Welcome to Pope County ...
Time Zone: Pope County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Russellville is the Seat for Pope County.
Pope County was founded in 1829 and was created by taking area from Crawford County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pope had a population of 64,145 people. This is an increase of 3.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 61,754 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Pope represented 2.12% of the total population of Arkansas.
Below are some of the communities located in Pope County:
- Atkins
- Dover
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Dover
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover<2>
- Hector
- London
- Pottsville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
- Former names for Pottsville:
- Pott's Inn
- Pott's Station
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Pottsville
- Russellville
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Websites specific to Pope County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Van Buren County
- Yell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |