Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jonesboro is a city located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern corner of the U.S. State of Arkansas. Jonesboro is one of two county seats of Craighead County. In 2022, the city had an estimated population of 79,876,[3] making it the fifth-most populous city in Arkansas. In 2020, the Jonesboro metropolitan area had a population of 134,196, and the Jonesboro-Paragould Combined Statistical Area had a population of 179,932.[4]
Jonesboro, Arkansas
February 19, 1859
80.73 sq mi (209.09 km2)
80.18 sq mi (207.66 km2)
0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
259 ft (79 m)
78,576
79,876
970/sq mi (380/km2)
135,287
05-35710
0077389
Jonesboro is the home of Arkansas State University and is the cultural and economic center of Northeast Arkansas.
Education[edit]
Higher education[edit]
Arkansas State University is located in Jonesboro. New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine maintains a second location on Arkansas State University's campus in Wilson Hall.[35]
The Northeast Arkansas Career & Tech Center is also located in Jonesboro.[36]
