Awesome Facts About Arkansas

Officially nicknamed the “Natural State” (formerly the Bear State), Arkansas was the 25th state to join the United States of America on June 15, 1836.

It has a population of 3,013,825 people, making it the 33rd most populous state.

Arkansas is bordered by the states of Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Louisiana.

With a total of 53,180 sq mi (137,773 km²) of land and water, it is the 29th largest state.

The capital of Arkansas is Little Rock, situated in the center of the state.

That’s the basic facts about the way; now, let’s look at the 15 most interesting facts about Arkansas!

Akansa was the Algonquian word for the Quapaw people, the indigenous people to settle in modern-day Arkansas before European settlers arrived.

For a long time, there was a debate about whether to pronounce the state’s name in the French fashion, making the last “s” silent, or to pronounce it in a similar way to Kansas.

This was eventually settled in 1881 as the former and has since been pronounced as “Ar-ken-saw.”