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Welcome to Pope County ...

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

The community of Golconda is the Seat for Pope County.

Pope County was founded in 1816. Pope was created by taking area from Gallatin and Johnson Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pope had a population of 4,177 people. This is a decrease of 6.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,474 people in 2010).

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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.