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Welcome to White County ...

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

The community of Searcy is the Seat for White County.

White County was founded in 1835. White was created by taking area from Independence, Jackson and Pulaski Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> White had a population of 78,753 people. This is an increase of 1.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 77,356 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, White represented 2.65% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in White County:

  • Bald Knob
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beebe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beebe is located in White County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,205 people
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  • Bradford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradford is located in White County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Garner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Garner is located in White County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
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  • Georgetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Georgetown is located in White County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Griffithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffithville is located in White County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Higginson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Higginson is located in White County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Judsonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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    • Kensett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Kensett is located in White County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
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    • Letona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Letona is located in White County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • McRae
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McRae is located in White County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Pangburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Bud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Russell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Searcy
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Searcy is located in White County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
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    • West Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Point is located in White County (AR)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 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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