INTERACTIVE TIME-LAPSE:

By BRANDON RIDDLE
ARKANSAS ONLINE

Using Google Earth's time-lapse feature, take a look at population growth and expansion in Arkansas' 10 most populated cities between 1984 and 2016


LITTLE ROCK • FORT SMITH • FAYETTEVILLE • SPRINGDALE • JONESBORO
NORTH LITTLE ROCK • CONWAY • ROGERS • PINE BLUFF • BENTONVILLE


Top 10 Arkansas cities by population with 1980 and 2015* data, respectively
*2015 figures are estimates. Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Little Rock — 159,151 • 197,992 (+ 38,841)
Fort Smith — 71,626 • 88,194 (+ 16,568)
Fayetteville — 36,608 • 82,830 (+ 46,222)
Springdale — 23,458 • 77,859 (+ 54,401)
Jonesboro — 31,530 • 73,907 (+ 42,377)
North Little Rock — 64,388 • 66,504 (+ 2,116)
Conway — 20,375 • 64,980 (+ 44,605)
Rogers — 17,429 • 63,159 (+ 45,730)
Pine Bluff — 56,600 • 44,772 (– 11,828)
Bentonville — 8,756 • 44,499 (+ 35,743)