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Welcome to Johnson County ...

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

The community of Clarksville is the Seat for Johnson County.

Johnson County was founded in 1833.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Johnson had a population of 26,578 people. This is an increase of 4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,556 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Johnson represented 0.88% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Johnson County:

  • Clarksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman is located in Johnson County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Knoxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxville is located in Johnson County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Lamar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamar is located in Johnson County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <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.
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