Lawrence County

The population of Lawrence County (Wikipedia) decreased from 17,774 in 2000 to an estimated 16,882 in 2009 (Census).  It has 587 square miles, and the county seat is Walnut Ridge.

Lawrence County - Statewide Map
Lawrence County Features
Lawrence County Land Use
 
 
 
Watersheds Within Pop. Change 2006 Land Use
2000 - 2007 Population Change (Statewide)
  • Cropland: 48.8%
  • Forest: 30.5%
  • Grassland: 12.0%
  • Transitional: 3.6%
  • Suburban: 2.5%
  • Water: 1.4%
  • Urban: 1.2%
  (View Full Map) Data Source: CAST

 

 

Additional Lawrence County Information

 

Lawrence County Contact Information*

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Government Agencies
Agency: Arkansas Forestry Commission
Title: County Forester
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Address: 401 Hwy 115
  Imboden, AR  72434
Phone: 870-869-2176
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Agency: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Title: Private Lands Biologist
Name: Lynn Fair
Address: 2920 McClellan Dr.
  Jonesboro, AR  72401
Phone: 877-972-5438
Mobile: 970-930-8194
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Agency: Lawrence County Conservation District
Title: Secretary
Name: Linda Phillips
Address: 1100 West Main
  Walnut Ridge, AR  72476
Phone: 870-886-2261
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Agency: UofA Cooperative Extension Service
Title: County Agent
Name: Martha May
Address: 1100 W Main St
  Walnut Ridge, AR  72476
Phone: 870-886-3741
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Agency: USDA Lawrence County Farm Service Agency
Title: Executive Director
Name: Rickey Goff
Address: 1100 West Main St.
  Walnut Ridge, AR  72476-1006
Phone: 870-886-7791 Ext. 2
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Agency: USDA NRCS Walnut Ridge Service Center
Title: District Conservationist
Name: Ben Starr
Address: 1100 West Main St.
  Walnut Ridge, AR  72476-1006
Phone: 870-886-7791 Ext. 3
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Elected Officials
Agency: Lawrence County
Title: County Judge
Name: Alex Latham
Address: 315 W Main
  Walnut Ridge, AR  72476
Phone: 870-886-1110
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Agency: Town of Blackrock
Title: Mayor of Blackrock
Name: Calvin McLaughlin
Address: 491 Elm Street
  Blackrock, AR  72415
Phone: 870-878-6792
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Agency: City of Hoxie
Title: Mayor of Hoxie
Name: Donnie Roberts
Address: Post Office Box 28
  Hoxie, AR  72433
Phone: 870-886-2742
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Agency: City of Imboden
Title: Mayor of Imboden
Name: Gene Dearen
Address: Post Office Box 487
  Imboden, AR  72434
Phone: 870-869-2996
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Agency: Town of Lynn
Title: Mayor of Lynn
Name: Van Doyle
Address: Post Office Box 100
  Lynn, AR  72440
Phone: 870-528-4261
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Agency: Town of Portia
Title: Mayor of Portia
Name: Dale Freeman
Address: Post Office Box 70
  Portia, AR  72457
Phone: 870-886-7897
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Agency: Town of Ravenden
Title: Mayor of Ravenden
Name: James Larry Gibbens
Address: 72 Hwy 63
  Ravenden, AR  72459
Phone: 870-869-2803
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Agency: Town of Strawberry
Title: Mayor of Strawberry
Name: Jared Smith
Address: Post Office Box 110
  Strawberry, AR  72459
Phone: 870-528-4062
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Agency: City of Walnut Ridge
Title: Mayor of Walnut Ridge
Name: Michelle Rogers
Address: 300 W Main
  Walnut Ridge  72476
Phone: 870-886-6638
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Agency: House District 073
Title: State Representative District 073
Name: J. R. Rogers
Address: 102 West Main
  Walnut Ridge, AR  72476
Phone: 870-886-6469
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Agency: Senate District 11
Title: State Senate District 11
Name: Robert Thompson
Address: 414 West Court
  Paragould, AR  72450
Phone: 870-239-9581
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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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