Howard County

The population of Howard County (Wikipedia) decreased ever so slightly from 14,300 in 2000 to an estimated 14,291 in 2009 (Census).  It is 588 square miles, and the county seat is Nashville.

Howard County - Statewide Map
Howard County Features
Howard County Land Use
 
 
 
Watersheds Within Pop. Change 2006 Land Use
2000 - 2007 Population Change (Statewide)
  • Forest: 66.1%
  • Grassland: 17.6%
  • Transitional: 10.0%
  • Suburban: 3.9%
  • Water: 1.3%
  • Cropland: 0.6%
  • Urban : 0.5%
  (View Full Map) Data Source: CAST

 

 

Additional Howard County Information

 

Howard County Contact Information*

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Government Agencies
Agency: Arkansas Forestry Commission
Title: County Forester
Name: Jonathan Crews
Address: PO Box 134
  Dierks, AR  71833
Phone: 870-286-2119
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Agency: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Title: Private Lands Biologist
Name: Nicole Peterson
Address: 1305 Peach St.
  Hope, AR  71801
Phone: 870-777-5580
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Agency: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Title: Private Lands Biologist
Name: Eley Talley
Address: 175 Chapel Hill Rd.
  Nashville, AR  71852
Phone: 870-845-0083
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Agency: Howard County Conservation District
Title: Secretary
Name: Louise Morris
Address: 121 W. Sypert St.
  Nashville, AR  71852
Phone: 870-845-4121
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Agency: UofA Cooperative Extension Service
Title: County Agent
Name: Jean Ince
Address: 421 N. Main
  Nashville, AR  71852
Phone: 870-845-7517
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Agency: USDA Howard County Farm Service Agency
Title: Executive Director
Name: Crystal Masey
Address: Suite 1
  101 S. Washington
  Nashville, AR  71852
Phone: 870-845-4121 Ext. 2
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Agency: USDA NRCS Nashville Service Center
Title: District Conservationist
Name: Clint Ramsey
Address: 101 S. Washington St.
  Nashville, AR  71852-2554
Phone: 870-845-4121 Ext. 3
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Elected Officials
Agency: Howard County
Title: County Judge
Name: Max Tackett
Address: 421 North Mail Street, Room 1
  Nashville, AR  71852
Phone: 870-845-7500
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Agency: Tollette Water
Title: Mayor
Name: Martha Hendrix
Address: Post Office Box 418
  Mineral Spring, AR  71851
Phone: 870 2877200
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Agency: City of Dierks
Title: Mayor of Dierks
Name: T. W. Mounts, Jr.
Address: Post Office Box 364
  Dierks, AR  71833
Phone: 870-286-2697
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Agency: City of Mineral Springs
Title: Mayor of Mineral Springs
Name: Clyde Green
Address: Post Office Box 252
  Mineral Springs, AR  71851
Phone: 870-287-4221
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Agency: City of Nashville
Title: Mayor of Nashville
Name: Mike Reese
Address: 426 North Main Street
  Nashville, AR  71852
Phone: 870-845-7400
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Agency: City of Mineral Springs
Title: Mayor of Tollette
Name: W. Charles Miller
Address: 305 Pump Station Street
  Mineral Springs, AR  71851
Phone: 870-287-7200
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Agency: House District 021
Title: State Representative District 021
Name: Scott Sullivan
Address: 109 Long Meadow
  De Queen, AR  71832
Phone: 870-385-7766
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Agency: House District 023
Title: State Representative District 023
Name: Randy Stewart
Address: Post Office Box 23
  Kirby, AR  71950
Phone: 870-398-4630
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Agency: Senate District 20
Title: State Senate District 20
Name: Jim Hill
Address: 100 Center
  Nashville, AR  71852
Phone: 870-845-3273
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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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