The Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a five-county area including three Arkansas counties and two Oklahoma counties, and anchored by the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The total MSA population in 2000 was 273,170 people. Constituent counties of the MSA include: The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Senators Blanche Lincoln (D) Mark Pryor (D) Official language(s) English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... Oklahoma is a South Central state of the United States (with strong Southern, Western, and Midwestern influences) and its U.S. postal abbreviation is OK; others abbreviate the states name Okla. ... Fort Smith, situated at the junction of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers, is a city and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County, Arkansas. ...

Arkansas

• Sebastian County
• Crawford County
• Franklin County

Oklahoma Sebastian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ... Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. ...

• Le Flore County
• Sequoyah County

Other major cities in the area include Van Buren, Arkansas, Ozark, Arkansas, Poteau, Oklahoma, and Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Le Flore County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. ... Sequoyah County is a county located in the state of Oklahoma. ... Van Buren is a city located in Crawford County, Arkansas. ... Poteau is a city located in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. ... Sallisaw is a city located in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. ...