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Name | Hempstead |
Alt names | Hempstead | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 33.717°N 93.667°W |
Located in | Arkansas, United States (1818 - ) |
See also | Columbia, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Howard, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lafayette, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Little River, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Nevada, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pike, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sevier, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Union, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Hempstead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,609. As of the 2020 census, the population decreased to 20,065. The county seat is Hope. Hempstead County is Arkansas's fourth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Pulaski counties. The county is named for Edward Hempstead, a delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Missouri Territory, which included present-day Arkansas at the time. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Historic Washington State Park is located in Hempstead County some nine miles northwest of Hope in the historic village of Washington, Arkansas. The state park opened in 1973 as "Old Washington Historic State Park", but the "Old" was dropped from the name in 2006. The park offers walking tours of the historic village, which contains more than a dozen historic structures from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
42nd United States President Bill Clinton (in office 1993-2001) was born in the county seat of Hope on August 19th, 1946. Clinton is the only President to be born in Arkansas, as of 2022.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1818 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1819 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1823 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1826 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1900 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1820 | 2,248
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1830 | 2,512
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1840 | 4,921
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1850 | 7,672
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1860 | 13,989
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1870 | 13,768
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1880 | 19,015
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1890 | 22,796
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1900 | 24,101
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1910 | 28,285
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1920 | 31,602
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1930 | 30,847
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1940 | 32,770
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1950 | 25,080
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1960 | 19,661
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1970 | 19,308
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1980 | 23,635
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1990 | 21,621
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
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