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Welcome to Dierks ...The city of Dierks is located in Howard County<1>. The pronunciation of Dierks: 'dare-ricks' by locals, 'derks' by non-locals<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Dierks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906. The city was incorporated in 1907. The origin (or the toponymy) of Dierks: Named after Herman Dierks (1863-1946), who was the co-founder and president of the Dierks Lumber and Coal Company. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dierks has a population of 1,085 people<3> (see below for details). Dierks is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Dierks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Dierks lies within the (870) area code. The ZIP code for Dierks: 71833<5> Websites for Dierks ...Official Website: www.dierksarkansas.net/ Chamber of Commerce: www.dierkschamberofcommerce.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dierks had an population of 1,085 people. This is a decrease of 4.24% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.79% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dierks had a population of 1,133 people (which is 8.22% of the total population of Howard County). This makes Dierks the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Dierks represents 0.04% of the total population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 180th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,133 people, the population of Dierks decreased 7.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,230 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dierks. Communities near Dierks ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dierks.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dierks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dierks. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dierks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dierks. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dierks. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dierks. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dierks ...Looking for more information about Dierks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Dierks, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dierks. Adding Dierks to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dierks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dierks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Dierks. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Dierks: www.dierksarkansas.net/ The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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