Prairie County

The population of Prairie County (Wikipedia) decreased from 9,539 in 2000 to an estimated 8,582 in 2009 (Census).  It has 646 square miles, and the county seats are Des Arc and De Valls Bluff.

Prairie County - Statewide Map
Prairie County Features
Prairie County Land Use
 
 
 
Watersheds Within Pop. Change 2006 Land Use
2000 - 2007 Population Change (Statewide)
  • Cropland: 48.3%
  • Forest: 31.9%
  • Transitional: 6.0%
  • Grassland: 5.9%
  • Water: 5.8%
  • Suburban: 1.6%
  • Urban: 0.5%
  (View Full Map) Data Source: CAST

 

 

Additional Prairie County Information

 

Prairie County Contact Information*

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Government Agencies
Agency: Arkansas Forestry Commission
Title: County Forester
Name: Shane Booth
Address: PO Box 1225
  Stuttgart, AR  72160
Phone: 870-673-2851
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Agency: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Title: Private Lands Biologist
Name: David Covington
Address: 6446 Raborn Rd.
  Carlisle, AR  72024
Phone: 870-734-4581
Mobile: 870-734-6129
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Agency: Prairie County Conservation District
Title: Secretary
Name: Faye Keathley
Address: 110 Industrial St.
  Hazen, AR  72064
Phone: 870-255-3719
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Agency: UofA Cooperative Extension Service
Title: County Agent
Name: Hank Chaney
Address: Courthouse Box 388
  DeValls Bluff, AR  72041
Phone: 870-998-2614
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Agency: USDA Prarie County Farm Service Agency
Title: Executive Director
Name: Archie Haynes
Address: PO Box 526
  Hazen, AR  72064-0526
Phone: 870-255-3573 Ext. 2
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Agency: USDA NRCS Hazen Service Center
Title: District Conservationist
Name: Kennard Williams
Address: PO Box 526
  Hazen, AR  72064-0526
Phone: 870-255-3573 Ext. 3
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Elected Officials
Agency: Prairie County
Title: County Judge
Name: Michael Skarda
Address: Route 1  Box 222
  Des Arc, AR  72040
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Agency: City of Des Arc
Title: Mayor of Des Arc
Name: Jim Garth
Address: Post Office Box 263
  Des Arc, AR  72040
Phone: 870-256-4175
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Agency: City of Hazen
Title: Mayor of Hazen
Name: Rick Johnson
Address: Post Office Box 808
  Hazen, AR  72064
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Agency: House District 014
Title: State Representative District 014
Name: Benny Petrus
Address: 607 Park Avenue
  Stuttgart, AR  72160
Phone: 870-673-4602
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Agency: Senate District 28
Title: State Senate District 28
Name: Bobby Glover
Address: 701 N. Center
  Post Office Box 1
  Carlisle, AR  72024
Phone: 870-552-3300
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Announcements

  • Clean Water Act Section 303(d) Impaired Waters Data Update here
  • Arkansas’s Final/ Draft Impaired Waterbodies – 303(d) List by Year here
  • AR Water Newsletter, Summer, 2015 here
  • NPS Management Plan (PDF) here
  • The projects presented at the 2015 annual NPS conference are located here

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