Alexander, Arkansas
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Big Rock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72002. It stands on Crooked Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alexander quadrangle. 3,385 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 358 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAlexander grew from 2,901 to 3,385 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,901 | |
| 2020 | 3,385 | +484 (+17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 25 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Camp Pike quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:48000
- 1935 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Alexander quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
139 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Alexander between 1997 and 2020, burning about 847 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 39 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 48 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 165 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Alexander: 24 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Talc-Soapstone, Slate, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Mill | Talc-Soapstone, Slate, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Milwhite Barite | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| No Name | Fullers Earth | Unknown | ||
| Quapaw Bauxite Mine | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1920, 1932 | |
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| No Name | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Archer Deposit | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Arkansas Talc Co.-Mill | Aluminum | Unknown |
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alexander in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 8 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Flash Flood | Alexander | - | Broadcast media tweeted a photo of deep water running over a road in Alexander. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Alexander | - | Water was over Crestside Dr. in Alexander. |
| October 2022 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| March 2015 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Flash Flood | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Alexander | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Gate | 1.2 miles | 25 | |
| Terrytown | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Otter Creek | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Mabelvale | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Shiloh | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Guilford (historical) | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Deer Meadow | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Merrivale | 4.4 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Alexander | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2380525 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57254. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
















