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Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arkansas. It is also the county seat of Pulaski County and had a city population of 204,370 in the 2006 census estimates. It and North Little Rock, Arkansas are co-principal cities of the six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with a population of 652,834 people, according to 2006 census estimates. The MSA is in turn included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 829,032 in the 2006 census estimates.

Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called La Petite Roche (the "little rock"). The "little rock" was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing.

Many artifacts have been found that suggest Native Americans inhabited Central Arkansas thousands of years before European settlers arrived. These original inhabitants may have included the Folsom people, Bluff Dwellers, Mound Builders, Caddo, Quapaw, Osage, Choctaw and Cherokee. Arkansas was left untouched by European hands until 1541 when Hernando de Soto of Spain traveled through the area.

Little Rock was actually named for a little rock. Early travelers used a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River as a landmark. "La Petite Roche" marked the transition from the flat Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. Travelers would refer to the area as "the little rock" and the name stuck.

Citizens of Little Rock are sometimes referred to by the appellation, "Little Rockers." The so-called popularity of this nickname is up for debate.

The city of North Little Rock was once the 8th ward of Little Rock. An Arkansas Supreme Court decision on February 6, 1904, allowed the ward to merge with the neighboring town of North Little Rock. The merged town quickly renamed itself Argenta (the local name for the former 8th Ward), but returned to its original name in October 1917.

Federal Express was founded in 1971 by Frederick W. Smith in Little Rock, Arkansas, but moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1973 after Little Rock National Airport officials would not agree to provide facilities for the fledgling airline. The company is now known as FedEx Corporation.

City	Humane Society	Address	Phone Number
Arkadelphia	Humane Society of Clark County	P.O. Box 435	(870)246-9174
Batesville	Humane Society of Independence County	P.O. Box 3477	(870) 698-1587
Bauxite	Humane Society of Saline County	7600 Highway 183	(501) 557-5518
Conway	Humane Society of Faulkner County	P.O. Box 1055	(501) 329-2361
Eureka Springs	Good Shepherd Humane Society	P.O. Box 285	(479) 253-9188
Fayetteville	Humane Society of the Ozarks	-	-
Forrest City	Forrest City Humane Society	P. O. Box 2091	(870) 633 7036
Fort Smith	Sebastian County Humane Society	3800 Kelley Hwy.	(479) 783 4395
Harrison	Ozark Humane Society	5147 Rock Springs Rd	(870) 741-3050
Jonesboro	Humane Society of Northeast Arkansas	807 Strawfloor Road	(870) 932-5185
Little Rock	Humane Society of Pulaski County	14600 Colonel Glenn Road	(501) 227-6166
Monticello	Humane Society of Southeast Arkansas	P.O. Box 1227	(870) 367-3377
West Memphis	Humane Society of Eastern Arkansas	500 Rushing Road	(870) 732-7599
Yellville	Humane Society of Marion County	PO Box 1384	(870) 449-8668

City	Animal Shelters	Address	Phone Number
Bella Vista	Bella Vista Animal Shelter	32 Bella Vista Highway	(479) 855-6020
Clarksville	Needy Paws Animal Shelter	1100 E. Main	(479) 754-4200
Conway	Conway Animal Control	Hwy 64 West	(501) 450-6160
Cushman	Ozland Horse Rescue	P.O. Box 232	-
Fairfield Bay	Fairfield Bay Animal Protection League	Old Quarry Rd.	(501) 884-6417
Fayetteville	Animal Haven Rescue	1155 W. 6th St.	(479) 267-2590
Fayetteville	Fayetteville Animal Shelter	1640 Armstrong Road	(479) 444-3456
Fort Smith	Ahimsa Rescue Foundation	Western Arkansas	(479) 474-1326
Greenbrier	Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary	P.O. Box 715	(501) 589-3291
Horseshoe Bend	Horseshoe Bend Animal Control	704 Commerce	(870) 670-4474
Johnson	Arkansas Cocker Paws Rescue	P.O. Box 389	(479) 444-0724
Jonesboro	Second Chance Sheltie Rescue	91 CR 744	(870) 935-2151
Little Rock	Central Arkansas Rescue Effort	P.O. Box 251156	(501) 791-CARE
Little Rock	Helping Hands for Little Paws	P. O. Box 1551	(501) 376-3067
Magnolia	Columbia County Animal Protection Society	PO Box 2003	(870) 234-PAWS
Malvern	Malvern Animal Shelter	2625 Canine Drive	(501) 332-7622
Maumelle	Maumelle Friends of the Animals	425c Hyman Drive	(501) 851-6219
Mena	For the Sake of All Animals	Mena	-
Paragould	Paragould Animal Welfare Society PAWS	86 Greene 521 Road	(870) 240-0997
Pea Ridge	Tiny Timbers Horse Rescue	P.O. Box 347	(479) 451-8900
Rogers	Rogers Animal Shelter	2935 West Oak Street	(479) 621-1197
Russellville	Russellville Animal Shelter	3115 South Mobile	(479) 968-1944
Springdale	Springdale Animal Services	200A N. Lincoln	(479) 750-8166
Yellville	Arkansas Animal Rescue Foundation	PO Box 1384	(870) 449-8668