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Jacksonville, Arkansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Hill Township. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville quadrangle. 29,477 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 285 feet above sea level.

Jacksonville within Pulaski County

On record in Jacksonville

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 5 records

Population over time

2 figures

Jacksonville grew from 28,364 to 29,477 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.

YearPeople Change
201028,364
202029,477+1,113 (+4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

10 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Jacksonville between 2000 and 2017, burning about 137 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning2
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
12 August 2012Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
1 August 2012Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
20 June 2012Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
27 March 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined40 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
11 March 2007Natural13 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 December 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined18 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
13 October 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named
7 January 2011Debris and open burning5.0 acresArkansas Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pulaski County

Storms near this place

60 of 100 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacksonville in 100 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 51 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 3 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2008Flash FloodJacksonville$200,000A mobile home park in Jacksonville was flooded. Flooding occurred along U.S. Highway 67/167 between Jacksonville and Cabot, backing up traffic for miles.
May 1997Tornado (F1)Jacksonville$200,000An F1 tornado touched down about 4 miles west of Jacksonville. The tornado first damaged the roof of a building 1.5 miles east of Highway 107. Several trees were also blown down in the same area. The tornado lifted several times as it moved eastward towards Highway 167, downing a number of trees and power poles. The tornado then moved into the City of Jacksonville where several buildings sustained roof damage. One store in a local mall suffered heavy structural damage. The tornado later lifted about a half mile east of Highway 167.
October 2021Flash FloodJacksonville$75,000Sandlewood Drive was flooded with two vehicles almost completely submerged.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$75,000Trees were blown down. One of the trees landed on a house and a car.
May 1994Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$50,000Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines.
July 1998LightningJacksonville$50,000no account filed
August 2010Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$25,000A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 63 mph in Jacksonville. Much of the roof of a dry cleaning and alteration business was blown off.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$15,000A couple of trees were blown down. One of the trees took down cable television cables.
March 2008Flash FloodJacksonville$15,000Water ponded on U.S. Highway 67/167 in Jacksonville. Parts of Dupree Park were flooded.
September 2008Flash FloodJacksonville$10,000Dupree Park was under water in Jacksonville.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindJacksonville$5,000Power poles were snapped off and half of a McDonalds sight was destroyed.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-A tree fell through a mobile home in the Jacksonville area.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Trees and powerlines were blown down on Jeff Davis Street in Jacksonville.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-The Jacksonville Community Center sustained extensive roof and siding damage.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-A tree was blow down in the town of Jacksonville.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-A report and picture was received of a large tree blown down on Trickey Lane in Jacksonville.
February 2018FloodJacksonville-West Main Street near Oneida in Jacksonville began to flood.
May 2017Flash FloodJacksonville-Flooding was observed near the 900 block of Highway 161 in Jacksonville. Flooding was ongoing at the time of the phone call.
December 2017FloodJacksonville-One to two inches of flood water was in the first floor of a business in Jacksonville.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-A tree was blown down on Southeastern Road.
May 2010HailJacksonville-Pea size hail increased to half dollar size near Little Rock Air Force Base.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Large tree limbs were down across a roof in the Stonewall community.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-The roof of a mobile home collapsed.
September 2006Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Large tree limbs downed.
July 2005Flash FloodJacksonville-U.S. Highway 67/167 under water due to excessive rainfall.
July 2005Flash FloodJacksonville-Numerous streets flooded in town, with some evacuations noted.
September 2005Tornado (F1)Jacksonville-A weak tornado entered northeast Pulaksi County from Lonoke County about 4 miles northeast of Jacksonville. The tornado moved to the northwest around the remnants of Hurricane Rita. Damage along the tornado consisted of minor roof damage to several residences and some trees blown down. The tornado dissipated about 5.7 miles northwest of Jacksonville.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Large tree limbs were blown down.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees.
May 2003Flash FloodJacksonville-Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding about 3 miles north of Jacksonville. Several roads were underwater for a short period of time.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees and power lines.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds damaged a home and downed several trees in Jacksonville.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs.
October 1995Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds gusted to 58 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
November 1995Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Winds gusted to 66 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
May 1994HailJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines.
November 1993HailJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
November 1993HailJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
November 1993HailJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
November 1993Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-Thunderstorm winds gusted to 62 mph at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
July 2018HailJacksonville-no account filed
March 2016HailJacksonville-no account filed
April 2015HailJacksonville-no account filed
October 2014HailJacksonville-no account filed
April 2014HailJacksonville-no account filed
June 2014HailJacksonville-no account filed
February 2013HailJacksonville-no account filed
January 2012HailJacksonville-no account filed
July 2011HailJacksonville-no account filed
April 2009HailJacksonville-no account filed
April 2008HailJacksonville-no account filed
April 2006HailJacksonville-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindJacksonville-no account filed
April 2005HailJacksonville-no account filed
April 2005HailJacksonville-no account filed
April 2005HailJacksonville-no account filed
June 2004Flash FloodJacksonville-no account filed
July 2004HailJacksonville-no account filed
August 2004HailJacksonville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pulaski County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Head (historical)1.6 miles19
Toneyville2.3 miles19
Indian Head Lake Estates3.9 miles21
Valentine4.1 miles21
Gravel Ridge4.3 miles21
Rixey4.7 miles21
Macon4.9 miles19
North Hills Manor5.1 miles21

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 JacksonvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79688The 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 57978. 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.

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.