Fort Smith is located along the
Arkansas River, where the state of
Arkansas
borders Oklahoma.
It is set 57 miles (92 kilometers)
south of Fayetteville,
159 miles (256 kilometers) northwest
of Little
Rock, and 118 miles (190 kilometers)
southeast of Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Fort Smith is the
seat of Sebastian
County, and is home to 80,268
people.
