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Little Rock metropolitan area
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The Little Rock-North Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a six-county area in central Arkansas, and anchored by state's capital and largest city, Little Rock. The total MSA population in 2000 was 610,518 people, estimated by the Bureau to have grown to 652,834 people by 2006.
Prior to 2002, the area consisted of four core counties — Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline and Lonoke. The area was later expanded to include adjoining Perry County to the west, and Grant County to the south.
The MSA additionally shares a combined statistical area with the three-county Pine Bluff metropolitan area and the Searcy micropolitan area in White County. This CMSA had a 2000 population of 785,024 people. Census estimates in 2006 for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area indicate an increase to 830,032 residents.
| Census Year | Metropolitan Area | Combined Area |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 652,834 | 829,032 |
| 2005 | 643,272 | 819,469 |
| 2004 | 636,636 | 813,160 |
| 2003 | 628,293 | 804,275 |
| 2002 | 622,847 | 798,363 |
| 2000 | 610,518 | 785,024 |
2002 through 2006 figures are U.S. Census estimates.
