Brinkley, Arkansas
Brinkley, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
City | |
Downtown Brinkley | |
Location in Monroe County, Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′00″N 91°11′34″W / 34.88333°N 91.19278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Monroe |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.14 sq mi (15.91 km2) |
| • Land | 5.69 sq mi (14.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.46 sq mi (1.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 200 ft (60 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,700 |
| • Density | 474.85/sq mi (183.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72021 |
| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-08950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403926 |
| Website | cityofbrinkley |
Brinkley is the most populous city in Monroe County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,700, down from 3,188 in 2010.
Located within the Arkansas Delta, Brinkley was founded as a railroad town in 1872. The city has historically been a transportation and agricultural center in the region, more recently developing a reputation for outdoors recreation and the ivory-billed woodpecker. Birding has become important to the city and region following the purported discovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker in 2004, a species thought to be extinct 60 years earlier.
Located halfway between Little Rock and Memphis, the city has used the slogan "We'll Meet You Half-Way" in some of its advertising campaigns.