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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,540. The county seat is Clarksville. Johnson County is Arkansas's 30th county, formed on November 16, 1833, from a portion of Pope County and named for Benjamin Johnson, a Territorial Judge. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
The Ada Mills Bridge links the Arkansas River between Johnson and Logan counties. It is named for Ada Mills, a former Republican political activist who lobbied for the structure for forty years before its completion.
The notorious bandit Bill Doolin, the founder of the Wild Bunch, was born in Johnson County in 1858 and shot to death on capture in Oklahoma in 1896.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1833 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Land records recorded | 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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1841 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1844 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1855 | 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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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1840 | 3,433
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1850 | 5,227
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1860 | 7,612
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1870 | 9,152
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1880 | 11,565
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1890 | 16,758
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1900 | 17,448
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1910 | 19,698
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1920 | 21,062
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1930 | 19,289
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1940 | 18,795
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1950 | 16,138
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1960 | 12,421
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1970 | 13,630
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1980 | 17,423
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1990 | 18,221
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Johnson County, Arkansas, United States
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