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Welcome to Izard County ...

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

The community of Melbourne is the Seat for Izard County.

Izard County was founded in 1825.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Izard had a population of 13,629 people. This is a decrease of 0.71% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,726 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Izard represented 0.47% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Izard County:

  • Calico Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Guion
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Guion is located in Izard County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Melbourne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford is located in Izard County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Pineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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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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