Rogers
is a suburban city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the
2000 census, the city had a population of 38,829. The city is located in
the fast growing Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Area.
Rogers was named after Captain
Charles Warrington Rogers, who was vice-president and general manager of
the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad, also known as the Frisco. The town
was established in 1881, the year the Frisco line arrived; it was at this
time the area residents honored Captain Rogers by naming it for him. Rogers
was the location of the first Wal-Mart store, whose corporate headquarters
is located in neighboring Bentonville, Arkansas. Daisy Outdoor Products,
known for its air rifles, has both its headquarters and its Air Rifle Museum
in Rogers. In June 2007, BusinessWeek magazine ranked Rogers as 18th in
its list of the 25 best affordable suburbs in the American South. |