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     • Primarily supported by agriculture and aquaculture, Lonoke is a major source of the state’s rice, soybeans, and aquatic exports and serves as home for many businesses and the residents who are employed there.
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   Where is Lonoke Arkansas located?

   • Historical Population as per the U.S. Census: The town of Lonoke is the only county seat in Arkansas that shares its name with the county it serves. It is located near the geographical center of the state, twenty-two miles east of Little Rock (Pulaski County) on the western edge of the Grand Prairie.

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   Does Lonoke County have a county seat?

   • Lonoke County is the only county in Arkansas with a county seat that bears the same name. The county was named by a railroad surveyor that used a massive red oak tree as a landmark. Lonoke County was established on April 16, 1873. The county is still a primarily agricultural county.

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   What is Lonoke County known for?

   • The middle third, including the Lonoke area, contains portions of the Grand Prairie, a flat native grassland today known for rice farming, an important part of the culture, economy and history of Lonoke County. The southern third, including the Scott area, is home to the alluvial soils of the Arkansas Delta.

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   Why does Lonoke County have the same name?

   • The county and its seat of government having the same name distinguishes Lonoke County from other counties in the state. Lonoke received its name from a “lone oak” tree that George P. C. Rumbough used for a landmark while surveying for the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad.

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   What is Lonoke Arkansas known for?

   • Lonoke continues to attract new citizens, businesses, and industries to this centrally located town on the Grand Prairie of Arkansas. Lonoke has provided the state with two governors: James P. Eagle in 1888 and Joseph T. Robinson in 1913.

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   Why is Little Rock called Lonoke County?

   • Included in the Central Arkansas metropolitan area, with Little Rock as the principal city, it is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. Lonoke County was named for the "lone oak " located in the county at the time of its formation, by simply spelling it phonetically, at the suggestion of the chief engineer of the Cairo & Fulton Railroad.

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   Jul 14, 2023 · The county and its seat of government having the same name distinguishes Lonoke County from other counties in the state. Lonoke received its name from a “lone oak” tree that George P. C. Rumbough used for a landmark while surveying for the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad .

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   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. [1] The county seat is Lonoke and largest city is Cabot. [2]

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   Dec 8, 2023 · The town of Lonoke is the only county seat in Arkansas that shares its name with the county it serves. It is located near the geographical center of the state, twenty-two miles east of Little Rock (Pulaski County) on the western edge of the Grand Prairie.

   • Area: 4.80 square miles (2020 Census)
   • Latitude and Longitude: 34°47’02″N 091°53’59″W

   • Elevation: 239 feet
   • Population: 4,276 (2020 Census)

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   Southern Lonoke County has rich alluvial soil that attracted cotton farmers who created large plantations operated with slave labor. When the Civil War ended the practice of slavery in Arkansas and other Southern states, many freed slaves became tenant farmers.

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   Lonoke County is the only county in Arkansas with a county seat that bears the same name. The county was named by a railroad surveyor that used a massive red oak tree as a landmark. Lonoke County was established on April 16, 1873.

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   Located around 20 miles east Little Rock, Lonoke is near the geographical center of the same-named county. Today, with easy access to U.S. 70, I-440, and I-40, Lonoke is popular community that has a small-town atmosphere.

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   Lonoke County was formed on April 16, 1873 from Pulaski County and Prairie County. The county is named after a large red oak, that stood on the site of the present county seat, that had been used by a surveyor to lay out the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad.