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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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White County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,076. The county seat is Searcy. White County is Arkansas's 31st county, formed on October 23, 1835, from portions of Independence, Jackson, and Pulaski counties and named for Hugh Lawson White, a Whig candidate for President of the United States. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county, though a few private establishments (such as the Searcy Country Club, and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Searcy and Beebe) can serve alcohol.
White County comprises the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR Combined Statistical Area.
The 45th and current White County Judge is Michael Lincoln of Searcy, who assumed office in January 2007.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1835 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1836 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1837 | 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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1848 | 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 | 929
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1850 | 2,619
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1860 | 8,316
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1870 | 10,347
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1880 | 17,794
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1890 | 22,946
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1900 | 24,864
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1910 | 28,574
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1920 | 34,603
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1930 | 38,269
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1940 | 37,176
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1950 | 38,040
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1960 | 32,745
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1970 | 39,253
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1980 | 50,835
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1990 | 54,676
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of White County, Arkansas, United States
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