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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,291. The county seat is Murfreesboro. Pike County is Arkansas's 25th county, formed on November 1, 1833, and named for Lieutenant Zebulon Pike, the explorer who discovered Pikes Peak. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. The current judge is Dewight Mack.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1833 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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1895 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1895 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1895 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1895 | Probate 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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1840 | 969
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1850 | 1,861
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1860 | 4,025
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1870 | 3,788
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1880 | 6,345
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1890 | 8,537
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1900 | 10,301
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1910 | 12,565
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1920 | 12,397
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1930 | 11,792
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1940 | 11,786
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1950 | 10,032
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1960 | 7,864
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1970 | 8,711
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1980 | 10,373
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1990 | 10,086
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Pike County, Arkansas, United States
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