North Little Rock, city, Pulaski County, central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River, north of Little Rock; incorporated 1904. It is a residential, manufacturing, and railroad center; local products include cosmetics, chemicals, textiles, processed food, and metal goods. The city is the seat of a junior college and the site of Burns Park, one of the largest municipal parks in the U.S. The community, once part of Little Rock, was formerly known as Argenta. Its present name was permanently adopted in 1917. Population 64,288 (1980); 61,741 (1990); 60,433 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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