Fort Smith
city in and county seat of Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States
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Summary
Fort Smith is a city in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,013 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sebastian County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Arkansas River[5], Poteau River[6]
- Head of government: George McGill[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Flag: flag of Fort Smith[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Cisterna di Latina[10]
- Postal code: 72901[11], 72902[12], 72903[13], 72904[14], 72905[15], 72906[16], 72908[17], 72913[18], 72914[19], 72916[20], 72917[21], 72918[22], 72919[23]
- Commons category: Fort Smith, Arkansas[24]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[25]
- Local dialing code: 479[26]
- Inception: 1817[27]
- Official website: https://www.fortsmithar.gov[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Fort Smith, Arkansas[29]
- Population: 86,209[30], 89,142[31]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Fort Smith, Arkansas[32]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[33], The American Cyclopædia[34], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[35], New International Encyclopedia[36], The New Student's Reference Work[37]
- Capital of: Sebastian County[38]
- Official name: Fort Smith[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Fort Smith, Arkansas[40]
- Category for people who died here: Q32397162[41]
- Number of households: 36,347[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Fort Smith, Arkansas[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 141 m[44]
- Area: 176.454734 km²[45], 170.522522 km²[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Fort Smith include Fort Smith Regional Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49].
Why It Matters
Fort Smith has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for it include Fort Smith Regional Airport[47], an airport[48], in United States[49].