Facts
and FiguresTotal Area
(Rank) 53,182 sq mi (29th). Population
(Rank) 2,673,400 (33rd). Capital
Little Rock. Admitted to Union (Rank)
June 15, 1836 (26th).
Orval
Eugene Faubus was the
longest-serving Governor in Arkansas
history, a total of six two-year terms.
He served during a period of major
industrialization in Arkansas' economy,
and during the turbulent period of school
desegregation in the state.