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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-37-103 (2026)

Population limits

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    1. All municipal corporations having over two thousand five hundred (2,500) inhabitants shall be deemed cities of the first class.
    2. All cities having five hundred (500) inhabitants or more and fewer than two thousand five hundred (2,500) inhabitants shall be deemed cities of the second class.
    3. All others shall be incorporated towns and shall be governed by the provisions of this subtitle.
    1. Any incorporated towns of fewer than five hundred (500) inhabitants who have voted to be a city of the second class under § 14-37-112 shall continue to be a city of the second class.
    2. Any city having a population of one thousand five hundred (1,500) or more may become a city of the first class upon the enactment of an ordinance therefor, with all powers, authority, and responsibility of other cities of the first class.

History. Acts 1875, No. 1, § 5, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7457; Pope's Dig., § 9490; Acts 1945, No. 247, § 4; 1965, No. 108, § 1; 1971, No. 269, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-202.

Publisher's Notes. Acts 1945, No. 247, § 5, provided that this act shall be cumulative to §§ 14-37-105(b) and 14-37-112 and shall not affect the provisions of these sections.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2022 · leading case: Brock v. Townsell, 309 S.W.3d 179 (Ark. 2009).
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Brock v. Townsell, 309 S.W.3d 179 (Ark. 2009). · cites it 4× “All cities having twenty-five hundred inhabitants and less than five thousand inhabitants shall be deemed cities of the second-class; all others shall be incorporated towns, and shall be governed respectively by the provisions of this act. Id. § 5. These provisions are now…”
Pearson v. City of Paris, 839 F. Supp. 645 (W.D. Ark. 1993). · cites it 2× “class is defined by Ark.Code Ann. § 14-37-103 (1987) as a “municipal corporation •] having over two thousand five hundred.”
First State Bank & Pinnacle Bank v. City of Elkins, 546 S.W.3d 477 (Ark. 2018). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 14-37-103 (population requirements for classification as city of the first class, city of the second class, and incorporated town).”
Long v. Smith (E.D. Ark. 2022). · cites it 2× “199 The Arkansas General Assembly amended this statute in 2021. The amendments are immaterial to the issues here.”
Harrison v. Faughn (E.D. Ark. 2022). · cites it 2× “census.gov/quickfacts/wynnecityarkansas (showing population estimate for Wynne, Arkansas at 8,275) (last visited July 22, 2022).”
Harris v. Bradley, Arkansas (W.D. Ark. 2020). · cites it 2× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 14-37-103 (a)(2); Ark. Code Ann.”
— Ark. Code Ann. § 14-37-103(a) — 1 case
Brock v. Townsell, 309 S.W.3d 179 (Ark. 2009). “All cities having twenty-five hundred inhabitants and less than five thousand inhabitants shall be deemed cities of the second-class; all others shall be incorporated towns, and shall be governed respectively by the provisions of this act. Id. § 5. These provisions are now…”
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