Editing Stuttgart, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
Stuttgart and Arkansas County are located in the Arkansas Delta (in Arkansas, usually referred to as "the Delta") a subregion of the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain]], which is a flat area consisting of rich, fertile sediment deposits from the [[Mississippi River]] between [[Louisiana]] and [[Illinois]].

Within the Delta, Arkansas County is almost entirely within the [[Arkansas Delta#Grand Prairie|Grand Prairie]] subregion, historically a flat grassland plain underlain by an impermeable clay layer (the [[Stuttgart soil series]]). Prior to the 19th century, flatter areas with slowly to very slowly permeable soils (often containing [[fragipan]]s) supported Arkansas's largest prairie, covered in prairie grasses and forbs, with oaks covering the low hills and ridges, and pockets of floodplains with bottomland hardwood forests. This region was a sharp contrast to the bottomland forests that once dominated other parts of the [[Mississippi Alluvial Plain]]. Cropland has now largely replaced the native vegetation. Distinctively, rice is the main crop; soybeans, cotton, corn, and wheat are also grown. The rice fields provide habitat and forage for large numbers and many species of waterfowl; duck and goose hunting occurs at this important spot along the [[Mississippi Flyway]].<ref name=ark4>{{USGS|title=Ecoregions of Arkansas |comment=color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs |author1= Woods, A.J. |author2=Foti, T.L. |author3=Chapman, S.S. |author4=Omernik, J.M. |display-authors=etal | url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Level_IV_ecoregions,_Arkansas.pdf }}</ref> Stuttgart is the most important city within the Grand Prairie region.<ref name="1868report" />

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|18.7|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Stuttgart has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=64837&cityname=Stuttgart,+Arkansas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Stuttgart, Arkansas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=September 17, 2017}}</ref>

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