arkansas
- Communications in Arkansas
- Health care in Arkansas
- Transportation in Arkansas
Education in Arkansas
- Schools in Arkansas
See also
.svg/1280px-Northern_America_including_Mexico_(orthographic_projection).svg.png){kind=small}
- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Arkansas
- All pages with titles containing Arkansas
References
- ^ 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
Arkansas at Wikipedia's sister projects
- Wikimedia Atlas of Arkansas
- 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
