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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Sharp County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 17,264. The county seat is Ash Flat. The county was formed on July 18, 1868, and named for Ephraim Sharp, a state legislator from the area.
The former Sharp Citizen newspaper published by Joseph H. Weston from 1972-1978 led to a change in Arkansas libel law.
Sharp County was featured on the PBS program Independent Lens for its 1906 "banishment" of all of its Black residents. A local newspaper at the time was quoted as saying that " The community is better off without them."
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1868 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | Marriage 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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| 1880 | 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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| 1870 | 5,400
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| 1880 | 9,047
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| 1890 | 10,418
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| 1900 | 12,199
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| 1910 | 11,688
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| 1920 | 11,132
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| 1930 | 10,715
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| 1940 | 11,497
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| 1950 | 8,999
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| 1960 | 6,319
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| 1970 | 8,233
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| 1980 | 14,607
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| 1990 | 14,109
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