Arkansas · Census place 0543460

Magnolia, Arkansas

Magnolia is a city in Columbia County, Arkansas with an estimated 10,759 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 36th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
10,759
#36 of 185 in Arkansas
Change since 2020
-3.4%
-378 people
Land area
13.2 sq mi
+ 0.04 sq mi water
Density
813 / sq mi
State median 1,001
Orange pin: Magnolia. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Little Rock.

Magnolia population, 2020 to 2024

Magnolia lost 378 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.4%. In the latest year it moved by -68. Among 68 Arkansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 55th; the median place changed by +2.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arkansas has 11,311 people, so Magnolia is 95% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 11,164. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Magnolia covers 13.23 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 813 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so Magnolia is less dense than the typical town.

What county Magnolia is in

All of Magnolia's residents live in Columbia County, which had 22,024 residents in 2024. Magnolia holds 48.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Magnolia

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Magnolia by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 71753. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Magnolia is

The Census internal point of Magnolia is at 33.276700, -93.226200. Little Rock, the capital, is 114.9 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is El Dorado, AR (16,657 people), 32.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA, 64.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
33.276700, -93.226200
DMS
33°16'36.12"N 93°13'34.32"W
UTM
15N 478935.5E 3681985.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
86587QGF+MG

Daylight in Magnolia

At 33.28° N, Magnolia gets about 14 h 21 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 24 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Magnolia

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Waldo, 6.6 miles away, with 1,107 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Magnolia, AR?

10,759 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 378 (3.4%) from 11,137 in July 2020.

What county is Magnolia in?

Columbia County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Magnolia?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 71753.

How far is Magnolia from Little Rock?

114.9 miles (184.9 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Magnolia.

What is the nearest larger city to Magnolia?

El Dorado, AR, with 16,657 residents, 32.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.