Welcome to Ashley County ...
Time Zone: Ashley County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Hamburg is the Seat for Ashley County.
Ashley County was founded in 1848. Ashley was created by taking area from Drew and Union Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Ashley had a population of 19,657 people. This is a decrease of 9.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,829 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Ashley represented 0.75% of the total population of Arkansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Ashley County:
- Crossett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Hamburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Parkdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Websites specific to Ashley County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Drew County
- Chicot County
- Morehouse Parish
- Union Parish
- Union County
- Bradley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
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