Beirne is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in southern
Clark County,
Arkansas
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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the
2020 census with a population of 36.
It is located southwest of
Gurdon, at .
History
Beirne was first settled in 1880 by James Lewis Beirne of
Grafton, Illinois
Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. It is located near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 626. Prior to the Great Flood of 1993, Gra ...
on that he had purchased. Within a year there was a
planing mill and a store, along with a railroad depot to serve the area.
In 1890 the community was known alternately as Beirne or Beirne Station.
By 1897, Beirne had at least two saw mills that made lumber for furniture and other uses.
Lumber is still the main industry in Beirne, with Anthony Timberlands having their hardwood operation there.
Transportation
State Highway 51 passes north–south through the Beirne.
For rail freight Beirne is served by the
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
, which passes through the community and has a spur into the Anthony Timberlands lumber mill.
Demographics
2020 census
References
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Arkansas
Census-designated places in Clark County, Arkansas
Census-designated places in Arkansas
Populated places established in 1880
1880 establishments in Arkansas
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