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Welcome to Pulaski County ...

Time Zone: Pulaski County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Little Rock is the Seat for Pulaski County. Little Rock is also the capital of Arkansas.

Pulaski County was founded in 1818. Pulaski was created by taking area from Arkansas and Lawrence Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pulaski had a population of 391,911 people. This is an increase of 2.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 383,538 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pulaski represented 13.15% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Pulaski County:

  • Alexander
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cammack Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cammack Village is located in Pulaski County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maumelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Maumelle is located in Pulaski County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumelle <2>
  • North Little Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sherwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherwood is located in Pulaski County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <2>
  • Wrightsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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