Pulaski County, Arkansas

Pulaski County
County
Pulaski County Courthouse, in downtown Little Rock
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°44′32″N 92°17′09″W / 34.742222222222°N 92.285833333333°W / 34.742222222222; -92.285833333333
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	December 15, 1818
Named for	Casimir Pulaski
Seat	Little Rock
Largest city	Little Rock
Area
• Total	808 sq mi (2,090 km2)
• Land	760 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Water	48 sq mi (120 km2)  5.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	399,125
• Estimate  (2022)	401,297
• Density	490/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd, 4th
Website	pulaskicounty.net

Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With a population of 399,125 as of the 2020 United States Census, it is the most populous county in Arkansas.^[1] The county is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway metropolitan area. Its county seat is Little Rock,^[2] which is also Arkansas's capital and largest city.

Pulaski County is Arkansas's fifth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Hempstead Counties. Pulaski County is named for Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish-born Continental Army officer who was killed in action at the Siege of Savannah during the Revolutionary War. The county was the site of the Battle of Bayou Fourche on September 10, 1863. The Union army took control the same day and occupied Pulaski County until the end of the Civil War. The county was home to Willow Springs Water Park, one of the oldest water parks in the nation, which opened in 1928 and closed in 2013.