Beebe, White County, and the I-67 Corridor
Located in White County about 40 miles northeast of Little Rock, Beebe has a population near 8,100 and sits along the U.S. Highway 67/167 corridor that connects the state capital to northeastern Arkansas. The town developed around a railroad stop in the 1870s and was named after Roswell Beebe, a railroad executive and former mayor of Little Rock.
Arkansas State University-Beebe, a two-year institution in the ASU system, is the largest employer in town. The campus serves around 3,500 students with transfer programs, technical certificates, and workforce training. Its presence gives Beebe a younger demographic than many comparable Arkansas towns and supports a small commercial strip along Main Street.
White County as a whole is one of the more populated rural counties in the state, with Searcy as its county seat roughly 15 miles to the north. Beebe functions as a secondary commercial center within the county and a bedroom community for people commuting to Little Rock or Searcy. The surrounding farmland produces soybeans, rice, and cattle, though fewer residents work directly in agriculture each decade.
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Located in White County about 40 miles northeast of Little Rock, Beebe has a population near 8,100 and sits along the U.S. Highway 67/167 corridor that connects the state capital to northeastern Arkansas. The town developed around a railroad stop in the 1870s and was named after Roswell Beebe, a railroad executive and former mayor of Little Rock.
Arkansas State University-Beebe, a two-year institution in the ASU system, is the largest employer in town. The campus serves around 3,500 students with transfer programs, technical certificates, and workforce training. Its presence gives Beebe a younger demographic than many comparable Arkansas towns and supports a small commercial strip along Main Street.
White County as a whole is one of the more populated rural counties in the state, with Searcy as its county seat roughly 15 miles to the north. Beebe functions as a secondary commercial center within the county and a bedroom community for people commuting to Little Rock or Searcy. The surrounding farmland produces soybeans, rice, and cattle, though fewer residents work directly in agriculture each decade.
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