Junction City, Arkansas
City · Population 480 · #263 in Arkansas
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About Junction City
Junction City is a tiny community in southern Arkansas with an estimated population of 480.
Junction City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.14 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 421 residents per square mile.
📰 Junction City News Today
- Junction City Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 6
- Kole Todd - Junction City Dragons Freshman Football (Junction City, AR) Sports Illustrated · Jul 29
- Social worker says she left Junction City High career fair after asked to remove Pride pins - El Dorado News-Times El Dorado News-Times · Feb 18
- Billy Laney Obituary - El Dorado, AR Dignity Memorial · Jun 5
- Junction City Football Schedule MaxPreps · Jul 26
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What Makes Junction City Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Junction City — but the Arkansas one has a character all its own.
- Positioned in southern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Arkansas — one of 625 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🏫 Schools in Junction City
- JUNCTION CITY ELEM. SCHOOL
- JUNCTION CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateArkansas
TypeCity
Population (2024)480
Rank in state#263 of 500
Land area1.14 sq mi
Density421/sq mi
Coordinates33.0221, -92.7236