The ideal population for each was 16,148 but none of them were there with the largest being at 18,551, or roughly the population of Maumelle, in Ward 3 and the smallest being Ward 1’s 13,876.
Current population
Ward 1: 13,876
Ward 2: 15,357
Ward 3: 18,551
Ward 4: 16,807
While the 16,148 was the goal, there’s some variance allowed for and the proposed population for each ward is now:
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North Little Rock: City Council to look at new ward maps
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On the agenda for the North Little Rock City Council meeting on Monday is an ordinance that would rebalance the population of the city’s four wards.
North Little Rock’s population after the 2020 Census was 64,591 but those wards were not balanced.
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The ideal population for each was 16,148 but none of them were there with the largest being at 18,551, or roughly the population of Maumelle, in Ward 3 and the smallest being Ward 1’s 13,876.
Current population
Ward 1: 13,876
Ward 2: 15,357
Ward 3: 18,551
Ward 4: 16,807
While the 16,148 was the goal, there’s some variance allowed for and the proposed population for each ward is now:
Ward 1 … 16,172
Ward 2 … 16,173
Ward 3 … 16,126
Ward 4 … 16,120
Draft maps have been drawn up and are below.