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Name | Van Buren |
Alt names | Van Buren | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | VanBuren | source: Family History Library Catalog |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 35.567°N 92.483°W |
Located in | Arkansas, United States (1833 - ) |
See also | Cleburne, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Conway, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Independence, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Izard, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stone, 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
Van Buren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,295. The county seat is Clinton. The county was formed on November 11, 1833, and named for Martin Van Buren, President of the United States, who was Vice President at the time of the county's formation. Van Buren County was a dry county until November 3, 2020 as the county residents voted to make it a wet county.
Van Buren County should not be confused with the city of Van Buren, which is located approximately 100 miles to the west in Crawford County just north of Fort Smith.
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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1855 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1859 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1859 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1859 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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 | 1,518
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1850 | 2,864
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1860 | 5,357
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1870 | 5,107
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1880 | 9,565
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1890 | 8,567
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1900 | 11,220
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1910 | 13,509
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1920 | 13,666
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1930 | 11,962
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1940 | 12,518
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1950 | 9,687
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1960 | 7,228
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1970 | 8,275
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1980 | 13,357
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1990 | 14,008
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States
Research Tips
Nearly all county records were destroyed by fire in 1863. The Van Buren County GenWeb Project has transcribed some early land and tax records from information in the State Archives.
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