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Welcome to Grant County ...

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

The community of Sheridan is the Seat for Grant County.

Grant County was founded in 1869. Grant was created by taking area from Jefferson, Hot Spring and Saline Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 18,265 people. This is an increase of 2.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,886 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 0.61% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Grant County:

  • Leola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Leola is located in Grant County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
  • Poyen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Poyen is located in Grant County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Prattsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sheridan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tull
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tull is located in Grant County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 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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