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Welcome to Garland County ...

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

The community of Hot Springs is the Seat for Garland County.

Garland County was founded in 1873. Garland was created by taking area from Montgomery, and Saline Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Garland had a population of 99,386 people. This is an increase of 3.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 96,067 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Garland represented 3.29% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Garland County:

  • Fountain Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Hot Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lonsdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

Websites of Interest ...

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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