Arkansas THE NATURAL STATE Arkansas is called The Natural State Fertile fields of cotton and rice in the south stretch to the horizon The Ozark and Ouachita Mountains in the north and west reach to the sky Forests cover half the state Networks of caves wind their way deep under the Earth Arkansas even has a working diamond mine Most important are Arkansas’s people Whether they come from the hustle and bustle of big-city streets or the more laid-back countryside Arkansans have a reputation for being friendly and high spirited They love Creole catfish and Southern BBQ recipes but they’re just as likely to be found enjoying French cuisine in a ritzy Little Rock restaurant Folk crafts banjo music and corn bread coexist with kayaks Walmart and presidential politics 4 Ozark Mountains ARKANSAS
Arkansas’s famous Old Mill is a replica of an 1880s water powered grist mill
Arkansas QUICK FACTS Name The word Arkansas comes from a Quapaw Native American word meaning either Land of the Downriver People or People of the South Wind State Capital Little Rock population 197,706 Date of Statehood June 15 1836 25th state Population 2,966,369 32nd-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 53,179 square miles 137,733 sq km 29th-largest state Largest City Little Rock population 197,706 Nickname The Natural State the Land of Opportunity the Razorback State Motto Regnat populus The people rule State Bird Mockingbird State Flower Apple Blossom 6 ARKANSAS
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Bauxite Quartz State Rock Bauxite State Mineral Quartz State Tree Pine State Songs Arkansas You Run Deep in Me and Oh Arkansas Highest Point Mount Magazine 2,753 feet 839 m Lowest Point Ouachita River 55 feet 17 m Average July High Temperature 91 F 33 C Mount Magazine Record High Temperature 120 F 49 C in Ozark August 10 1936 Average January Low Temperature 30 F 1 C Record Low Temperature 29 F 34 C in Gravette February 13 1905 Average Annual Precipitation 51 inches 130 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Bill Clinton Number of U S Representatives 4 U S Presidents Born in Arkansas William Jefferson Clinton U S Postal Service Abbreviation AR QUICK FACTS 7
