Dallas County is a

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located in the

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,482, making it the fourth-least populous county in Arkansas. The

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is Fordyce. Dallas County is Arkansas's 49th county, formed on January 1, 1845; it was named for George M. Dallas, 11th

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water.

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 79 * U.S. Highway 167 * Highway 7 * Highway 8 * Highway 9 * Highway 46 * Highway 48

Adjacent counties

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(northeast) * Cleveland County (east) * Calhoun County (southeast) * Ouachita County (southwest) * Clark County (west) * Hot Spring County (northwest)

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,482 people, 2,969 households, and 1,797 families residing in the county.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 9,210 people, 3,519 households, and 2,431 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 4,401 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 56.96%

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, 40.98%

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, 0.24% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 1.01% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 1.92% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 3,519 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were

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living together, 13.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.03. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.20% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $26,608, and the median income for a family was $32,630. Males had a median income of $28,538 versus $17,884 for females. The

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for the county was $14,610. About 13.30% of families and 18.90% of the population were below the

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, including 23.80% of those under age 18 and 20.00% of those age 65 or over.

Government

The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the

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and the Arkansas Code. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Dallas County Quorum Court has nine members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the

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of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions. The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 1 Independent. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are: * District 1: Wornest Lambert (D) * District 2: Loretta Cotton (D) * District 3: Edith Totty (I) * District 4: Tracy Scott Graves (R) * District 5: Todd Roark (R) * District 6: John Andrew Johnson (R) * District 7: David A. Fite (R) * District 8: Robert Seale (R) * District 9: Donny Ford (R) Additionally, the townships of Dallas County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the

. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult. The township constables as of the 2024 elections are: * District 8: Brady Harmon (R) * District 9: Kenneth Workman (D)

Politics

Prior to 2004, this county was considered an "ancestral" Democratic county, where Democrats won every presidential race with exceptions for the

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campaign of

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and the

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and

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landslides of

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and

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, respectively. Former Governor

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won this county twice in his presidential runs:

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and

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won this county in

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, the most recent Democrat to do so.

Townships

* Bunn * Chester (

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) * Dry Run (part of Fordyce) * Fordyce (most of Fordyce) * Holly Springs * Jackson * Liberty * Manchester * Manning * Nix * Owen ( Sparkman) * Princeton * Smith * Southall * Willow

Communities

Cities

* Fordyce (county seat) * Sparkman

Smaller Communities

* Manning * Princeton *

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References

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Geography

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

2020 census

2000 census

Government

Government

Politics

Townships

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