Cleburne County, Arkansas facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cleburne County
U.S. county
Cleburne County Courthouse in Heber Springs, Arkansas
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	February 20, 1883
Named for	Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne
Seat	Heber Springs
Largest city	Heber Springs
Area
• Total	592 sq mi (1,530 km2)
• Land	554 sq mi (1,430 km2)
• Water	38 sq mi (100 km2)  6.5%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	24,711
• Density	41.74/sq mi (16.117/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd

Cleburne County is a county located in the state of Arkansas. In 2020, about 24,711 people lived here. The main city and county seat is Heber Springs.

Cleburne County was created on February 20, 1883. It was the very last of Arkansas's 75 counties to be formed. The county is named after Confederate Major-General Patrick Cleburne. Cleburne is also known as a "dry county." This means that selling alcohol is not allowed there.

Geography of Cleburne County

Cleburne County covers a total area of about 592 square miles. Most of this area, about 554 square miles, is land. The remaining 38 square miles (6.5%) is water. A big part of the water area is Greers Ferry Lake. This lake also stretches into the nearby Van Buren County.

Main Roads in Cleburne County

Here are some of the important highways that run through Cleburne County:

Neighboring Counties

Cleburne County shares borders with these other counties:

• Stone County (to the north)
• Independence County (to the northeast)
• White County (to the southeast)
• Faulkner County (to the southwest)
• Van Buren County (to the west)

Population Information

The population of Cleburne County has changed over the years. Here's a look at how many people have lived there during different census counts:

This chart shows the age groups of people living in Cleburne County.

2020 Census Details

In 2020, there were 24,711 people living in Cleburne County. These people made up 10,783 households and 7,230 families.

Here's a breakdown of the different racial groups in Cleburne County, based on the 2020 census:

Communities in Cleburne County

Cleburne County has several cities, towns, and other communities where people live.

Cities

• Fairfield Bay (most of it is in Van Buren County)
• Greers Ferry
• Heber Springs (This is the county seat, where the main government offices are)
• Quitman (part of this city is in Faulkner County)

Towns

• Concord
• Higden

Census-designated place

• Tumbling Shoals (This is a special area that the census bureau counts as a place, but it's not officially a city or town.)

Other Unincorporated Communities

• Drasco (These are small communities that are not officially part of a city or town.)

Townships

Townships are smaller divisions within a county, like neighborhoods or districts.

Counties in Arkansas are divided into smaller areas called townships. Here are the townships in Cleburne County: Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the United States Census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The townships of Cleburne County are listed below; listed in parentheses are the cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township.

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Cleburne (Arkansas) para niños