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Welcome to Dallas County ...

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

The community of Fordyce is the Seat for Dallas County.

Dallas County was founded in 1845. Dallas was created by taking area from Clark and Bradley Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dallas had a population of 7,009 people. This is a decrease of 13.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,066 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dallas represented 0.28% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Dallas County:

  • Carthage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Carthage is located in Dallas County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Fordyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Fordyce is located in Dallas County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <2>
  • Sparkman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sparkman is located in Dallas County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people

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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.
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