Editing Carlisle, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
Carlisle is located in eastern Lonoke County at {{coord|34|47|10|N|91|44|41|W|type:city}} (34.786109, -91.744835).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Interstate 40]] passes through the northern side of the city, with access from Exit 183 (Highway 13). I-40 leads east {{convert|57|mi}} to [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]] and west {{convert|29|mi}} to [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]. [[U.S. Route 70]] passes through the center of Carlisle as Park Street and serves as a local highway parallel to I-40. US-70 leads east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Hazen, Arkansas|Hazen]] and west the same distance to [[Lonoke, Arkansas|Lonoke]], the [[county seat]]. [[Arkansas Highway 13]] passes through the west side of Carlisle and leads north {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Hickory Plains, Arkansas|Hickory Plains]] and south {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Humnoke, Arkansas|Humnoke]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Carlisle has a total area of {{convert|4.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.9|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.48%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2017 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2017_Gazetteer/2017_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 22, 2018}}</ref> Bayou Two Prairie, a southeast-flowing tributary of [[Bayou Meto River|Bayou Meto]], touches the southwest corner of the city limits.