Fayetteville is the third largest city in Arkansas and the county district of Washington County. It is located downtown and has been the home of the University of Arkansas since its founding in 1871. Fayetteville is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many settlers have come. It was established on 3 November 1836 and resarte in 1867. The Northwest Arkansas Region of Statistics with four regions is ranked 105th in terms of population in the United States by 463,204 in 2010 according to the US Census Bureau. The city has a population of 73,580 in the 2010 Census. At an altitude of 1,400 feet, it is also one of the highest US cities among the Great Western Plains and the Appalachian Mountains.
Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas, the largest university in the state. As the class progresses, thousands of students on campus dramatically change the demographics of the city. Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to Fayetteville to attend soccer, basketball and baseball games. University athletics and field programs have won 41 national championships to date. Fayetteville was named the third best place to live in the United States in the US 2016. The Best Place For Direct Ranking, and one of the best places to retire in the South. Forbes also placed Fayetteville as the 24th best city for business and career in 2016. Lonely Planet is named Fayetteville among the top 20 spots to visit in the South in 2016. The city hosts the Walmart Shareholders Meeting every year. at Bud Walton Arena.
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History
The pre-war period settlement
In 1828, George McGarrah settled in Big Spring with his family in the modern corner of Spring and Willow, founded the city of Washington, and began working at the courthouse. On October 17, County Washington was founded, Washington was chosen as the county seat. The Washington Courthouse was completed in 1829, and also contained the post office. Later in the Postmaster year, Larkin Newton changed the name to Fayetteville Courthouse, to avoid confusion with Washington, Hempstead County. Two councilors chosen to name the city came from Fayetteville, Tennessee, which was named for Fayetteville, North Carolina (where some of the earliest inhabitants lived before moving to Tennessee). The original Fayetteville name was named General Lafayette, a French general who helped the colony gain independence in the American Revolutionary War.
The first store in Fayetteville was opened by John Nye in a small building built by James Holmsley. In 1832, David Walker, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, built a log cabin on what is now Center Street. In 1822, Archibald Yell, second Arkansas Governor, built a house and called it "Waxhaw" after his home in North Carolina. It is on the outskirts of the city, but is now a street named after him that connects the streets of College and School. The first hotels are Burnside House and Onstott House. Fayetteville was founded as a city on 3 November 1836.
In 1859, a city charter was obtained from the Legislature. During the Civil War the city government was suspended and not restored until 1867. P.V. Rhea was president of the mayor in 1836; J.W. Walker was the first mayor under the 1859 charter, and M.L. Harrison was the first mayor when the government was reorganized in 1867. The telegraph came to Fayetteville in 1860, woven along the Military Way from Jefferson City, Missouri to Little Rock.
Civil War and Reconstruction
During the American Civil War, General Union Samuel Ryan Curtis occupied Fayetteville on 18 February 1862 and the following week, the Pea Ridge Battle took place northeast of Fayetteville. The city housed wounded soldiers from the Battle of the Meadow in December 1862, and placed wounded troops on Dickson Street. Confederate troops surrounded Union troops in Fayetteville on April 18, 1863 at the intersection of College Avenue (Route 71B) and Dickson Street in the US, and at their headquarters. The union soldiers held off the city from gunfire and cavalry fire, even though their base was damaged. The building was restored and operated as Headquarters, a museum of the Washington County Historical Society. Fayetteville was occupied from December 1862 to May 1865 (except May-September 1863) by the First Arkansas Union Cavalry, regiment of the Union people of Northwest Arkansas. Union forces repulsed the Confederate attack in October 1864. After the war, the United States government established the Fayetteville National Cemetery in 1867. A tomb for the Confederate was founded in 1873.
Newspapers were set up earlier; in 1859, Elias Cornelius Boudinot, a young half Cherokee lawyer, and James Pettigrew founded The Arkansan. Fayetteville Weekly Democrat began publishing in 1868. It later developed as the Northwest Arkansas Times , and is still in print today. The Fayetteville School District was founded on March 20, 1871 as the first independent school district in Arkansas. The public school system was established by the Reconstruction era legislature; before the war, all education was personal. Arkansas had struggled with the country's banking crisis, resulting in banking illegality until 1868. After the recovery, Stark Bank became the first bank in the state in 1872, becoming William McIlroy Bank four years later. This institution remains today as Arvest Bank.
School integration
In 1954, a few days after Charleston, Fayetteville was the second school district in the southern United States to implement school integration in response to Brown v. Board of Education.
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Geography
Topography
Fayetteville is located in the Boston Mountains, part of The Ozarks that runs through Northwest Arkansas, southern Missouri, and eastern Oklahoma. Rocks of the Boston Mountains were formed when sandstones and shale were deposited on the Springfield Plateau during the Pennsylvanian Period. In the Fayetteville area, after the rapture during Ouachita orogeny, eroded sediments to expose the Mississippian limestone formations in the Springfield Plateau, while in southern Fayetteville, the remains of eroded Pennsylvania Pennsylvanian sediments form the steep Boston Mountains.
Fayetteville is also the name of Fayetteville Shale, a geologic formation that has recently become the center for the extraction of natural gas with hydraulic fracturing.
Metropolitan Region
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has an area of ​​55.2 square miles (143 km), where, 53.8 square miles (139 km 2 ) of it are land and 1.4 miles square (3.6 km 2 ) of it (2.59%) is water. The city is located in Washington County, Arkansas along Interstate 49/US Route 71. It is the only fully controlled access route through the area, replacing 71 US winding (now US 71B) in the 1990s. Interstate relationships with Fort Smith in the south and Kansas City, Missouri to the north have contributed to the growth of Fayetteville. In Washington County, Fayetteville is bordered on the north by Springdale and Johnson. Sometimes, this transition runs smoothly in urban areas. Fayetteville does not border south, instead it opens to a beautiful country along the Boston Polar Loop Loop. Passing the rural communities of Greenland and West Fork is Devil's Den State Park. To the west is Farmington along Route 62 of the US and to the east is undeveloped land in rural Washington County.
The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area consists of three Arkansas regions: Benton, Madison, and Washington, and McDonald County, Missouri. This area has a population of 347,045 at the 2000 census that has increased to 463,204 by the 2010 Census (an increase of 33.47 percent). Although the Metropolitan Area Statistics does not consist of the usual city-to-suburban geography, the adjacent communities of Fayetteville include Elkins, Farmington Greenland, Habberton, Johnson, and Wyman.
Districts in Fayetteville
Fayetteville is entirely contained in Fayetteville Township, because municipalities and cities have identical boundaries. Although Arkansas in general do not use civilian townships for government purposes, they are used to select borders in several places.
Generally the western part of Fayetteville from I-49/US 71 is called west of Fayetteville. Another prominent district is Uptown Fayetteville, which includes a number of businesses and new homes near the Northwest Arkansas Mall north of Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas defines its own section in Fayetteville, with dozens of student and restaurant apartments located near the campus. The University's impact also appears along College Avenue, which contains hundreds of shops and restaurants. Northeast campus is the Wilson Park Historic District and Mount Nord Historic District. The Fayetteville Historic Square is the original downtown of Fayetteville, and Dickson Street is the most famous entertainment district in Arkansas. The houses on the summit of Mount Sequoyah in the east of the city surround the Sequoyah Mountain Retreat and Conference Center. The old structure is also located along the Butterfield Overland Mail route, the postal route to San Francisco, California now known as Old Wire Road. Fifteenth Street forms the southernmost residential district of Fayetteville, with the Fayetteville Industrial Park to the east.
Attached Community
Fayetteville has annexed six unrelated communities within the boundaries of today's companies. Four of them are still listed as "residents" by the USGS Council on Geographical Names. The other 2 are listed as "historic residents." Annexation since 1870 is featured on the Fayetteville website in the interactive map section. Fayetteville's first annexation occurred in 1946 when he merged Fayette Junction and McNair into the city. Baldwin was added the following year, with Barbara and Ruckers Grove annexed in 1967. Fayetteville's last annexation occurred in 1982 when White Rock was added to the city limits.
Climate
Fayetteville has a humid subtropical climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen Cfa ). Fayetteville experienced all four seasons and received a cold air mass from the north; However, some Arctic masses are blocked by higher elevations of the Ozarks.
August is the hottest month of the year, with an average high of 89.2 ° F (31.8 ° C) and a low average of 67.8 ° F (19.9 ° C). Temperatures above 100Ã, Â ° F (38Ã, Â ° C) are rare but occur, on average, twice a year. January is the coldest month with the highest average of 46.4 ° F (8.0 ° C) and the lowest average of 26.3 ° F (-3.2 ° C). Highs below 32 ° F (0 ° C) occur on average 13 times a year, with 2.2 nights per year falling below 0 ° F (-18 ° C). The city's highest temperature is 111 Â ° F (43.9 Â ° C), recorded on July 14, 1954. The lowest recorded temperature was -24 Â ° F (-31 Â ° C), on February 12, 1899.
Rainfall is very seasonal, with a bimodal pattern: the rainy season in spring and autumn, and the relatively dry summer and winter, but it rains in all months. The spring rain season is clearer than autumn, with the highest rainfall in May. This is slightly different from the climate in the center of Arkansas, where the rainy season falls more than spring.
Demographics
Fayetteville is the third most populous city in Arkansas. In the 2010 census, Fayetteville had a population of 73,580 and grew 26.8 percent from 2000.
At the 2010 census, there were 73,580 people, 33,661 households, and 14,574 families living in the city. Population density was 1,333.0 people per square mile (514.0/km ²). There are 38,281 housing units with an average density of 693.5 per square mile (267.4/km²). City's racial makeup is 89.8% White, 4.0% Black or African American, 0.8% Native Americans, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Island, 2.8% of other races, and 3 , 1% of two or more races. 6.4% of the population is Hispanic or Latino from any race.
While Arkansas is overall assessed annually as a country with a poor education system, Fayetteville is the third best educated city in Arkansas (after Maumelle) in the 2010 Census, proportionally, with 40.5% of adults aged 25 years or older holding an associate degree or higher, and 24.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher.
There were 33,661 households where 19.9% ​​had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 7.1% had female households without a spouse, and 58.7% were not family. 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city, the population is spread by 16.9% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% years or more. The median age was 27.8 years. For every 100 women, there are 100.9 men.
The average income for households in the city is $ 31,393, and the average income for families is $ 62,258. Men have an average income of $ 42,004 compared to $ 29,373 for women, showing a huge income difference. The per capita income for the city is $ 26,267. 38.7% of the population and 26.9% of families are below the poverty line. Of the total population, 19.0% of those under the age of 18 and 17.3% of those aged 65 and older live below the poverty line.
69.6% of the population of Fayetteville describes themselves as religious, above the national average of 48.34%. 50.8% of people in Fayetteville who described themselves as religious people were Baptists (37.22% of the city's total population). 15.5% of people who are religious are Catholic (7.7% of the total city population). There is also a higher proportion of Methodist and Pentecostals than the national average.
Economy
Although many Northwest Arkansas have grown up with Walmart climbing to Fortune 500 listed company # 1, Fayetteville has often explained that the city prefers to associate itself with the University of Arkansas rather than retailers around the world. Walmart is based in nearby Bentonville, Arkansas and is one of the six state-based Fortune 500 companies (the others are Dillard, J.B. Hunt, Murphy Oil, Tyson Foods, and Windstream). Tyson Foods is based in Springdale, Arkansas, adjacent to northern Fayetteville. Although not based in Fayetteville, these companies have had a major impact through the University of Arkansas. Sam M. Walton College of Business (named Sam Walton) at the University has received many contributions from the Walton family. Tyson also has a campus presence at the Tyson Center for Excellence in Poultry Science, which hosts classes for Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The poultry science program in Arkansas is one of the Top 5 programs in the United States. Transport company J. B. Hunt is based in Lowell, Arkansas. He has donated millions of dollars to university logistics programs, including $ 10 million in J.B. Hunt Center for Academic Excellence completed in 2010.
The University of Arkansas has also been transformed into a research-centered university since the late 20th century. The stated goals of the university now include being the economic engine for the region, the state of Arkansas, and so on. The focus on this innovation has helped attract students interested in research into Fayetteville. This shift in emphasis was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for Teaching Progress with a classification in the category "R1, Highest Research Activity," in 2011.
In 2012, Forbes magazine ranked Fayetteville # 27 on the "Best Places for Business and Career" list, using criteria such as the cost of doing business, living expenses, educational achievements, and crime rates. In 2010, named # 19 by Inc. Magazine in the list of "Best Sized Cities for Business".
Culture, contemporary life, and points of interest
The culture of Fayetteville is a combination of the southern city, college town, and the nearby Northwest Arkansas metro.
Fayetteville shares many of the characteristics commonly attributed to Arkansas as a Southern state, yet it has also absorbed the cultural influences of the Mid and South West. Centrally located in Mid South, Fayetteville's culture is different and different from the southeastern states and other Southeastern Conference colleges, more common areas associated with Deep South. Many of the city's first settlers came from the Mid-South states such as Kentucky and Tennessee, who discovered the familiar Ozarks with the Appalachians at home. The Arkansas Plateau, including the Fayetteville area, did not participate in large-scale farming with slaves like the Arkansas delta, instead choosing to settle in small groups, relying on subsistence farming and hunting rather than the general settlement patterns in the Midwest and Deep South. The "hillbilly" stereotype given to the Ozarks and the Appalachian is largely a derivation of difficult topography, poor quality or lack of formal education, and most independent, cashless economies are found in these areas. The large proportion of Southern Baptist and Methodist followers in Fayetteville reflects the trends often associated with Deep South.
The city also gained the cultural identity of the University of Arkansas, showcasing many trademarks of college towns such as leading arts and music, an emphasis on local businesses, campus-oriented bar/restaurant entertainment districts, progressive citizens and a focus on environmental sustainability. Fayetteville also shared a passion for college athletics that resembles many other Southeastern Conference member state institutions, such as Oxford, Mississippi and College Station, Texas, ranking # 15 on Forbes' Top College Sports Towns list. The authors report of autumn 2017 shows that 55% of students from the US are from Arkansas, 40% from outside the state, and the remaining 5% from abroad.
Fayetteville has a strong BBQ tradition, ranking # 9 in "Top 10 Best BBQ Cities" by Livability . The majority of the Fayetteville restaurants serve Memphis-style barbeque, with some Texas influences. Motorcycle racing The Bikes Blues and BBQ places an emphasis on the city's BBQ legacy.
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is Fayetteville's greatest attraction, with influences in the social, economic and educational aspects of Fayetteville. As a state flagship university, U of A has become integrated with Fayetteville and vice versa. Currently ranked as the 135th best university in the country, the Historic District of Arkansas University Campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places contains 71 hectares (29 acres) and 25 buildings in an arboretum such as a park. In the fall, hundreds of elderly people go to Fayetteville to help their children move into various dorms and apartments in the area, with thousands of others attending Razorback football games. Fans are back for basketball to pack Bud Walton Arena, which is the arena on the fifth largest campus upon completion. In spring the Hogs baseball team can be seen at the Baum Stadium, named one of the best college baseball facilities in the South by Rivals.com in 2010 due to the use of a large donation by the Walton family. Regardless of the season, alumni and visitors are keen to roam the campus to find special names on the Senior Walk, which is a 5 mile (8.0 km) sidewalk record from every graduate of the University of Arkansas.
Dickson Street
Dickson Street is the region's premier entertainment district, including live music and stage shows, shopping, bars and restaurants. West Dickson Street Commercial District includes several blocks along its street and several blocks of West Avenue filled with unique shops, restaurants and bars. Adjacent to the Arkansas University campus, several Dickson Street companies serve students. The district has enjoyed rejuvenation beginning in the 1980s by Dickson Street merchants who witnessed the turn of the road into a dilapidated and crime-ridden area. Many businesses move to College Avenue, leaving Dickson Street empty and in disrepair. The improvements captivated the Walton Art Center, now a major arts and entertainment center in Arkansas, to search on Dickson Street, a decision that proved beneficial to both parties.
This center is the result of a concerted effort between the City of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas to bring art to the city. The center is located on Dickson Street between the University and the town square. Currently featuring a full Broadway theater season, art camps, continuing education opportunities for art teachers, University-sponsored performances as well as hosting for community events. A substantial contribution from the namesake of the Walton family is helpful in building construction.
TheaterSquared, the only year-round professional regional theater in Northwest Arkansas, is located just off Dickson Street, with an annual audience of 40,000 subscribers including 18,500 students reached through outreach programs. The theater is recognized in 2011 by the American Theater Wing as one of the ten most promising theaters in the country. Dickson Street is also home to George's Majestic Lounge, the oldest music venue in Arkansas and one of the oldest bars and concert venues in the Midwest. Opened by George Pappas in 1927, George's was the first state-run bar to integrate in the late 1950s, and began holding live concerts in the 1970s. It ranks as one of the top 100 music venues in the United States by Consequence of Sound.
Bikes Blues and BBQ (BBBQ) have been held annually on Dickson Street since it was founded in 2000. The motorcycle rally benefits the local charity and is scheduled for a weekend getaway when Razorbacks football teams do not play in Fayetteville. Though scheduled for four days, motorcycle enthusiasts will often arrive early and stay late, unofficially expanding the BBB into the week-long event. During the event, the motorcycle will form an impromptu parade to Dickson Street for the audience. Musical performances and many other unofficial events also accompany the BBB every year.
Fayetteville Square
Fayetteville's Historic Square has been the center of Fayetteville since the first courthouse there in 1829. It is surrounded by wide sidewalks, beautiful gardens and one-way streets. The Square plays host to various events, including First Thursday on the Square, Block Street Block Party, Lights of Ozarks Festival, Fayetteville, and Fayetteville Farmer's Market. Containing boutiques, restaurants, music venues, museums, condominiums, visitor centers, and convention centers, the Square consists of historic structures and new construction.
The farmers market began in 1974 and operates from 7 am to 1 pm from the first Saturday in April to the last Saturday before Thanksgiving in Fayetteville Historic Square. More than 60 vendors provide local fruits and vegetables in addition to crafts, wreaths, music and art, making Fayetteville Farmers' Market immense. After receiving a grant in 2011, Fayetteville Farmers Market now receives electronic benefit transfers (EBT) and food stamps. The market has been praised by the Farmer's Market Coalition for its format that allows farmers to interact directly with customers and also empower every vendor by voice before making major changes in market policy. Farmers' markets moved to the Ozark Botanical Gardens for Sunday morning with 20-30 merchants, with some vendors also choosing to attend the District Farmer's Market on Thursday night.
The Fayetteville Public Library, founded in 1916, was relocated in October 2004 to a $ 23 million building, the first "green" building in Arkansas. The Blair Library was awarded the Thomson Gale Library Annual Library Annual Library 2005, and, as a proof of its popularity, has seen an increase in popularity, with twice as many items being examined in 2005 than in 1997. The library includes local coffeehouses, several events, including film festivals, book signings, and public forums throughout the year.
Historical district and properties
Fayetteville contains 40 lists on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), official federal districts list, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation. The Historic District The University of Arkansas campus is the historic core of the UA campus. The historic residential districts with significant historical and architectural contributions to Fayetteville include the Mount Nord Historic District, the Washington-Willow Historic District, and the Wilson Park Historic District. The Square is anchored by five NRHP structures; the original Fayetteville post office built in 1911, Fayetteville Old Bank Building, the Lewis Brothers Building built in 1908, the Mistress Building built in 1887, and the Guisinger Building. The former Washington County Courthouse and Old Washington County Prison are located one block east of Square.
The House of Headquarters served as a command post in the city for both Union and Confederate during the Civil War, and today serves as a museum. Fayetteville National Cemetery is also registered with NRHP. Built in 1867 after the Civil War, the cemetery has expanded from 1,800 initial intervals to over 7,000 pauses.
Fayetteville was the first home of Bill and Hillary Clinton while they both taught law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. The house they marry and live now is the Clinton House Museum which highlights its early political life and features campaign memorabilia, a replica of Hillary wedding dress, photo gallery, and footage from initial campaign advertising.
Parks and road systems
Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Department has 70 parks covering a total area of ​​3,129 hectares (1,266 hectares). The National Wildlife Federation has listed many parks and lanes in Fayetteville as a Certified Wildlife Habitat, which provides food, water, shelter, and a parenting environment for young wildlife. Fayetteville's favorite park is Wilson Park, which marks the Wilson Park Historic District. This park is the first city, and currently contains a swimming pool, two playgrounds, a baseball field, a picnic area and a 1981 palace in addition to volleyball, basketball and tennis courts. National Register Historic sites listed in the historic area include 47 houses built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries along the southern edge of the park.
A new addition to the Fayetteville park scene is the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. First envisioned in 1993, the Ozarks Botanical Garden collected funds for the facility until it began construction in 2003. It is planned to be built in three phases, the first phase has been completed and includes a visitor center, cafe, and garden gate. Phase one also includes 1/3 of the total planned gardens and 1 / 2 maintenance facilities.
Fayetteville is proud of its trace system, and has been called the Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists since 2010. The lane in Fayetteville is marked with signs along the route beside the crossings. The city maintains a pathway within the city limits and inter-city line segments such as the Razorback Regional Greenway. Razorback Greenway is 36 miles (58 km), primarily off-road, sharing a trail connecting Fayetteville with Bella Vista through Johnson, Springdale, Lowell, Bentonville, and Rogers.
The Fayetteville trail system is moored by the Scull Creek Trail, a north-south paved road that measures 3.93 miles (6.32 km) long and 12 feet wide (3.7 m) wide. It crosses the namesake river six times on a curved steel bridge and also uses a 650 foot (200 m) tunnel, at one time the only pedestrian tunnel in Arkansas. The 3.7 mile (6.0 km) trail is called Dickson Street/U of A loop linking around the University of Arkansas campus and ends at the corner of Dickson Street and College Avenue. The Fayetteville Master Plan includes provisions for more than 100 miles (160 km) of multipurpose roads in the city. About 2 to 3 miles (3.2 to 4.8 km) are added to the system per year.
Government and politics
City councilors
Fayetteville operates in the form of municipal government mayor councils. The mayor is elected by citywide election to serve as the city's Chief Executive Officer by leading all city functions, policies, rules, and laws. Once elected, the mayor also allocates duties for city employees. The election of the mayor of Fayetteville by chance with the election of President of the United States. The mayor serves a period of four years and can serve unlimited provisions. The city council is the unicameral legislature of the City, consisting of eight members of the council. Also included in the duty of the council is balancing the city budget and bypassing the ordinance. The Agency also controls the representatives of special city commissions under their jurisdiction. Two members were selected from each of the four city wards.
Citizen boards, commissions and committees
The citizen input was greeted by using various special groups. Although some positions are appointed by the mayor, many are made up of volunteers. Requirements including the applicant are residents of Fayetteville and application submission to gain access to any of the 28 Fayetteville city councils. This ranges from designated positions in the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission to the Fayetteville Arts Council to the Board of Trustees of the Fayetteville Public Library to the Historical District Commission and Tree and Landscape Advisory Committee.
Justice system
The Fayetteville District Court is located at 176 S Church Avenue in downtown Fayetteville, and is headed by District Judge, who is elected to city elections. Courts handle criminal, civil, minor claims, and traffic within the city limits. Outside the city court, Fayetteville is under the jurisdiction of the Fayetteville Department at the Washington District Court. Currently, the District Court of Washington County is a Local District Court, which means it is led by a part-time judge who can practice private law. The court will be the District Court, which means it will be presided over by a full-time judge by 2017. In place of jurisdiction is the Court of the 4th Court of Justice, which covers the territory of Washington and Madison. The Circuit Court contains seven circuit judges.
Politics
The current mayor is Lioneld Jordan, first elected in 2008, again in 2012, and last in 2016. Prior to entering the government, Jordan worked in the Facility Management Department at the University of Arkansas for 27 years.
The current state representatives serving districts containing parts of Fayetteville are Rep. Greg Leding, Rep. David Whitaker, Rep. Charlie Collins. The current state senator serving districts containing parts of Fayetteville is Senator Uvalde Lindsey and Sen. Lance Eads.
Education
Most of Fayetteville is served by the Fayetteville Public School system, which consists of eight elementary schools, four high schools, two special schools, and Fayetteville High School. The district was founded in 1871 as the oldest school district in Arkansas. Fayetteville High School has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America's top 350 high schools based on Advanced Placement (AP) course and AP test scores. School student literary magazines and athletic programs also received regional praise. The Fayetteville section is categorized into Farmington School District, Greenland School District (operates Greenland High School), and Springdale School District.
Fayetteville is also the home of the Haas Hall Academy public charter school, which is separate from the Fayetteville Public School system. Although Haas Hall Academy is located in Fayetteville, this school serves students throughout Arkansas. Haas Hall was founded in 2004 as a junior high school at an open school in Arkansas. The school has been recognized by Newsweek as the best school in Arkansas and the 47th best school in the country.
The University of Arkansas was founded in Fayetteville in 1871 as Arkansas Industrial University. Land grant/space grant, high activity research institute is the flagship campus of the Arkansas University System. Registration for the fall semester 2010 is 21,406 students total. About 84% of the original Arkansas population, with about 2% of international students due to the lack of diversity in the region. Although it offers more than 200 degree options (excluding the doctoral field), the university is renowned for its above average architecture, history, creative writing, poultry science, and business programs. Due to the large presence of the University of Arkansas in many aspects of the economy, culture, and lifestyle of the city, Fayetteville is often described as a college town with an element of domination by Walmart Corporation.
Sports
Fayetteville does not host any professional sports team, allowing Arkansas Razorbacks to control the sports arena. Razorbacks (sometimes referred to as Hogs ) are often referred to as "Arkansas State Professional Teams". Razorbacks competed in Division I of the National Athletics Association of the College and Southeast Conference.
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium plays host to the Arkansas Razorbacks soccer team, typically hosting 6-7 football games each season. One game is scheduled each year at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas, although there has been discussion to move these games to Fayetteville in recent years. Several high school football games in the state are played at Razorback Stadium as well. Bud Walton Arena is home to the Arkansas male and female basketball teams. The facility was built in 1993 and has a capacity of 19,368. Arkansas volleyball plays at Barnhill Arena in addition to Razorbacks gymnastics team, also on the campus of the University of Arkansas. Baseball team Arkansas Razorbacks plays at Baum Stadium at George Cole Field, one of 25 of the state's best baseball facilities. Softball plays on the newly built Bogle Park on campus.
Due to the success of the Arkansas and cross-country track team, Fayetteville is sometimes called the "Southern Capital Line". The city has hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Indoor Track and Championship Field at Randal Tyson Track Center, one of the fastest surfaces in the world. Arkansas has also hosted the Outer Track and Championship field tracks at John McDonnell Field, named "The Best Trajectory of the Year" by the American Sports Builders Association in 2002.
The Blessings golf course is a golf course located along Clear Creek in Fayetteville designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., reputedly one of the most difficult and strangely designed golf courses in the US. This course is home to the University of Arkansas. The Razorbacks golf team.
Northwest Arkansas Naturals Baseball Club is a minor league affiliate (AA) of the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club in Major League Baseball. The club plays at Arvest Ballpark, located in nearby Springdale.
Media
The Fayetteville market is defined as Washington and Benton Counties and is also called the Northwest Arkansas market by Arbitron. This county-county is ranked 127th in a country with a listening/viewing population (age 12) of 356,900 in spring 2011.
Radio
Two stations are operated by University of Arkansas, KXUA 88.3 FM, which is a student-managed station and KUAF, 91.3 FM, national public radio station (NPR). Cumulus Media has seven stations in the Northwest Arkansas market, KFAY 1030 AM (news talk), KYNG 1590 AM, KQSM-FM 92.1 FM (ESPN Radio), KAMO-FM 94.3 FM (classical country music), KRMW 94, 9 FM, KKEG 98.3 FM (classic rock), and KMCK-FM 105.7 FM (Top 40). IHeartMedia has four radio stations in the area, including KIGL 93.3 FM (classic rock), KMXF 101.9 FM (Top 40), KKIX 103.9 FM (country music) and KEZA 107.9 FM (contemporary adult). Hog Radio, Inc. has three radio stations in the area, including KAKS 99.5 FM (ESPN Radio affiliate), KFMD-FM 101.5 (Classic Hit), and KCYT 96.7 FM (country music). Butler Communications has KXNA 104.9 FM (new rock), KREB 1190 AM, and KFFK 1930 AM. Kerm, Inc. operates two stations Talk News Information: KURM 790 AM and KLTK 1140 AM. KSEC 95.7 broadcasts in Mexico Regional format and KFFK 1390 AM from Butler communications are broadcast in Spanish/News/Speaking format. Religious stations include KAYH 89.3 FM, KBNV 90.1 FM, and KLRC 90.9 FM. All KUOA 1290 AM sports radio stations are relaunched at 105.3 in Fayetteville and showcase Arkansas Razorbacks coverage. KISR 95.9 FM translated to Fayetteville from Fort Smith. Smaller operations include KRRD 1250 AM (news talks) and KBVA 106.5 FM (variations). Fayetteville Community Radio, KPSQ 97.3 FM, operates through a low power license granted by the FCC.
Local TV stations
Fayetteville is part of the Fort Smith/Fayetteville television market, which is currently the 101st largest in the country. Stations include, but are not limited to:
- KAFT (AETN) 13 - PBS
- KFSM 5 - CBS
- KFTA 24 - Fox
- KHOG 29 - ABC/CW
- KNWA 51 - NBC
- KXNW 34 - MyNetworkTV
Local newspaper
Local online media
Infrastructure
Transportation
Main highway
The main route through Fayetteville is Interstate 49/US 71. This full access control, a four-lane express path is an uninterrupted part of the route that ultimately is planned to connect Kansas City, Missouri to New Orleans, Louisiana. Previously designated as Interstate 540 with a reappointment as Interstate 49 granted by the US Federal Federal Highway Administration's Transport Department on March 28, 2014, the highway became the region's first free road when completed in the 1990s to alleviate the former US 71 (now US 71B ) of highly increased demand from through travelers following the unexpected and rapid growth of the Northwest Arkansas metro. Future plans for the I-49 corridor include the completion of the highway segment via Western Arkansas to Texarkana and the completion of Bella Vista Bypass to the north.
Other major north-south routes in Fayetteville include US 71B, which was the predecessor of I-49/US 71. This route is now largely designated College Avenue in Fayetteville and displays dozens of restaurants and shops, with many aimed at the University of Arkansas student demographics. To the east of College Avenue is the oldest street in Fayetteville, Arkansas Highway 265. This route was first used by Native Americans as the Great Osage Trail, followed by Civil War forces to Fort Smith, Arkansas, Trail of Tears, the Butterfield Overland Mail, and later still telegraph. To the west of College Avenue is Gregg Avenue, which contains many student-oriented apartments along its shoulders and further west is Garland Avenue. This route runs along the University of Arkansas campus in southern Fayetteville, with apartments and duplexes along the northern route.
Public transport
The city of Fayetteville has two major public transport providers. Razorback Transit is a free bus system centered on the University of Arkansas campus with routes to other Fayetteville destinations like Dickson Street or Northwest Arkansas Mall. Ozark Regional Transit operates in Washington and Benton Counties and is a broader regional bus-based transit system.
Flights
Drake Field, formerly Fayetteville Municipal Airport, is owned by the city and serves general aviation. The closest airport for commercial flights is Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA), located 17 miles northwest of the city, which opened in 1998.
Utilities
The city of Fayetteville owns and operates large water systems that provide services to some municipalities and unincorporated areas in northern Washington County beside the residents of Fayetteville. Drinking water is pumped from the Beaver Water District processing plant in Lowell. The city uses 16 million gallons of US (61 ML) of water per day on average.
Wastewater
Fayetteville has its own wastewater operations, including pipelines and lifting stations that carry wastewater to the city's two wastewater treatment centers. Both plants are operated by CH2M and are governed by the Arkansas Environmental Quality Department (ADEQ). Historically, all waste was sent to the Paul R. Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant (Noland WWTP) on the east side of the city. However, development on the western side of the city as well as the cost of pumping wastewater on Mount East led to the city to build a West Side IPAL in 2008. In addition to these two facilities, Fayetteville also operates 39 lift stations to pump wastewater above steep elevation increases to capitalize on gravity flow towards IPAL. Fayetteville also maintains a biosolids management program, in which biosolids, a byproduct of wastewater treatment, is a soil that is applied to provide nutrients for the soil in which crops are grown.
Fayetteville's first wastewater treatment came in 1913 in the form of the Imhoff tank in the White River West Fork. The facility was repaired several times over the years until the construction of the Fayetteville City Water Pollution Facility downstream of Lake Sequoyah. The factory was built in 1968 and has since undergone a massive increase and expansion. Now known as the Noland WWTP, it is designed for a flow rate of 12.6 million US gallons (48 ML) per day. The West Side WWTP has a design flow of 10 million US gallons (38 ML) per day with a peak flow capacity of 32 million US gallons (120 ML) per day during the rainy season.
The city's biosolids program was prepared after concerns about the cost and sustainability of garbage disposal emerged. Fayetteville started a land application program at a farm site near the Noland plant that allows the city to apply biosolid and then grow and harvest the hay. In 2010, solar energy became a major component of the solids dewatering process after the installation of six solar dryers. From this program, the city earns additional revenue from the sale of straw and fertilizer (biosolar Class A).
See also
- List of people from Fayetteville, Arkansas
Note
References
Bibliography
- Arnold, Morris S.; DeBlack, Thomas A.; Sabo III, George; Whayne, Jeannie M. (2002). Arkansas: Narrative history (1st ed.). Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN: 1-55728-724-4. OCLCÃ, 49029558.
External links
- Official
- Official website
- More
- 1908 Fayetteville Platform
- Fayetteville Flyer
- NW Arkansas Online
- NW Arkansas Times newspaper webpage (subscribers only)
- The history of the Jewish community Fayetteville (from the Institute of Southern Jewish Life)
- Fayetteville Public Library
- History of Fayetteville
- The History Encyclopedia of Arkansas & amp; Cultural entry: Fayetteville (District of Washington)
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