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Welcome to Cleburne County ...

Time Zone: Cleburne County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Heber Springs is the Seat for Cleburne County.

Cleburne County was founded in 1883. Cleburne was created by taking area from White, Van Buren and Independence Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Cleburne had a population of 24,919 people. This is a decrease of 4.11% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,986 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cleburne represented 0.89% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Cleburne County:

  • Concord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Cleburne County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Greers Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Heber Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <2>
  • Higden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden
    • Higden is located in Cleburne County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higden <2>
  • Quitman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Quitman is located in Cleburne County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>

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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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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