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Welcome to Poinsett County ...

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

The community of Harrisburg is the Seat for Poinsett County.

Poinsett County was founded in 1838. Poinsett was created by taking area from Greene and Lawrence Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Poinsett had a population of 23,528 people. This is a decrease of 4.03% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,515 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Poinsett represented 0.84% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Poinsett County:

  • Fisher
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Poinsett County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lepanto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
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  • Marked Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Trumann
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trumann is located in Poinsett County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
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  • Tyronza
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyronza is located in Poinsett County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
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  • Waldenburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Weiner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Weiner is located in Poinsett County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 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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