The University of Arkansas is in Fayetteville, a quintessential college town of 60,000 people and the seat of Washington County. The city is located at the southern tip of the Washington-Benton County Metropolitan Statistical Area, ranked by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2000 as being the sixth- fastest growing metro area in the nation.

For further information, contact:

• City of Fayetteville Administration Building, 113 West Mountain Street, Mayor's Office, 575-8330
• Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce (which also offers tourist information), 123 West Mountain St., 521-1710
• Fayetteville Public Schools (administration), 950 West Stone Street, 444-3000.
• Washington County Historical Society, 118 East Dickson St., 521-2970.