Lonoke, Arkansas AR Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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Lonoke is a city in Lonoke County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 4,552. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is the county seat of Lonoke County, and holds the distinction of being the only Arkansas city to share its name with the county in which it is located.

This small central Arkansas community can trace its name to a landmark: a huge, lone red oak tree located between two prairies. The surrounding county lays claim to it as well, making it unique among the state’s 75 counties in that it is the only one where the county seat and the county itself have the same name.

Located 22 miles east Little Rock, Lonoke is near the geographical center of the same-named county. The first depot was built in 1867 the same year the town was surveyed and plotted. The people of Lonoke founded a town where there had not even been a community or settlement, and within three years, made it the county seat of the newly created Lonoke County. The population had increased from zero to almost 500 people, and by 1910, the population had grown to 1,547.

Today, with easy access to U.S. 70, I-440, and I-40, Lonoke is popular community for families looking to raise their children in a small-town atmosphere. Attractions include the historic Lonoke County Courthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the restored Lonoke Depot, which houses the Chamber of Commerce, and the Joe Hogan Fish Hatchery, one of the world's largest working fish hatcheries, that also has aquariums, bird watching opportunities, and demonstrations of fish farming methods.

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