<P> Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas . It is also the county seat of Pulaski County . It was incorporated on November 7 , 1831 , on the south bank of the Arkansas River close to the state 's geographic center . The city derives its name from a rock formation along the river , named `` la petit roche '' by the French explorer Jean - Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe in the 1720s . The capital of the Arkansas Territory was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821 . The city 's population was 193,524 at the 2010 census . The six county Little Rock - North Little Rock - Conway , AR Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) is ranked 75th in terms of population in the United States with 724,385 residents according to the 2013 estimate by the United States Census Bureau . </P>
<P> Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas . It is also the county seat of Pulaski County . It was incorporated on November 7 , 1831 , on the south bank of the Arkansas River close to the state 's geographic center . The city derives its name from a rock formation along the river , named `` la petit roche '' by the French explorer Jean - Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe in the 1720s . The capital of the Arkansas Territory was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821 . The city 's population was 193,524 at the 2010 census . The six county Little Rock - North Little Rock - Conway , AR Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) is ranked 75th in terms of population in the United States with 724,385 residents according to the 2013 estimate by the United States Census Bureau . </P>
when did little rock become the capital of arkansas
when did little rock become the capital of arkansas
1821
1821