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· Arkansas
Hempstead County
Hempstead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,065, down from 22,609 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Hope. Hempstead County is Arkansas's fourth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Pulaski counties. The county is named for Edward Hempstead, a delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Missouri Territory, which included present-day Arkansas at the time. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
19,694 population
(2021)
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County area: Hempstead
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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 122828
- FIPS state
- 05
- FIPS county
- 057
- FIPS place
- 99057
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF HEMPSTEAD
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 1420, HOPE 71802