Little Rock

About Little Rock

Population

193,524 in city
862,520 in metro

Size

302 km² (117 mi²)

Altitude

102.109241648 m

Little Rock was founded by a French explorer Bernard de la Harpe who called attention to the area in 1722 with reference to the rock formations he called La Petite Roche and La Grande Roche on the banks of the Arkansas River. The location of the "little rock" was a splendid site for a river crossing. Soon economic trade began and in 1831, Little Rock was incorporated. During reconstruction in the 1870s, Little Rock's population soared from 4,000 to 12,000 making it the largest city in the state. Rapid growth continued through the 1920s. In 1916, Little Rock completed the Arkansas State Capitol, which is the third one for the state. All three of these still survive, making Arkansas the only state to have three capitol buildings. Today, the growth rate of Little Rock has slowed, but Little Rock still holds the largest city title for the state.

Metro Cities

Conway, Jacksonville, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Searcy

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
213	All Buildings
206	existing
1	unbuilt
6	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Simmons Tower	546 ft	1986
2	Regions Center	454 ft	1975
3	Bank of America Plaza	375 ft	1970
4	Stephens Building	365 ft	1985
5	One Union National Plaza	331 ft	1968

Building types

No.	Type
136	low-rise building
33	high-rise building
24	mast (pole)
5	skyscraper
4	mast (framework)
4	open-air structure
2	building with towers
1	mast (wired)
1	church
1	airport tower
1	bridge
1	monumental hall

Other buildings

No.	Type
2	Famous buildings
1	Buildings with construction images