Jonesboro,
Arkansas - From Wikipedia encyclopedia
State: Arkansas
County: Craighead
Incorporated: February 19, 1859
Area: City 80.0 square miles
Land: 79.6 square miles
Water: 0.4 square miles
Elevation: 259 feet
Population: (2006) - City 64,849
Density: 269.1/square miles
Metro: 118,830
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
ZIP codes: 72401-72404
Area code: 870
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Jonesboro
is a city in and one of the two county seats of Craighead
County, Arkansas, United
States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of
the city was 59,358. A college town, Jonesboro is the largest
city in northeastern Arkansas and the fifth most populous city in the state.
It is the principal city of and is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Jonesboro metropolitan area had an
estimated population of 113,830 and 153,427 in the Jonesboro-Paragould
Combined Statistical Area in 2006. Jonesboro is the home to Arkansas
State University and is a regional
center for manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, education, and trade.
