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The 2000 Census showed that Fort Smith had a population of 80,268 people.<1> This represents 3% of the total population of Arkansas, making it the state's 2nd most populous community. The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.
Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):
The city of Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Sebastian County. To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Fort Smith. Fort Smith had 35,341 Housing Units<3> at the time of the 2000 Census. The 2000 Census shows that Fort Smith has a total area of 52.9 square miles [137.1 km²]<4>. Of this total, 50.3 square miles [130.4 km²]2.59 square miles [6.7 km²]). Using the above population and land area values, Fort Smith had a 2000 population density of 1,594 people per square mile [615 people/km²], making it the state's 16th most densely populated area. Sebastian CountyFort Smith is located in Sebastian County and is the county seat. The county had a population of 115,513 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 80,268 people, Fort Smith contained 69.5% of the Sebastian County total. In addition, where the community of Fort Smith has a population density of 1,594 people per square mile [615 people/km²], Sebastian County averages 215.4 people per square mile [83.2 people/km²]. For more information, please visit our Census Page for Sebastian County. US Census QuickFactsThe Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Fort Smith. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Fort Smith, it also contains a comparison between Fort Smith and the state of Arkansas. Click here for the Fort Smith QuickFact (QF-0524550). A Census Quickfact is available for Sebastian County (QF-05131). Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Sebastian County.
Miscellaneous InformationThe Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Fort Smith:
Fort Smith is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #7 (the West South-Central Division). For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Fort Smith. Other Roadside StopsFind a Community within Arkansas Off-the-Road Links
Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Fort Smith? Please visit the Map Page for Fort Smith. Footnotes
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