Brinkley, Arkansas
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.
Brinkley, Arkansas | |
|---|---|
City | |
Downtown Brinkley | |
Location in Monroe County, Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′25″N 91°11′30″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Monroe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Billy Hankins |
| 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 | 207 ft (63 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 | 0057440 |
| Website | cityofbrinkley |
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.
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