Outline of Arkansas explained

See also: Index of Arkansas-related articles.

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

• Names
  • Common name: Arkansas
    • Pronunciation: ^[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")
    • Bowie State
    • Hot Springs State
    • Land of Opportunity (former official nickname; previously used on license plates)
    • The Natural State (currently used on license plates)^[2]
    • Razorback State
    • Toothpick State^[3]
    • Wonder State^[3]
    • Diamond State
• Adjectival: Arkansas
• Demonyms
  • Arkansan
  • Arkansawyer

Geography of Arkansas

Geography of Arkansas

• Arkansas is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern hemisphere
  • Western hemisphere
  • Americas
    • North America
      • Anglo America
      • Northern America
        • United States of America
          • Contiguous United States
            • Southern United States
              • South Central United States
• Population of Arkansas: 2,915,918 (2010 U.S. Census^[4])
• Area of Arkansas:
• Atlas of Arkansas

Places in Arkansas

Places in Arkansas

• Historic places in Arkansas
  • Ghost towns in Arkansas
  • National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
• National Natural Landmarks in Arkansas
• State parks in Arkansas

Environment of Arkansas

• 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

• Lakes of Arkansas
• Rivers 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

Arkansas metropolitan areas

• 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
    • Cities in Arkansas
      • State capital of Arkansas: Little Rock
      • City nicknames in Arkansas

Demography of Arkansas

Demographics of Arkansas

Government and politics of Arkansas

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

Government of Arkansas

Executive branch of the government of Arkansas

• Governor of Arkansas
  • Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
  • Secretary of State of Arkansas
• State departments
  • Arkansas Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Arkansas

• Arkansas General Assembly (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Arkansas State Senate
  • Lower house: Arkansas House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Arkansas

Courts of Arkansas

• Supreme Court of Arkansas

Law and order in Arkansas

Law of Arkansas

• Cannabis in Arkansas
• Capital punishment in Arkansas
  • Individuals executed in Arkansas
• Constitution of Arkansas
• Crime in Arkansas
• Gun laws in Arkansas
• Law enforcement in Arkansas
  • Law enforcement agencies in Arkansas
    • Arkansas State Police

Military in Arkansas

• Arkansas Air National Guard
• Arkansas Army National Guard

History of Arkansas

See main article: History of Arkansas.

History of Arkansas, by period

• 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

• History of Little Rock, Arkansas

History of Arkansas, by subject

• List of Arkansas state legislatures
• History of universities in Arkansas
  • History of the University of Arkansas

Publications about Arkansas history

• Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture

Culture of Arkansas

Culture of Arkansas

• Museums in Arkansas
• Religion in Arkansas
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arkansas
  • Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas
• Scouting in Arkansas
• State symbols of Arkansas
  • Flag of Arkansas
  • Great Seal of Arkansas

The arts in Arkansas

• Music of Arkansas

Economy and infrastructure of Arkansas

Economy of Arkansas

• Communications in Arkansas
  • Newspapers in Arkansas
  • Radio stations in Arkansas
  • Television stations in Arkansas
  • Media in Little Rock, Arkansas
• Health care in Arkansas
  • Hospitals in Arkansas
• Transportation in Arkansas
  • Airports in Arkansas
  • Roads in Arkansas
    • U.S. Highways in Arkansas
    • Interstate Highways in Arkansas
    • State highways in Arkansas
    • State highway spurs in Arkansas

Education in Arkansas

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

See also

• Topic overview:
  • Arkansas

• • Index of Arkansas-related articles

External links

• • • 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

Notes and References

1. Jones, Daniel. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th ed. Cambridge University Press.
2. http://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/2010/title-1/chapter-4/1-4-106/ Arkansas § 1-4-106 - State nickname
3. http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ar_intro.htm Introduction to Arkansas
4. Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Arkansas. 2011-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110104031416/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05000.html. 2011-01-04. dead.