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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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Jackson County, Arkansas

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

 

County Seat: Newport
Year Organized: 1829
Square Miles: 634		 Court House:

208 Main Street
Newport, AR 72212-0000
Etymology - Origin of County Name

Jackson is named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. He was a polarizing figure who dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s. His political ambition combined with widening political participation by more people shaped the modern Democratic Party. Renowned for his toughness, he was nicknamed "Old Hickory". As he based his career in developing Tennessee, Jackson was the first President primarily associated with the frontier.

 

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Created in November 5, 1829, from part of Independence County, in which it was named after Andrew Jackson, then first-term president of the United States. Newport is the county seat. The County Seat has been changed five times. Litchfield (1831) Elizabeth (1839), Augusta (1852), Jackson port (1854) and Newport (1892). The landscape of Jackson County is rich delta farmland in the north, central, and south and rolling hills in the extreme western part. The economy of the county is agricultural, chiefly, rice, soybeans, corn, milo, beef cattle, and catfish. Other industries, aluminum, wood products, manufactured goods and food processing are active. The White River, running across the southwestern part of the county, is one of the premier trout streams in the South. The Black River forms the western boundary and offers good cat fishing. The Wildlife Management Area, with acres of bottomland shared by four other counties, offers hunting that is popular to this area. In June each year a port fest, rollin' on the River Festival, is held and has been recognized as one of the top 100 festivals in the nation. Family fun and entertainment abound. Many tourists visit this area each year.

 

Neighboring Counties:
  • North: Lawrence County
  • Northeast: Craighead County
  • East: Poinsett County
  • Southeast: Cross County
  • South: Woodruff County
  • Southwest: White County
  • Northwest: Independence County
Cities and Towns:
- Amagon town Incorporated Area
- Beedeville town Incorporated Area
- Campbell Station town Incorporated Area
- Diaz city Incorporated Area
- Grubbs town Incorporated Area
- Jacksonport town Incorporated Area
- Newport (County Seat) city Incorporated Area
- Swifton city Incorporated Area
- Tuckerman city Incorporated Area
- Tupelo town Incorporated Area
- Weldon town Incorporated Area
County Resources:

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County Resource Guide

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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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