Talk:Arkansas/Archive 1

Archive 1

Arkansas State Code

This article states,

Section 104 of Chapter 4, Title 1 of the Arkansas code determines the official, codified pronunciation of Arkansas: 'It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final "s" silent, the "a" in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables.' The same section states that the oft-mistaken variation "are-KAN-sas" 'is an innovation to be discouraged.' It is believed that Arkansas is the only US State with such a law on the books.

What is the "Italian" sound? Where can I reference the Arkansas state code on the Internet?—GraemeMcRae^talk 08:58, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

I've added the link to the Arkansas State Code on the article. Please take a look. --Nlu 15:47, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, Nlu, I looked. I see the section cited in this article is wrong -- it should be 1-4-105, so I'll go and fix it. Here is the section, verbatim:

 1-4-105. Pronunciation of state name.

      Whereas, confusion of practice has arisen in the pronunciation of the name of our state and it is deemed important that the true pronunciation should be determined for use in oral official proceedings.

      And, whereas, the matter has been thoroughly investigated by the State Historical Society and the Eclectic Society of Little Rock, which have agreed upon the correct pronunciation as derived from history, and the early usage of the American immigrants.

      Be it therefore resolved by both houses of the General Assembly, that the only true pronunciation of the name of the state, in the opinion of this body, is that received by the French from the native Indians and committed to writing in the French word representing the sound. It should be pronounced in three (3) syllables, with the final "s" silent, the "a" in each syllable with the Italian sound, and the accent on the first and last syllables. The pronunciation with the accent on the second syllable with the sound of "a" in "man" and the sounding of the terminal "s" is an innovation to be discouraged.

      History. Concurrent Resolution No. 4, Acts 1881, p. 216; C. & M. Dig., § 9181a; Pope's Dig., § 11867; A.S.A. 1947, § 5-102.

—GraemeMcRae^talk 20:02, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

Good to know that was official. In Kansas, and a few other parts of the North, they sometimes pronounce it like "Are" then the word "Kansas."("Are-Kansas") Hard to explain but as someone born in Arkansas I consider that pronunciation grating, even offensive somehow. We were a US state first and besides that the origin of the two names are even different.--T. Anthony 14:41, 13 November 2005 (UTC)

Population

Entering newer data in the demographic data section is not possible (population for 2004) due to limitations in the template, so I changed it back to the 2000 population.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Senarclens (talk • contribs) 20:46, March 9, 2006.

• What is the deal with the "2004 Census" mentioned in the opening section. There is no 2004 census. There was a 2000 Census, and there will be a 2010 Census. --JW1805 (Talk) 22:09, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

You are both correct. The 2000 Census gets updated every few years by the American Community Survey. You can find the 2004 American Community Survey for Arkansas at:

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=&geo_id=04000US05&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US05&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US05&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=

via the American Factfinder website (official website for the 1990 and 2000 Censuses).

For information about the American Community Survey, go to: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/

I do have a problem, however, with the following description under the DEMOGRAPHICS heading.

              The five largest ancestry groups in the state are: 
                American (15.9%), 
                African American (15.7%), 
                Irish (9.5%), 
                German (9.3%), 
                English (7.9%).

Can anybody tell me what constitutes an American as an ancestry group? I don't believe there is such a thing as an American ethnic description.

Census ancestry groups are self-identified; the "American" ancestry group could indicate a number of different things. Some people may feel very strongly about being American, and identify as American ahead of any specific European ancestries. Others may not know their exact ancestry. I've noticed from Census data that this seems to be the largest ethnic group in the South, particularly in rural areas. Some people might just put it to be patriotic.Tomdaddy 08:37, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

It also can mean people who've been in America so long they don't care to explore their ethnic orgins, which were probably Great Britain: England, Scots-Irish, Scots. This was the majority of early European ancestry in the South. Many people don't know they may also be related to a cluster of French Huguenots in VA and SC in the early 1700s. Also some Germans and Swiss-Germans immigrated about the same time as the Scots-Irish in the late 18th c., but before the Revolution, and many came down to the backcountry of the South along the Appalachian Trail.--Parkwells (talk) 11:28, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Request pronounciation?

I think this article could do with a pronounciation sound file by a native. Arkansas is one of those words where the pronounciation is not 'obvious'. 138.237.165.140 22:56, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

It's pronounced "Are-can-saw." Alphabetagamma 17:06, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Oh, that would be awesome to hear a native pronounce it with his or her thick southern accent. I'll try to collect some samples. Jecowa 20:03, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

We really should include that the modern French prononciation is "Ar-kan-sass". It goes against everything you'd ever think, but every single person I have heard say the name of the state in french has deliberately added the s at the end. I would have edited it in already but no one would believe me. rubah (talk) 17:47, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

NPOV

• See Tennessee article for issues. --Bookofsecrets 15:04, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

• I have updated the lead paragraph to read "Southeastern" and I removed the NPOV tag. --Bookofsecrets 20:09, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

Famous People: Entertainers; If we are going to list little known porn stars (famous for their anal scenes) among the notables from our state, why don't we just list everyone who ever lived here? What a sad commentary.

First, please sign your comments (by putting 4 ~'s in a row at the end of your comment). Second, I only see one porn person mentioned (Gauge). I don't even know anything about the porn industry and I am familiar with that name, so I assume she is fairly famous. Encyclopedic entries do not discriminate why a person is famous, only if a person is famous. Since there is nothing factually incorrect about what you have a problem with, and it is just because you have a personal problem with the career that the individual is famous for, then I personally see no need for a removal. (Cardsplayer4life 01:47, 16 May 2006 (UTC))

Removed again (different person). Would World Book or Britannica's entry on Arkansas have such information? No. There is no need to put useless info about strippers, etc. in a professional encyclopedia. 24.144.40.69 17:11, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Some Famous People

Why do famous people from states like Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, leave and dont come back, Bill and Hillary Clinton are from Arkansas, after they got to the White house they are in New York, I wonder why...:) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.139.160.122 (talk • contribs).

Because nobody would like Evanescence if they found out they started in Arkansas. Amy Lee wasn't even from the area, she moved there. I have even heard the phrase from locals, "Nobody cares about Arkansas" I currently live there, and want to get out as soon as possible. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.144.40.149 (talk • contribs).

Comment: Hey guess what? No one cares what you think and we don't want you here anyway, so go home Yankee. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Longstreet09 (talk • contribs)

I happen to live in Arkansas, in case you were wondering. 24.144.40.69 17:12, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

looks like a couple people care,

Some leave, some stay; generally its actors though

About Famous Arkansans

Anyone else think the section on famous Arkansans is getting to big? IMO, some serious reduction needs to take place, particularly under the Entertainment and Sports subsections. akuyume^T_C 03:17, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

RR: some leave, some stay. Generally, folks who are doing movies and stuff leave the state. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.29.244.6 (talk) 21:43, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

New Sports teams section title added to updated Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states format

The Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. states format has been updated to include a new Sports section title, which covers collegiate sports, amateur sports, and non-team sports (such as hunting and fishing). Please feel free to add this new heading, and supply information about sports in Arkansas. Please see South_carolina#Sports_in_South_Carolina as an example.NorCalHistory 13:28, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Climate

The article states that Arkansas is not in tornado alley and links to an articled on tornado alley, however the tornado alley article states that Arkansas does lie entirely within tornado alley. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pammb (talk • contribs) 23:38, 23 December 2006 (UTC).

That does seem strange. I always assumed that Arkansas was in tornado alley. (Cardsplayer4life 05:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC))

Blue map of the state

- Patricknoddy 22:28, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Rather than a blue map, I would prefer the Arkansas page imitate the Texas wiki page and use the public domain census map of Arkansas showing county lines and their names properly placed. It would be my thought that this should be done for all states in a consistent manner. The current map with no county names may be the proper place for placement unless it serves a different purpose than would the seemingly better U.S. Census supplied map.

Chief.Scribe (talk) 17:05, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

name for citizens of Arkansas

I came to this article to find the proper term for a citizen of Arkansas. What word is defined as "a citizen of Arkansas?" For example, a Texan is a citizen of Texas. Would it be an Arkansan or an Arkansasian or an Arkanser or an Arkansish? Jecowa 20:08, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

The proper term is Arkansan.17:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I've always liked the competitor Arkansawyer, but seem to remember (but can't find a citation for this) losing out to Arkansan as the "official" term. (There's also Arkie — but that seems to have a narrower meaning related to the out-migration during the Dust Bowl.) --ScottMainwaring 06:56, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Its Arkansan. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.119.70.65 (talk) 22:50, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually I remember this being discussed by some part of the state government and it was "officially" decided to be Arkansawyer. The debate was between that and arkansan but I clearly remember arkansawyer being selected. However like Scott above I've never found any citation. I think it may have been an unofficial "official" decision by the legislature - they made the discussion and decision but that's about it. I've been trying to find something about this for years, I'd welcome a citation, and I'll try to find one myself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.189.54.125 (talk) 14:46, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

I have found the following relevant links:

1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~armontgo/towns.htm -- Not going to quote the entire relevant part because it is so long (an entire article), but search for "Arkansawyer" or "Arkansan" and you will find it. (pretty far down the page)
2. http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861695659/Arkansawyer.html http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/arkansawyer.htm http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Arkansawyer http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arkansawyer?jss=0 -- Definitions in several different dictionaries defining what an "Arkansawyer" is.
3. http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US7/FOLK/johnson.html -- From a collection of folk tales published by the University of Illiois in 1976. Mentions "Arkansawyer" twice.
4. http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/greenberg072803.asp -- Editorial originally published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, which discusses the many thinks ("Arkansan", "Arkansawyer", "Arkie", etc.) that people from Arkansas call themselves.
5. http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2006/08/just_dont_call_me_a_texan.aspx (quoting the Chicago Tribune) -- Relevant part: Read "Labels" and you'll know how to keep an Arkansawyer (from Arkansas) or a Guamanian (from Guam) separate from a Haligonian (from Halifax, Nova Scotia).
6. http://www.uark.edu/rd_vcad/urel/documents/StyleGuideandGraphics.pdf (PDF document) -- A style guide document published by the University of Arkansas. Defines "Arkansan" on the 5th page of the document; Relevant part: Arkansan – An inhabitant of Arkansas, Arkansan is preferred and is the word approved by resolution of the Arkansas General Assembly in 1881. Either Arkansawyer or Arkansian might be used in a quote or other colloquial context. (actually, if you search for "1881 General Assembly Arkansas" in Google, you get lots of hits, mostly having to do with the codifying of the pronunciation of the state name as "Ar-kan-saw")

Not sure if any of that helps, but interesting, nonetheless. Cardsplayer4life (talk) 02:40, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Old Names of Places needed

There is a Web Page that states, that there is a region in Arkansas, where some German village names were used from the immigrants for new founded villages. Is there a list, database or any other source for old village and city names around? Does anybody lives in such a place which a German name? I'm interested in setting up a list of double names. Especially I'm looking for a place named Bamenohl - for the German Wikipedia. --Sophis 19:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Tyson, Wal-Mart etc.

"The effect of Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart, J.B. Hunt and other multinational companies located in NW Arkansas cannot be overstated. The area is currently in a long-running economic boom due to being the forefront of global trade. Wal-Mart alone accounts for $8.90 out of every $100 spent in U.S. retail stores." I'm having trouble seeing the relevance of this part. Christopher Reuter 01:53, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Interesting if true and specifically related to this state, but as it stands, vague and unsourced. So I've removed it. Barnabypage 02:02, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

It cannot be overstated. There's a good reason why the university of arkansas campus in fayetteville has a building for each of those business mentioned. I'm sorry I don't have any concrete facts, but whoever put that in originally was entirely in the right. rubah (talk) 17:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

How do I pronounse Arkansas?

Sorry I don't read IPA. ► Adriaan90 ( Talk ♥ Contribs ) ♪♫ 17:53, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

As an Arkansan myself, I pronounce it similar to "are-ken-saw". akuyume^T_C 00:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Kool, thanks! ► Adriaan90 ( Talk ♥ Contribs ) ♪♫ 11:07, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm not native english speaking, so I have a question about the pronounciation: Why is it "are-ken-saw" and not "are-ken-ses"? Like in Kensas (it's not kensaw, but actually kensas). --84.183.237.213 12:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Nevermind, I found it: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/educational_arkansas.html

(but it's still a stupid reason... They first decide the pronounciation and then say "but we spell it in another way", they could have spelled it Arkansaw, too, then, if they wanted it to be pronounced that way...) --84.183.237.213 12:30, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

As far as a "stupid reason". Yea, it may be a strange case, but we have plenty of those cases in the English language and especially in the French, so I would not go so far as to say its "stupid"

I say it Ark N saw.

About geography

Inserted in lead (possible copyvio?), needs to be rewritten for placement in geography section.

Arkansas is also classified as as one of the west south central states. The term is appropriate, for west, south, and Midwest states seem to meet in Arkansas. The southwestern section of the state, with its cattle and oil fields, has the feeling of the Western Plains. Dairy farms and orchards in the northwest seem more akin to parts of the Corn Belt, while the cotton plantations in the east toward the Mississippi River are reminiscent of the Deep South. According to MSN Encarta

-- phoebe/(talk) 21:40, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Ireland

"The Irish were mostly Protestant from Ulster, northern Ireland."

Ulster is 9 counties, a historical kingdom on the island of Ireland. Northern Ireland was carved out from 6 of those counties. The above sentence makes it sound like Ulster is either a town/place inside the entity referred to as 'Northern Ireland' now rather than the other way around- 'Northern Ireland' existing within the area defined as Ulster. At the time Northern Ireland didnt even exist. A more accurate sentence is:

"The Irish were mostly Protestant from Ulster, Ireland." or "... were mostly from the area now called Northern Ireland."

It also requires a citation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.99.89.108 (talk) 21:52, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Miscellaneous comments

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The possesive form of Arkansas is Arkansas', Not Arkansas's --

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Someone decided to vandalize the page.... I reverted it back to an older state.

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I am almost certain Arkansas was admitted in 1836, but I'll hold off until I confirm it. It is true it's state hood was in 1836

The article already says that... In the table. --mav 07:11 21 Jul 2003

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Is THE BOB STATE Ark's real name, na im playin its really NICK

The Osage never lived here, but did have their hunting grounds north of the Arkansas river. The villages were in Missouri. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chomphosy (talk • contribs) 20:48, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

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I don't read IPA, but I think since one of the pronunciations given in "Origins" is identical to the one given in the summary, the alternative spelling should be the same. Or at least, not the mess that looks like it sounds the same as the alternative alternative spelling. rubah (talk) 06:09, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Insufficient inline citations?

I removed the template tag at the top calling for more inline citations, because there was only one "citations needed" tag in the entire article. (and that has now been fixed) If there are specific problem areas, then add a tag at the appropriate areas, but not a general tag at the top, as it makes it very difficult to know where problems are. There are a lot of inline citations already, so saying there need to be more at some places does not really help any if those places are not pointed out. Cardsplayer4life (talk) 05:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Demographics

the demographics section contains the lines:

"The five largest ancestry groups in the state are: American (15.9%), African American (15.7%), Irish (9.5%), German (9.3%) and English (7.9%)."

notice: American (15.9%)

do you mean to say that only 1/6 of the population is american? by elimination, that would mean that 84.1$ of the population is non-american, i.e., foreign, right?

anyways, i have gathered more accurate information from the census bureau website and i will update it.

AeturnalNarcosis (talk) 13:07, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

I believe this line is false "The center of population of Arkansas is located in the far northeast corner of Perry County.[23]" Pretty sure the center of population of Arkansas is Little Rock which is in Pulaski county. And the citation has nothing to population centers, just total population of the state. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.180.203.101 (talk) 03:34, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

The coordinates of latitude and longitude given in the citation (after the population) supports the existing statement (more so than Little Rock, anyway.) Keep in mind that center of population is different than most populated place; the center of population for the US is not New York City but is rather located somewhere in Missouri. AlexiusHoratius 03:42, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Metropolitan Areas

This section should be changed. Whoever wrote that a metropolitan area must have a population of 100,000 is mistaken. A metropolitan area must have an urban core of 50,000. Plus Texarkana is a metropolitan area. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.35.129.175 (talk) 19:58, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

All your apostrophe are belong to us?

"In 2007, the state legislature officially declared the possessive form of the state's name to be Arkansas's." Since when does the Arkansas legislature dictate the rules of English usage & grammar? (Of course, WP's MOS considers itself the ultimate arbiter, so perhaps that's a foolish question.) At least they didn't try to declare π=3. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 18:27, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

The rule in this case is ambiguous, given that the pronunciation does not end in "s", "Arkansas' " might have been pronounced "Arkansaw" and they were not dictating the rule so much as standardising the spelling in order to clarify that the possessive is pronounced with an "s".--Hugh7 (talk) 06:21, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

A different source about it, here, says "The resolution carries no legal weight". So no, the Arkansas legislature does not dictate the rules of English usage & grammar. I'd consider this a "suggestion", framed as a resolution passed by the state senate. Much like they did with the spelling in 1891. You're still completely free to spell it Arkansaw if you want. Pfly (talk) 07:18, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Towns & Cities

What is the administrative differences between being a town and being a city in Arkansas? --Criticalthinker (talk) 09:20, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Quapaw

the Quapaw refer to themselves as Ogahpah. They call themselves the down river people because, after moving down the Ohio and Mississippi, they continued on until reaching the Arkansas. Their cousins, the Osage and, I believe, all subsequent members of the Dhegiha branch of Siouan speakers (Omaha, Ponca, Kaw, etc.), who would have most likely referred to them by a similar name considering the similarities in language, proximity, and common ancestry, moved up the Missouri. The Quapaw word for down river/stream people is ogahpah and not akakaze as the article states. The article contradicts itself concerning the etymology of the state's name.

-Its name is of Algonquian derivation, denoting the Quapaw Indians.- (at the beginning... I believe this to be correct) VS. -The name Arkansas derives from the same root as the name for the state of Kansas. The Kansa tribe of Native Americans are closely associated with the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains. The word “Arkansas” itself is a French pronunciation (“Arcansas”) of a Quapaw (a related “Kaw” tribe) word, akakaze, meaning “land of downriver people” or the Sioux word akakaze meaning “people of the south wind”.- (the first sentences under the etymology heading)

This last statement also contradicts the Wikipedia entry for Quapaw. -The territory and state was named for them, as Europeans first learned their name as the Arkansea, the term used by the Algonquian-speaking Illini people-

The Quapaw and the river and surrounding area were called Arkansas (or something similar) by the non Siouan speaking peoples the French would come into contact with before meeting them. It is highly unlikely that the French would have come across the Kansa, who lived in far north western Missouri / Eastern Kansas, before the Quapaw. It is also very unlikely that the Kansa, or Kaw, a Dhegiha speaking group, would have a word meaning 'down stream people' that is that far off from the Quapaw word. The hard G and aspiration from the H turned Ogahpah into the French Quapaw, which omitted the initial vowel. The mispronunciation is from ignorant English speakers who see a QU in French and pronounce it as though it were English like the words QUICK or QUIT. There are many names on maps that have suffered a samilar fate. I suppose since I've written this much I could've tried to edit it myself but I've never done it before and... if someone doesn't do it for me I'll have to do it myself eventually I guess. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.144.41.141 (talk) 16:30, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Northern Cherokee

There is a potentially related article discussing the "Northern Cherokee" on Wikipedia and I was hoping that someone with a good knowledge of the state of Arkansas could contribute. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.119.230.83 (talk) 14:55, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

The Northern Cherokee aren't recognized by any Federal or state government and nor the Cherokee in Oklahoma. It's presence on Wikipedia has even been disputed (see their article talk page). It would be best to not bring them into the discussion of Arkansas history. Though, the Cherokee who now inhabit Oklahoma did pass through the state.~ (The Rebel At) ~ 15:23, 25 July 2009 (UTC)

there are several different groups of Cherokee, most not recognized, in AR and MO. they mostly come from those who inter-married or distanced themselves from the tribe in order to resist removal. Many moved to the area from the late 18th century up to removal. those who did not move were not recognized... from the Carolinas to AR/MO... over the years since some have gained recognition. it's a huge mess that is just overwhelming and a bit ridiculous at times. I am very interested in it but, like I said, getting to the bottom of it all is more like searching for a drop of oil in a dirty pond than a needle in a haystack — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.144.41.141 (talk) 16:44, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Good Gravy

This article states: "The name "Arkansas" derives from the same root as the name for the state of Kansas" Really? Talk about stating the obvious. Probably should go over to the state of Mississippi article and check out the relationship between its name and the Mississippi River. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.158.61.140 (talk) 14:14, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

That's by no means obvious. They might well have been "false friends", and I was grateful to be told that these two are not. Their relationship raises the question why Kansas is never pronounced "Kansaw".--Hugh7 (talk) 06:13, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Read the article on the Quapaw Native American Tribe. They are similar but it's not been determined that they are from the same word. --Eddylyons (talk) 22:42, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

While we are looking for derivations, it might be useful to know just when Arkansas came to be pronounced Ar-kin-SAW? Even in Oklahoma, it's the ar-kin-saw River. Seems like only the folks in Kansas and Colorado can pronounce Kansas phonetically. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.97.87.243 (talk) 21:13, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Official Birds and Flowers?

Other state entries have official birds, flowers, insects, amphibians, etc. There's a bit of work to be done here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.97.87.243 (talk) 21:18, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Mention the same-sex marriage ruling?

I noticed that the politics section mentions Arkansas' voter approved same-sex marriage initiative, in light of recent events, should Judge Piazza's ruling making Arkansas gthe 17th state with same-sex marriage be mentioned as well? Probably should if the ban is mentioned... think I will Roberticus talk 14:52, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

Wesley Clark , MacArthur

General Douglass MacArthur was only born in Arkansas (on a military base, were his father had a short assignment). On the other hand, General Wesley Clark was born in Chicago, but grew up in Arkansas. Clark is best listed as being "from" Arkansas, since that was where he was raised. MacArthur did not grow up there, was only born there and lived there for a very short time. Thus (although a great historic figure) MacArthur, wasn't really an Arkansan, except in name, while Wesley Clark, who wasn't born there, really is.

2602:306:BDA0:97A0:2D09:CBF1:6C8D:D5C7 (talk) 22:56, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Whites vs European

I take objection to the recent insertion of "whites" over European Americans in the demographics section. The term whites has little useful meaning in the context when the paragraph is specifically talking about particular ethnic groups from Europe. I suppose it's not a big deal, but it sounds too vague for that particular paragraph. I actually think the whole sentence might be worth removing as unhelpful or uninformative. Scarlettail (talk) 22:00, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

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Pronunciation of Arkansas Territory name

According to this source, Arkansas Terrirory was originally named "Arkansaw", but there were spelling variations "Arkansas" and "Arkansa" until 1822 when "Arkansas" became standardized. How were the name variants pronounced? I googled it, but found nothing. --Синкретик (talk) 09:45, 10 January 2015 (UTC) It is pronounced Are-can-saw

173.218.119.4 (talk) 03:41, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Cities and Towns

I'd asked this before, but what is the administrative differences between being a town and being a city in Arkansas, if any? If there is no administrative difference, is there some kind of population limit at which a town becomes a city? It would help to know since town and cities are listed in seperate categories on pages for Arkansas counties. --Criticalthinker (talk) 04:54, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

I can only provide you with a link to the Arkansas Municipal League. They have several email addresses and phone numbers that you might try, including the administrative offices. If you contact them and they provide you with a definitive answer, I do hope you'll share their reply. Good luck! Curley Wolf (talk) 02:25, 31 July 2016 (UTC)

Searching the site, I was able to find this: https://static.ark.org/eeuploads/arml/City_Classification_Chart.rev_10.13.15.pdf . It seems that there are some legal differences as it relates to powers (and responsibility and accountability). There seems to be cities of two classes and then incorporated towns which have even less independence/responsibility. Maybe someone more familiar with the state could summarize these differences in a paragraph of two on this page. --Criticalthinker (talk) 01:41, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Again, I can only refer you back to the original link and suggest that you contact the source directly. Any unauthorized answer you receive here will not serve you well at all. By the way, the ACA numbers are Arkansas State Statutes (Laws) for which you may search, but, the path to your original answer is to contact the source directly. Cheers! Curley Wolf (talk) 02:14, 2 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2017

Please change the following sentence from the Education section from:

Other public institutions include University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas Tech University, Henderson State University, Southern Arkansas University, and University of Central Arkansas across the state.

to:

Other public institutions include the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas Tech University, Henderson State University, Southern Arkansas University, and University of Central Arkansas.

RayPierreWhit (talk) 03:24, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Question: Why only the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff? What about the University of Arkansas at Monticello, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences? DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 10:22, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Pinging @RayPierreWhit: for response. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 18:18, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

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America explain

I am confusion. 186.156.33.116 (talk) 16:59, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 November 2017

In the nickname section of the infobox,

The Bear State former) -> The Bear State (former) Thegreatjackal (talk) 14:53, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

@Thegreatjackal:  Done. Good catch. CityOfSilver 16:05, 23 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2018

The etymology section is confused. Someone has confused "Siouan-speaking peoples," specifically Dhegihan Siouan-speaking peoples with "Sioux" ("Sioux" is an archaic term for Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota peoples; not germane to the etymology of "Arkansas"). The Kaw are not involved. The Quapaw have lived in Arkansas centuries before the Kaw separated from the Osage. Historically, the terms Kaw and Kanza to discuss the Quapaw, but today are used to discuss the Kaw Nation, who are not the same people as the Quapaw. Gelatin biafra (talk) 15:48, 29 April 2018 (UTC)gelatin_biafra

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 13:45, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Oh lordy. I'll wait until four days when I can do it myself. Gelatin biafra (talk) 00:28, 1 May 2018 (UTC)gelatin biafra

Size ranking of Arkansas.

The population of Arkansas is 3,004,279 at the 2017 census. This is higher than Mississippi with a population of 2,984,100. Therefore Arkansas should be ranked 32nd and Mississippi 33rd. 107borntorun (talk) 12:21, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2018

In the health section, should it not read has instead of have? : As of 2012, Arkansas, as with many Southern states, have (has?) a high incidence of premature death, infant mortality, cardiovascular deaths, and occupational fatalities compared to the rest of the United States. Pauly Glocke (talk) 20:14, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

 Done JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:27, 14 August 2018 (UTC)

Some proposed changes

Information to be added or removed: I propose adding the below text to the education section of the page:

Arkansas ranked 44th in the nation for educational performance, according to Education Week’s Quality Counts 2018 report. It earned an overall score of 69.9 out of 100 points and a grade of C-minus. By comparison, the nation received a score of 75.2 or a C.

Arkansas posted a C-minus in the Chance-for-Success category, ranking 45th on factors that contribute to a person’s success both within and outside the K-12 education system. Arkansas received a mark of C-minus and finished 27th for School Finance. It ranked 45th with a grade of D on the K-12 Achievement Index.

Explanation of issue: I believe this text would enhance the page, adding information on the quality of the state's K-12 education which is not currently available on the page. I'm asking your consideration because I work for Education Week. I apologize if I've misformatted this or left out information you need to make a decision - I'm rather new at this.

References supporting change: this is the source I'd cite: Csmithepe (talk) 17:07, 11 February 2019 (UTC)Csmithepe

 Not done: Please provide an independent source unrelated to Education Week for this claim.  Spintendo  20:50, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

Important info about Arkansas

Out of 50 states, here's how it rates in several categories in 2019. I'm not sure our article is currently providing this type of information to readers. Should we not have a section with a chart of this type? Your thoughts @User:Csmithepe? It really provides a lot of insights at a glance: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/health-care

Overall Rank: #45 of 50 (No change in rank from 2018)

1. 49 Health Care
2. 42 Education
3. 43 Economy
4. 47 Infrastructure
5. 32 Opportunity
6. 21 Fiscal Stability
7. 47 Crime & Corrections
8. 19 Natural Environment

Peter K Burian (talk) 22:24, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Portal:Arkansas for deletion

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Semi-protected edit request on 8 November 2019

Please delete the sentence "Following the Little Rock Nine integration crisis at Little Rock Central High School, Arkansans looked to the successful Razorback teams in the following years to repair the state's reputation." This has no citation or source. It is a very broad sentence, and one that not everyone would agree with. Arkansas has many other great qualities that it has used to attempt to repair the state's reputation. 70.97.124.18 (talk) 21:17, 8 November 2019 (UTC)

 Done--Goldsztajn (talk) 22:23, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Wrong land area

Check the land are in sq km. Definitely it's wrong. I suppose it should be 134 856 km2 but I can't correct it as the article is protected. Dubhe (talk) 02:38, 31 January 2020 (UTC)

• Dubhe, Do you have a source for that?

I was going to check the source, but I don't see a source for the info in the infobox.

Or do you mean that the converted number from 53,180 sq mi is wrong?–CaroleHenson (talk) 00:49, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Yes, exactly. The coversion is wrong. Compare total area and land are. I have Slovak source for that but the prove is just easy transformation from sq mi to km2. Dubhe (talk) 00:57, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Slovak version of Wikipedia can be a source. And I guess that any other European language version of Wikipedia. Dubhe (talk) 01:00, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

I have been checking around. I do get a different square miles figure from the census.gov site, which gets close to the number you mention upon conversion, using the conversion box at the top of the page.

Oh, the number on this census.gov site is land area of 52,035 vs. 52,068 - and is not total area.–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

I am only getting a minor difference in converting sq miles to sq kilometers by converting 53,180 sq mi to 137735.57 Infobox says: (137,733 km2)

But, the numbers are coming from List of U.S. states and territories by area - by clicking on 29th from the infobox. So, if there is a question about the number, we would need to take it there. Because we should use the same source for land, water, total area.–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:03, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Ok, I agree that the same source should be used. I think that such a small difference shouldn't matter much. I only notice that the number is apparently wrong so I tried coversion as well and then opted to use data from Slovak wiki. Dubhe (talk) 01:11, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

We don't take numbers from other wikis. We need to start from a reliable source. If you think the number needs to be updated, I would take it up on the List of U.S. states and territories by area talk page. Perhaps there was an error in bringing the numbers over. I am not getting that it's a conversion error, though, except perhaps rounding.–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:16, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

There is a difference, though, in the numbers on this page and the numbers on the List of U.S. states and territories by area page... which confuses me. I don't know why we would use the ranking from that page, but not the numbers. I think I should update the numbers on this Arkansas page so they are in synch.–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:22, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Oh, I see now. The land area km2 was really wrong. I have updated the infobox from List of U.S. states and territories by area.  Done I thought you were questioning total area. Sorry, it took me a minute to clue in.–CaroleHenson (talk) 01:28, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Brogo13, Please note that the km2 land area is incorrect in the current state of the infobox. There is no cited source for the land, water, and total areas for the infobox. If you have a source for that, I would be happy to use it.

Right now, the only cited source is on the List of U.S. states and territories by area page. So, the numbers are coming from a cited source on that page.

If you have another way to solve 1) correcting the value for the total land area km2 value and 2) having the values be in synch between the Arkansas and List of U.S. states and territories by area pages when someone clicks on the 29th in size on the infobox, that would be really great to know.–CaroleHenson (talk) 15:23, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

I fixed the km2 value for land use, but it would be nice if someone clicks on 29th, they see the same values in the infobox. Since the List of U.S. states and territories by area is the only set of values with sources, it seems to make sense to use the same source / values.–CaroleHenson (talk) 16:50, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Moved from my talk page.–CaroleHenson (talk) 20:19, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

There ya go! Meanwhile, since you asked ...

1) Google it (Bing, whatever), avoiding Wikipedia articles and "hits" that mention Wikipedia.

2) Armed with your own source, carry on. --Brogo13 17:46, 1 February 2020

(UTC)

Brogo13,

1) It makes most sense to use the source that was used in the List of U.S. states and territories by area, particularly since it is linked by the "29th" link. So that there aren't two different sets of numbers.

2) I don't understand your answer to the second question.

–CaroleHenson (talk) 20:24, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

All I can find is that wp guideline – which I don't understand either. Sorry. Brogo13 --06:34, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

I found the values from the values at the source (page 89)used at List of U.S. states and territories by area and returned those values and added the source. I can only figure out how to add it to 29th.–CaroleHenson (talk) 20:45, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

Li'l help here?

There's a three-paragraph {{Quote under "Early Arkansas" and an almost verbatim <blockquote under "Notes". The info per se belongs under "Etymology". Template v markup is moot, but citations aren't my forte. --12:29, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Typo in the Sixth Paragraph of the Lead Section

"Following World War II, Arkansas began to diversity its economy." Don't ya mean "diversify"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:c0:c380:4cb0::66b7 (talk • contribs)

Thanks. Fixed. Heiro 09:58, 12 May 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2020

Change article by adding women. Senator Hattie Caraway was the first woman elected to the U.S.Senate. Hillary Clinton was the first woman in a major political party to run for president. Alice Walton founded and funded the Crystal Bridges Museum. There are at least two women newspaper publishers - Bernice Jones of the Northwest Arkansas Times and Charlotte Schexnayder of the Dumas Clarion. Melinda Dillon and Mary Steenbergen are two of many film actors. Patsy Montana is at least one female country western star.

Change this article by adding people of color. Florence Price was a symphonic composer. Charlie Rich is a mega star, but is not mentioned in the list of country western singers. Robert McFerrin, Sr., was an opera star and the first African American man to sing at the Met in New York City. Kristen Lewis is a lyric soprano based in Vienna.

All of this information is on Wikipedia. The summary article is white, white, white and male, male, male.

I love Wikipedia's articles, but this one is outdated and skewed to a white, male viewpoint. 2600:1700:7401:1550:90CE:3941:9252:B1DE (talk) 13:18, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:30, 10 June 2020 (UTC)

Deletion of the "white supremacy" section

No other US State has a section as ridiculous and racist as this, it needs to be deleted. Or perhaps for parity we could add a "Black Crime in Arkansas" section that details how 62% of murders in Arkansas in 2018 were committed by African Americans despite them making up 15% of the state's population, and speculate how that could tie into the above "racist feelings" by whites. Does that sound good to anyone else? Or maybe it should just be agreed that random blurbs about odd small time racially based gangs don't need their own sections on US State pages. The same goes for the tiny paragraph about discussing hate crime law legislation. Minor state legislative minutia doesn't deserve a mention either, and this is entirely the wrong page for it.

The section also has multiple spelling errors, and lists the SPLC as just 'an organization that tracks hate crimes.' I don't know which... individual wrote this, but I think someone needs to take them to task for it. Editorio007 (talk) 18:53, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

WP:IDLI is not a valid reason for removing cited information. Heiro 19:29, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

What part of "No other US State has a section as ridiculous and racist as this" escaped you? It doesn't belong on the page. Editorio007 (talk) 18:49, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Whataboutism and Wikipedia:Other stuff exists (or not) is also not a valid reason for removing cited information. Heiro 18:56, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Heironymous Rowe, also it's one of only four states that do not have hate crime protection, and is prominently identified with white supremacist and neo-Nazi hate groups, who have set up home there for exactly that reason. So even if it is true that no other state has this, and I haven't checked, there's an entirely reasonable explanation for why this does, and they don't. Guy (help!) 16:41, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

"and is prominently identified with white supremacist and neo-Nazi hate groups" - according to who? Even if you're going with the discredited far-left SPLC, Arkansas doesn't even rank top 10 in terms of "hate" groups, let alone "white supremacist" or "neo-nazi" groups. If there is an actual, reasonable explanation besides racist bias it has yet to be mentioned. Claims of whataboutism are equally pointless since I don't see any legitimate reason for this to exist to begin with.Editorio007 (talk) 16:33, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

I do not believe that Harrison is "the largest town in Arkansas," nor that it is "home to the KKK." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.94.22.2 (talk) 20:09, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Fixed. It is not "the largest town in Arkansas," the article that information was sourced from notes that it is the largest in this region of the state. Also, the organization "Knights of the Ku Klux Klan" is indeed based in Harrison, Arkansas. . I reworded the section for clarity and corrected a few things, in line with the source citation. Heiro 22:20, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Adding a citation

Could we add the citation in the Economy section, in reference to Arkansas ranking as a business place? Here is the link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/top-states-for-business-arkansas.html Capripot (talk) 08:17, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

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Languages

The Race and Ancestry section divides the languages spoken into "Indo-European" and "Asian" languages. This does not make sense as more than a quarter of the world's speakers of Indo-European languages are in Asia (Hindi, Persian, etc.). Unclear what these statistics actually mean. -- MC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:ec25:ef00:70b2:8a7e:64c3:efa (talk) 19:37, March 2, 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2021

The nickname section should reflect all the nicknames but especially Land of Opportunity, which is the most recent before the Natural State and was a mainstay on state license plates. I remember it well as a child there. Only a few will know Bowie state, Bear state, etc. Thank you.

https://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-name/arkansas.html Staind fan1 (talk) 01:14, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

 Done ––FORMALDUDE^(talk) 03:33, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2021 (2)

In the section including famous Arkansans just above Etymology, please go from current X list of Arkansans to Y that retains those names but also includes poet laureate Maya Angelou, General Douglas MacArthur, famous musician Al Green, actor Alan Ladd, famous basketball star Scottie Pippen, famous rapper Ne-Yo, Chelsea Clinton, popular actress Sheryl Underwood and world-famous author John Grisham. Staind fan1 (talk) 01:38, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

 Partly done: Done, but I didn't include descriptors like "famous" and "world-renowned" because that would be redundant, considering the people are already listed as "notable". RFZYNSPY ^talk 04:30, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2021 (5)

Under the Law and Government tan, below the Politics section, at the bottom below the evangelical paragraph, please consider adding the following.

However, the state has lessened its hard line stance against marijuana usage. In 2012, the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act (Issue 5) was narrowly defeated as a ballot initiative, with 48.6% approving against 51.4% disapproving. We’re this initiative to have passed, it would have rendered Arkansas the first Southern state to allow medical marijuana use. Since the language of that proposal had included a provision for certain people to be permitted to cultivate their own plants at home for medicinal usage, many believe that this wording concerned enough voters that this ultimately caused the initiative’s failure. With this in mind, organizers quickly reworked a new framework and introduced the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment for statewide vote in the 2016 general elections. This time, the vote carried 53% for versus 47% opposed. This vote effectively amended the state constitution allowing for medicinal marijuana usage with a physician prescription, within certain parameters. It does not, however, permit any individual sale or cultivation without a state license in a set number of permitted dispensaries and cultivars.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_Arkansas (Reference)

Thanks! I remember all the talk around this at the time. I think it should have passed in 2012 but glad it did only four years later. This is one area where the state is definitely more liberal than its neighbors. 2600:1700:5D0:4D50:700C:CC2A:E442:3D47 (talk) 03:56, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: Wikipedia is not a sufficiently reliable source to support additions to other Wikipedia articles, see WP:WINARS. Please add a different source(s), and reopen this edit request so that the required changes can be made. TungstenTime (talk) 15:25, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2021 (3)

In the initial section under the photo of the platform mound, please consider the more detailed following, replacing “ Before European settlement of North America, Arkansas, was inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Caddo, Osage, and Quapaw peoples encountered European explorers. The first of these Europeans was Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1541, who crossed the Mississippi and marched across central Arkansas and the Ozark Mountains…”

with

Many indigenous nomads are believed to have crossed the Bering Strait land bridge (Beringia) during the Pleistocene era, becoming the first to spread south throughout North America and create civilizations as technology, religion and culture advanced. However, no one can say with certainty when these settlers arrived to Arkansas.

Yet, archeological remains denote a culture of early Native Americans in Arkansas from at least 600 CE. Modern scholars refer to this civilization as the Plum Bayou culture. They were agrarian but little more is known of their culture, which makes their remaining earthen mounds all the more fascinating.

They constructed platform earthworm mounds of various sizes for what are believed to be religious, burial and perhaps other purposes. This was a common occurrence throughout much of North America at that time. However, it is not known precisely to what degree Native American civilizations influenced this practice in others, if at all.

For decades during the twentieth century, farmers tilled the local earth of Eastern Arkansas. Yet, as archeological discoveries were made in these mounds, it was decided to preserve the few remaining mounds for archeological studies. Today, these can be viewed at the Toltec Mounds State Park in Scott, Arkansas.

We do not know precisely what happened to the Plum Bayou culture, as no evidence remains from them in the region sometime after 1050 CE. We do know that other tribes began inhabiting the area before the arrival of the Spanish explorers. These tribes coalesced slowly into semi-autonomous nations over the next few centuries until their forced removal during The Trail of Tears epoch. Such tribes include the Quapaw (who occupied the majority of present-day Arkansas) and the Caddo (who occupied present-day Southwest Arkansas) as well as the Osage (present-day Northwest Arkansas).

It is these three indigenous groups who are believed to have been the first in the present-day Arkansas region to have encountered European explorers. The first of these explorers was Hernando de Soto in 1541, ….. Staind fan1 (talk) 02:36, 5 July 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ––𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗗𝘂𝗱𝗲^(talk) 07:44, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 July 2021 (4)

Under the Media tan, please add this about PBS access in the state.

The state further has nearly universal coverage by its six PBS affiliates, providing publicly-supported available television viewing to the majority of the state’s approximately 3 million inhabitants. These stations, with their call letters, include:

KAFT-Channel 13 (Northwest AR) KEMV-Channel 6 (North Central AR) KTEJ-Channel 19 (Northeast AR) KETS-Channel 2 (Central AR) KETG-Channel 9 (Southwest AR) KETZ-Channel 12 (Southeast AR)

https://www.myarkansaspbs.org/onair/waystowatch (Reference)

Thanks Staind fan1 (talk) 02:58, 5 July 20

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate.

@Staind fan1: Please quote the exact text you want added and where. Not sure if you're wanting to add all of those stations to the end of the media section, or something else.  𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗗𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 07:46, 4 August 2021 (UTC)

Everything written there added as is under the Media tab and everything else under that tab left alone as it is now. Just expand what is there already to include those paragraphs about PBS inside the state. Staind fan1 (talk) 22:41, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Yes, add the stations please, if you can. Staind fan1 (talk) 22:42, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

Dimensions

I think the dimensions are incorrect, I don’t think Arkansas is wider than it is tall 2604:CB00:28D:B900:A0F3:5741:661:9023 (talk) 05:59, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Capitalization Errors in Race and ethnicity

If someone with access could fix the two bolded words that are incorrectly capitalized that would be great.

"Arkansas is 72.0% non-Hispanic white, 15.4% Black or African American, 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5% Asian, 0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 0.1% some other race, 2.4% two or more races, and 7.7% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.[83] In 2011, the state was 80.1% white (74.2% non-Hispanic white), 15.6% Black or African American, 0.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3% Asian, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race made up 6.6% of the population.[84] As of 2011, 39.0% of Arkansas's population younger than age 1 were minorities.[85]" — Preceding unsigned comment added by CapitalizationMan (talk • contribs) 19:41, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Emergency Management Heading and Single Sentence Fragment in the Middle of Education Section

In the middle of the section discussing Arkansas' education system, there is a heading with a single sentence fragment talking about emergency management. This should be deleted or moved to a more appropriate place and expanded upon.

Emergency Management The Emergency Management in Arkansas is being provided by the Arkansas Emergency Management Eugene Farmer (talk) 16:58, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2023

Add “Northwest Arkansas” to “Major Metro and Urban Areas.” Justification: NW Arkansas has a population over half a million and is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the country. 2600:8804:8C4E:B400:4C5B:FE52:C918:8FD (talk) 01:05, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Lightoil (talk) 02:27, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 August 2023

In 2015, The top countries of origin for Arkansas’ immigrants were Mexico, El Salvador, India, Vietnam, and Guatemala. Add this information to the demographics section.

https://www.immigrationresearch.org/system/files/immigrants_in_arkansas.pdf 2600:6C50:7EF0:4A70:4598:5B87:F2FB:F342 (talk) 23:08, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Done! DrJuiceBoy (talk) 19:40, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 August 2023

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}} 73.231.62.112 (talk) 01:12, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Levon Helm

How about listing Levon Helm as a former resident! 2601:194:4100:7240:650D:C6CC:635E:3F91 (talk) 18:43, 22 November 2023 (UTC)