Franklin County

The population of Franklin County (Wikipedia) increased from 17,771 in 2000 to an estimated 18,016 in 2009 (Census).  It has 610 square miles, and the county seats are Charleston and Ozark.

Franklin County - Statewide Map
Franklin County Features
Franklin County Land Use
 
 
 
Watersheds Within Pop. Change 2006 Land Use
2000 - 2007 Population Change (Statewide)
  • Forest: 58.4%
  • Grassland: 26.1%
  • Transitional: 9.3%
  • Suburban: 3.1%
  • Water: 1.8%
  • Cropland: 0.8%
  • Urban : 0.6%
  (View Full Map) Data Source: CAST

 

 

Additional Franklin County Information

 

Franklin County Contact Information*

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Government Agencies
Agency: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Title: Private Lands Biologist
Name: Ralph Meeker
Address: P.O. Box 23669
  Barling, AR  72923
Phone: 877-478-1043
Mobile: 479-651-0878
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Agency: Franklin County Conservation District
Title: Secretary
Name: Christine Simpson
Address: 2720 West Commercial
  Ozark, AR  72949
Phone: 501-667-8600
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Agency: UofA Cooperative Extension Service
Title: County Agent
Name: Cindy Ham
Address: Box 807
  Charleston, AR  72933
Phone: 479-965-2272
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Agency: USDA Franklin County Farm Service Agency
Title: Executive Director
Name: Bobby Buffalo
Address: 2720 West Commercial
  Ozark, AR  72949
Phone: 479-667-8600 x2
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Agency: USDA NRCS Ozark Service Center
Title: District Conservationist
Name: David Tencleve
Address: 2720 West Commercial St.
  Ozark, AR  72949-3408
Phone: 479-667-4178
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Elected Officials
Agency: Franklin County
Title: County Judge
Name: Joe Powell
Address: 6900 Powell Drive
  Ozark, AR  72949
Phone: 479-667-4726
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Agency: City of Altus
Title: Mayor of Altus
Name: Veronica Post
Address: 523 Baxter Street
  Altus, AR  72821
Phone: 479-468-4191
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Agency: City of Branch
Title: Mayor of Branch
Name: Gerald Harris
Address: 211 HWY 22 East
  Branch, AR  72928
Phone: 479-965-8210
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Agency: City of Charleston
Title: Mayor of Charleston
Name: Sherman Hiatt
Address: Post Office Box 837
  Charleston, AR  72833
Phone: 479-965-2269
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Agency: City of Ozark
Title: Mayor of Ozark
Name: Vernon McDaniel
Address: 311 Protheroe Drive
  Ozark, AR  72949
Phone: 501-667-4735
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Agency: City of Altus
Title: Mayor of Wiederkehr Village
Name: Alcuin Wiederkehr
Address: 1506 Alpine Meadow
  Altus, AR  72821
Phone: 479-468-2249
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Agency: House District 067
Title: State Representative District 067
Name: Steven Breedlove
Address: 3215 Osprey Drive
  Greenwood, AR  72936
Phone: 479-996-6040
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Agency: House District 083
Title: State Representative District 083
Name: Beverly Pyle
Address: 1017 Dorothy Drive
  Cedarville, AR  72932
Phone: 479-474-6158
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Agency: House District 084
Title: State Representative District 084
Name: John Wells
Address: Post Office Box 645
  Paris, AR  72855
Phone: 479-963-3227
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Agency: Senate District 03
Title: State Senate District 03
Name: Ruth Whitaker
Address: Post Office Box 349
  Cedarville, AR  72932
Phone: 479-474-0911
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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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