Pearcy is an

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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 counte ...

(CDP) in Garland County,

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 306.

History

In 2009 the rural community became noted as the site of the Pearcy murders, said to be a "robbery gone wrong." On April 25, 2011, a tornado associated with the

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hit the Pearcy area, destroying houses in nearby

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.NOAA report
/ref> Bruce Cozart, Republican member of the

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from District 24, is a Pearcy native and a developer in

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Demographics

2020 census

Education

It is in the Lake Hamilton School District.

References

Unincorporated communities in Garland County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Census-designated places in Garland County, Arkansas Census-designated places in Arkansas {{Arkansas-geo-stub