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There are 75 Counties in the State of Arkansas which vary from the rich Delta farmlands of the Mississippi River valley to the rolling hills and gently sloped mountains of the Ozarks and Ouachitas

 

 

 

 

  

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Columbia County, Arkansas

Columbia County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

 

County Seat: Magnolia
Year Organized: 1852
Square Miles: 766
 		 Court House:

1 Court Square
County Courthouse
Magnolia, AR 71753-3527
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Columbia is named for Columbia, a female personification of the United States. Columbia (IPA: /kəˈlʌmbiə/) is a poetic name for the United States of America and for the feminine symbolic personification thereof.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Created in December 1852, from parts of Lafayette, Hempstead, Union, and Ouachita counties, Columbia County was named from the time of the American Revolution and refers to the new American nation, derived from Christopher Columbus. The county seat is Magnolia. The stately old courthouse surrounded by the large magnolia trees is a landmark. Each year Columbia County holds a Magnolia Festival that brings people from far and near to enjoy the activities. Columbia County is rolling hills with good land for farming and forests for timbering and cotton as a cash crop. Cattle and poultry are raised throughout the county along with pine tree harvesting. Industry provides most jobs in the county. Southern Arkansas University is located in the county and Logoly State Park is situated on 345 acres of forested coastal plain with 11 natural springs, a visitor center and amphitheater. Lake Columbia, the newest reservoir, is separated into zones, some for fishing, some for pleasure boating, and some with multiple facilities available for recreation.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • North: Nevada County
  • Northeast: Ouachita County
  • East: Union County
  • Southeast: Claiborne Parish, La.
  • South: Webster Parish, La.
  • West: Lafayette County
Cities and Towns:
- Emerson town Incorporated Area
- Magnolia (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- McNeil city Incorporated Area
- Taylor city Incorporated Area
- Waldo city Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."
 

 

 

 

 
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