Arkansas — Config Review
Profile config
Judicial Regions28
Athletic Sections7
School Districts15
Concepts (12)
Arkansas
Local NameArkansas
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameGeneral Assembly
Executive TitleGovernor
SubdivisionsCounties
Additional Subdivisions
Major CitiesLittle Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, Jonesboro
County
Local NameCounty
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameQuorum Court
Executive TitleCounty Judge
Executive RequiredYes
SubdivisionsCities, Towns
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
City
Local NameCity
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameCity Council
Executive TitleMayor
Governancestrong-mayor, council-manager
Governance Exceptions
Council-ManagerLittle Rock
SubdivisionsNo
Town
Local NameTown
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameTown Council
Executive TitleMayor
Executive RequiredNo
Legislative CommitteesNo
School District
Local NameSchool District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameSchool Board
Education Service Cooperative
Local NameEducation Service Cooperative
Local AbbrevESC
Has Active GovernmentYes
Default Body NameESC Board
Classification
Local NameClassification
Parent Org NameAAA
Has Active GovernmentNo
House District
Local NameHouse District
Local AbbrevHD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Senate District
Local NameSenate District
Local AbbrevSD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Congressional District
Local NameCongressional District
Local AbbrevCD
Has Active GovernmentNo
Judicial Circuit
Local NameJudicial Circuit
Has Active GovernmentNo
Special District
Local NameSpecial District
Has Active GovernmentYes
Governance (2)
Council-Manager
Legislative CommitteesNo
Legislative DistrictsNo
Strong-Mayor
Legislative CommitteesYes
Committees LabelCommittees
Sources (5)
Counties
Urlhttp://gis.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FEATURESERVICES/Boundaries/MapServer/48
ProviderArkansas GIS Office, layer "COUNTY_BOUNDARY"
TypeArcGIS REST MapServer
Noteverified 75 counties, exact match.
Municipalities
Urlhttps://gis.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FEATURESERVICES/Boundaries/FeatureServer/41
Providersame AR GIS Office host, layer "MUNICIPAL_BOUNDARY"
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 501 records, matches ~500.
Field mapping (4)
City Namename
City Fipsjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "census_geoid")
Classificationconcept_id — likely carries the first-class/ second-class/incorporated-town tier, values not individually sampled
Pop2020attributes.population_estimate (see population below)
School Districts
Urlhttps://gis.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FEATURESERVICES/Boundaries/FeatureServer/29
Providersame host, layer "PUB_SCHOOL_DISTRICTS", jointly published by AR Dept of Education + AR GIS Office
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 238 records (vs. ~230 expected — plausibly includes special/vocational districts).
Field mapping (3)
NAMEname
LEAjurisdiction_identifiers (scheme "ar_lea")
UNIFIEDconcept_id
Educational Region
Urlhttps://gis.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FEATURESERVICES/Boundaries/FeatureServer/10
Providersame host, layer for the 15 Education Service Cooperatives (1985 Act)
TypeArcGIS REST FeatureServer
Noteverified 16 polygon features (15 coops + Pulaski County, which operates outside the coop system). Non-GIS roster confirming all 15 by name/LEA#/director/district counts, at adedata.arkansas.gov/ARK12/coop (static HTML table, live, not an API).
Field mapping (2)
Coopname
Numberidentifier
Population
Statusnot yet ingested
Recommended SourceUS Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) — https://api.census.gov/data/{year}/pep/population — joins on the county FIPS from the counties source above. The municipalities source's own `pop2020`/`pop2010`/`pop2000` fields work as a quicker fallback.