Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With a population of 399,125 as of the 2020 United States Census, it is the most populous county in Arkansas. The county is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area. Its county seat is Little Rock, which is also Arkansas's capital and largest city.
Lonoke County is a county located in the Central Arkansas region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 74,015, making it the 10th-most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The county seat is Lonoke and largest city is Cabot. Included in the Central Arkansas metropolitan area, with Little Rock as the principal city, it is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Faulkner County is a county located in the Central Arkansas region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 123,498, making it the fifth most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The county seat and largest city is Conway. Faulkner County was created on April 12, 1873, one of nine counties formed during Reconstruction, and is named for Sandford C. Faulkner, better known as Sandy Faulkner, a popular figure in the state at the time.
Scott is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lonoke and Pulaski counties in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Per the 2020 census, the population was 97. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Alexander is a city in Pulaski and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Located in Central Arkansas, the town was founded as a construction camp for the nearby railroad. Following its completion, the citizens decided to incorporate in 1887. Alexander is home to the Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center. The population was 2,901 at the 2010 census.
Jacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, and a suburb of Little Rock. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 28,364. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area with 729,135 people as of 2014.
Maumelle is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 19,251. The city is located northwest of Little Rock, bordering the opposite shore of the Arkansas River and is part of the Little Rock metropolitan area.
William Marmaduke Kavanaugh was a Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas.
Pinnacle Valley is the northwesternmost neighborhood of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. The area is to the south of Pinnacle Mountain, one of the highest elevations in Pulaski County. Like Chenal Valley which borders the area on its south side, Pinnacle Valley is a fast-developing portion of Little Rock as the city continues to expand westward.
Pulaski County Special School District No. 1 (PCSSD) is one of four public school districts in Pulaski County, Arkansas—along with the Little Rock School District, the North Little Rock School District, and the Jacksonville North Pulaski School District—accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education. PCSSD has its headquarters in Sweet Home, an unincorporated area near southeastern Little Rock; the headquarters has a Little Rock postal address.
Arkansas's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district located in the central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas and includes most of the state capital of Little Rock, its suburbs, and surrounding areas. The district leans Republican, with a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+9. However, due to the influence of heavily Democratic Little Rock, it is still considered the least Republican congressional district in Arkansas, which has an all-Republican congressional delegation.
Ironton is a small unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, to the west of Wrightsville, and near Landmark. Namesakes include Ironton Baptist Church, Ironton Road, and Ironton cut-off. There are a few businesses in Ironton, and a fishing area.
Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city's population was 202,591 as of the 2020 census. The six-county Little Rock metropolitan area is the 81st-most populous in the United States with 748,031 residents according to the 2020 census.
Roland is a census-designated place in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Central Arkansas metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 820.
Crystal Hill is an unincorporated community in Hill Township, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. It is located along Crystal Hill Road near the junction of Interstate 40 (I-40) and I-430.
Lundsford Corner, also known as Lunsford Corner, is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States near the north shore of Lake Maumelle on Arkansas Highway 300. At this point, Highway 300 runs south-southeast and makes a sharp turn to the east-northeast. The community itself lies approximately 0.5 miles east-northeast of the actual corner at the highway's intersection with Roland Cutoff Road. There are no signs along Highway 300 marking the community, though it occasionally appears on modern-day maps. The Ouachita National Recreation Trail crosses Highway 300 at Lundsford Corner before it heads south toward Pinnacle Mountain State Park. This portion of the trail is sometimes known as Lundsford Crossing and is frequently used as an entry point for hikers.
Established initially as Alta Villa by the five original Italian immigrant families who settled there in 1915, Little Italy is an unincorporated community in Pulaski and Perry counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The culturally rich and historically significant village is located in high terrain along Arkansas Highway 300 amidst the northeastern foothills of the Ouachita Mountains bestriding Wye Mountain, Kryer Mountain, and their vale.
The 2018 Little Rock mayoral election took place on November 6 and December 4, 2018, to elect the Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas. It saw the election of Frank Scott Jr.
John Spencer Hawks is the former Republican state representative for District 70, which includes portions of Faulkner and Perry counties in central Arkansas.
Jane English is a Republican state senator in Arkansas, United States. She represents District 13 in the Arkansas Senate. She served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2009 into 2012. She became a member of the state senate in 2013. She lives in North Little Rock and represents part of Pulaski County. She is Protestant.
