Cleburne County is a

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located in the

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,970. The

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and most populous city is Heber Springs. The county was formed on February 20, 1883, as the last of Arkansas's 75 counties to be formed. It is named for Confederate Major-General

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. Cleburne is an alcohol prohibition or

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Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (6.5%) is water. Much of the water area in the County includes Greers Ferry Lake, which extends westward into neighboring Van Buren County.

Major highways

Arkansas Highway 5 Highway 5 (AR 5, Ark. 5, and Hwy. 5) is a designation for three state highways in Arkansas. The southern segment of runs from Highway 7 in Hot Springs north to US Highway 70 (US 70) in Little Rock. A northern segment of be ...

Arkansas Highway 16 Highway 16 (AR 16, Ark. 16, and Hwy. 16) is an east–west state highway in Arkansas. The route begins in Siloam Springs at US Highway 412 (US 412) and Highway 59 and runs east through Fayetteville and the Ozark National F ...

Arkansas Highway 25 Arkansas Highway 25 is a northeast–southwest state highway in north central Arkansas. The route runs from US 64 in Conway to US 63/412 in Black Rock through Greers Ferry, Batesville, and the foothills of The Ozarks. Route description AR 2 ...

Arkansas Highway 25B * Arkansas 25S

Arkansas Highway 25S * Arkansas 87

Arkansas Highway 87 Highway 87 (AR 87, Ark. 87, and Hwy. 87) is a designation for four north–south state highways in Arkansas. Created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering, the original alignment remains between Bradford and Pleasant Plains, though it h ...

Arkansas Highway 92 Arkansas Highway 92 is a mostly north–south state highway of in north-central Arkansas. Route description AR 92 begins at US 64 in Plumerville. The route crosses Interstate 40 and continues north through Conway County Conway County ...

Arkansas Highway 107 * Arkansas 110

Arkansas Highway 110 Highway 110 (AR 110, Ark. 110, and Hwy. 110) is a designation for three east–west state highways in north central Arkansas. One segment of runs east from US Highway 65 (US 65) at Botkinburg to Highway 9/ Highway 16 ...

Arkansas Highway 124 Arkansas Highway 124 is a designation for two state highways in Central Arkansas. The western segment of runs from Russellville to Rose Bud. An eastern segment of runs east in White County from Pangburn to AR 157. Route description Russell ...

Arkansas Highway 210 Arkansas Highway 225 * Arkansas 263

Arkansas Highway 263 Highway 263 (AR 263, Ark. 263, and Hwy. 263) is a north–south List of Arkansas state highways, state highway in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains. A low-volume, two-lane road, Highway 263 connects several rural unincorporated communities to the s ...

Arkansas Highway 336 * Arkansas 337

Arkansas Highway 337 * Arkansas 356

Arkansas Highway 356 * Arkansas 980(Airport)

Arkansas Highway 980 Highway 980 (AR 980, Ark. 980, and Hwy. 980) is a state highway designation for all state maintained airport roads in Arkansas." rkansasState Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research DivisionDatabase.. Retrieved November ...

Adjacent counties

* Stone County (north) * Independence County (northeast) * White County (southeast) * Faulkner County (southwest) * Van Buren County (west)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 24,711 people, 10,783 households, and 7,230 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 24,046 people, 10,190 households, and 7,408 families residing in the county. The

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was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 13,732 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.20%

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, 0.12%

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, 0.47% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.15% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.17% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 10,190 households, out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were

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living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.74. In the county, the population was spread out, with 21.30% under the age of 18, 6.60% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,531, and the median income for a family was $37,273. Males had a median income of $28,844 versus $19,672 for females. The

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for the county was $17,250. About 9.00% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the

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, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Despite being a typical

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county for most of its history, voting overwhelmingly for Democratic candidates, Cleburne County has trended heavily towards the GOP in recent decades. As of 2020, the last Democrat to carry this county was

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Communities

Cities

* Fairfield Bay (mostly in Van Buren County) * Greers Ferry * Heber Springs (county seat) * Quitman (partly in Faulkner County)

Towns

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* Higden

Census-designated place

* Tumbling Shoals

Other unincorporated communities

* Drasco

Townships

Cleburne County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large

* California * Center Post * Clayton * East Peter Creek * Francis * Giles ( Greers Ferry) * Grassey (

) * Healing Springs * Heber (most of Heber Springs) * McJester * Morgan (part of Fairfield Bay) * Mountain * North Cadron (part of Quitman) * Pickens * Pine * Piney * Poff * Saline ( Higden) * South Cadron (part of Quitman) * Sugar Camp * Sugar Loaf * Valley (part of Heber Springs) * West Peter Creek ( Tumbling Shoals) * Wilburn

References

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