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Welcome to Prairie County ...

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

Prairie County was founded in 1846. Prairie was created by taking area from Arkansas and Pulaski Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Prairie had a population of 8,062 people. This is a decrease of 7.57% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,722 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Prairie represented 0.3% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Prairie County:

  • De Valls Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Des Arc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Des Arc is located in Prairie County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <2>
  • Fredonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fredonia is located in Prairie County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Hazen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazen is located in Prairie County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <2>
  • Ulm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ulm is located in Prairie County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 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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