Brinkley, Arkansas

Brinkley, Arkansas
City
Downtown Brinkley
Downtown Brinkley
Location in Monroe County, Arkansas
Location in Monroe County, Arkansas
Coordinates: 34°53′00″N 91°11′34″W / 34.88333°N 91.19278°W / 34.88333; -91.19278
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyMonroe
Area
 • Total6.14 sq mi (15.91 km2)
 • Land5.69 sq mi (14.73 km2)
 • Water0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2)
Elevation200 ft (60 m)
Population
 • Total2,700
 • Density474.85/sq mi (183.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72021
Area code870
FIPS code05-08950
GNIS feature ID2403926[2]
Websitecityofbrinkley.org

Brinkley is the most populous city in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,700,[3] down from 3,188 in 2010.

Located within the Arkansas Delta, Brinkley was founded as a railroad town in 1872. The city has historically been a transportation and agricultural center in the region, more recently developing a reputation for outdoors recreation and the ivory-billed woodpecker. Birding has become important to the city and region following the purported discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in 2004, a species thought to be extinct 60 years earlier.

Located halfway between Little Rock and Memphis, the city has used the slogan "We'll Meet You Half-Way" in some of its advertising campaigns.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brinkley, Arkansas
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Brinkley city, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2022.