Roland, Arkansas
19 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 72135. The Survey maps it on the Mayflower quadrangle. 820 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 282 feet above sea level.
On record in Roland
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 2 records
- La Belle Creolelisted 2024
- Gene Rush Houselisted 2019
Population over time
2 figuresRoland grew from 746 to 820 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 | 746 | |
| 2020 | 820 | +74 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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
- 1953 USGS Mayflower quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Mayflower quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Mayflower quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Roland between 1997 and 2020, burning about 919 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 114 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Roland: 6 unknowns, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saline-Pulaski | Aluminum | Past Producer | Gibbsite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolin, Magnetite, Pyrite, Siderite | |
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Unk | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roland in 24 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Roland | $1,500,000 | Flash flooding occurred in parts of Maumelle, Morgan, and Marche. Arkansas 365 was flooded and at least one water rescue was necessary. Flooding in Maumelle entered some townhouses and apartments. A rain gauge in Maumelle measured 1.97 inches of rain between 1:45 and 2:45 PM CDT, and a total of 3.28 inches from 12:30 PM to 4:14 PM CDT. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | $200,000 | Dozens of trees were blown down in the Roland area. |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Roland | $10,000 | Heavy rains flooded roads in the area around Roland and Monnie Springs. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | - | Lake Maumelle Fire Department reported multiple trees down on power lines and blocking roads in Roland. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Roland | - | High water was covering Vincent and Beale Streets in Roland. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Roland | - | Measured a 24 hour storm total of 10.63 inches beginning on the morning of August 7th. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Roland | - | Beaver Creek Rd. was flooded by Mill Bayou Creek and that water was approaching a few homes in the area. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Roland | - | Lightning struck a tree, causing it to fall on a house. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Roland | - | A weak tornado moved into western Pulaski County from eastern Perry County. The tornado badly damaged an old auto service garage and damaged the roofs of several houses. Trees were also downed. The tornado dissipated 14.5 miles west-southwest of Roland. |
| March 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees along Highway 300. |
| July 2002 | Tornado (F0) | Roland | - | A waterspout touched down on Lake Maumelle and traveled westward for about 1.5 miles before lifting. No damage occurred. The waterspout was observed by nearby boaters who were already ashore. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Roland | - | A weak tornado briefly touched down in western Pulaski County about 5 miles southwest of Roland. The tornado mainly affected a marina on Lake Maumelle, with several boat docks damaged and a sailboat mast bent. One witness saw the tornado spin at least one sailboat around in the water. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a few trees and large tree limbs. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Roland | - | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Roland | - | no account filed |
| January 1999 | Hail | Roland | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roland | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Roland | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Roland | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Roland | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monnie Springs | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lundsford Corner | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Natural Steps | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Mount Pilgrim | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Catorce (historical) | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| West Marche | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Pinnacle | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Northpoint | 5.3 miles | 16 |
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 Roland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q957100 | 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 54168. 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.










