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Welcome to Hector ...

The town of Hector is located in Pope County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hector, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hector has a population of 463 people<2> (see below for details).

Hector is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Hector: 479

The ZIP code for Hector: 72843<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hector had an population of 463 people. This is an increase of 2.89% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hector had a population of 450 people. This makes Hector the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Hector represents 0.02% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 290th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 450 people, the population of Hector decreased 11.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 506 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hector.

Communities Also Named Hector ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hector - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hector.

Communities near Hector ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hector.

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 Hector. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hector.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hector. 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 Hector.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hector. See our Newspapers Page for Hector.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hector ...

Looking for more information about Hector? 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 Hector, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hector.

Adding Hector to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hector 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 Hector was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Hector post office opened in 1888.

We also found Hector in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hector.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hector. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hector.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hector - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Hector). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hector or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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