Bauxite, Arkansas | |
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 Location of Bauxite in Saline County, Arkansas. | |
| Coordinates: 34°33′20″N 92°31′17″W / 34.55556°N 92.52139°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Saline |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.13 sq mi (8.10 km2) |
| • Land | 3.04 sq mi (7.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 629 |
| • Density | 206.57/sq mi (79.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72011 |
| Area code | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-04090 |
Bauxite is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. Located within Central Arkansas, the city is named for bauxite, the source ore for aluminum, which was found in abundant quantities in the area and became a source of aluminium refining. The city's population boomed during expanded aluminium production during World War II and shrank rapidly with output of the ore. Bauxite was incorporated as a town in 1973.[3] The population was 487 at the 2010 census.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bauxite, Arkansas
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ Harrington, Laura (October 12, 2011). "Bauxite (Saline County)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Little Rock, AR: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved January 25, 2015.