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| Name | Pulaski |
| Alt names | Pulaski | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 34.767°N 92.3°W |
| Located in | Arkansas, United States (1818 - ) |
| See also | Arkansas, Arkansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Conway, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crawford, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Faulkner, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hot Spring, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jefferson, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lonoke, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Perry, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Pope, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Prairie, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Saline, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | White, Arkansas, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
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Pulaski County is located in the U.S. state of Arkansas with a population of 399,125, making it the most populous county in Arkansas.[1] Its county seat is Little Rock, which is also Arkansas's capital and largest city. Pulaski County is Arkansas's fifth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Hempstead Counties. The county is named for Casimir Pulaski, a Polish volunteer who saved George Washington's life during the American Revolutionary War. Pulaski County is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area which had 731,612 people in the 2015 census estimates. The Little Rock, North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area had 904,469 people in the 2015 census estimates.
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 | Land 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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| 1820 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1920 | 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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| 1820 | 1,923
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| 1830 | 2,395
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| 1840 | 5,350
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| 1850 | 5,657
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| 1860 | 11,699
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| 1870 | 32,066
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| 1880 | 32,616
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| 1890 | 47,329
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| 1900 | 63,179
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| 1910 | 86,751
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| 1920 | 109,464
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| 1930 | 137,727
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| 1940 | 156,085
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| 1950 | 196,685
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| 1960 | 242,980
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| 1970 | 287,189
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| 1980 | 340,613
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| 1990 | 349,660
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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