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Welcome to Van Buren County ...

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

The community of Clinton is the Seat for Van Buren County.

Van Buren County was founded in 1833. Van Buren was created by taking area from Conway, Izard and Independence Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Van Buren had a population of 16,545 people. This is a decrease of 4.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,310 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Van Buren represented 0.59% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Van Buren County:

  • Clinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in Van Buren County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Damascus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Damascus is located in Van Buren County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
  • Shirley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shirley is located in Van Buren County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <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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