Poinsett County

The population of Poinsett County (Wikipedia) decreased from 25,614 in 2000 to an estimated 24,721 in 2009 (Census).  It has 758 square miles, and the county seat is Harrisburg.

Poinsett County - Statewide Map
Poinsett County Features
Poinsett County Land Use
 
 
 
Watersheds Within Pop. Change 2006 Land Use
2000 - 2007 Population Change (Statewide)
  • Cropland: 74.8%
  • Forest: 15.2%
  • Water: 2.9%
  • Transitional: 2.4%
  • Grassland: 2.2%
  • Suburban: 1.9%
  • Urban: 0.6%
  (View Full Map) Data Source: CAST

 

 

Additional Poinsett County Information

 

Poinsett County Contact Information*

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Government Agencies
Agency: Arkansas Forestry Commission
Title: County Forester
Name: Bryan McElroy
Address: Post Office Box 669
  Jonesboro, AR  72403
Phone: 870-932-2251
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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: Poinsett County Conservation District
Title: Secretary
Name: Brandy Gardner
Address: 515 Brooks Ave.
  Harrisburg, AR  72432
Phone: 870-578-5332
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Agency: UofA Cooperative Extension Service
Title: County Agent
Name: Rick Thompson
Address: 302 North Main St.
  Harrisburg, AR  72432
Phone: 870-578-4490
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Agency: USDA Poinsett County Farm Service Agency
Title: Executive Director
Name: Mike Bruce
Address: PO Box 379
  Harrisburg, AR  72432-0379
Phone: 870-578-2444 x2
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Agency: USDA NRCS Harrisburg Service Center
Title: District Conservationist
Name: John Wheeler
Address: PO Box 379
  Harrisburg, AR  72432-0379
Phone: 870-578-2444 Ext. 3
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Elected Officials
Agency: Poinsett County
Title: County Judge
Name: Doyle Hillis
Address: 24616 Hwy 14 East
  Trumann, AR  72472
Phone: 870-593-2395
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Agency: Town of Fisher
Title: Mayor of Fisher
Name: Homer Anschultz
Address: Post Office Box 102
  Fisher, AR  72429
Phone: 870-328-7687
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Agency: City of Harrisburg
Title: Mayor of Harrisburg
Name: Donnie Faulkner
Address: 202 East Street
  Harrisburg, AR  72432
Phone: 870-578-5467
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Agency: City of Lepanto
Title: Mayor of Lepanto
Name: Kevin Wright
Address: Post Office Box 334
  Lepanto, AR  72354
Phone: 870-475-2420
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Agency: City of Marked Tree
Title: Mayor of Marked Tree
Name: Dixon Chandler
Address: 1 Elm Street
  Post Office Box 246
  Marked Tree, AR  72365
Phone: 870-358-2620
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Agency: City of Trumann
Title: Mayor of Trumann
Name: Sheila Walters
Address: Post Box 14
  Trumann, AR  72472
Phone: 870-483-7597
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Agency: Town of Tyronza
Title: Mayor of Tyronza
Name: Marion Bearden
Address: 123 Beley
  Tyronza, AR  72386
Phone: 870-487-2505
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Agency: Town of Waldenburg
Title: Mayor of Waldenburg
Name: William Wood
Address: Post Office Box 66
  Waldenburg, AR  72475
Phone: 870-579-2251
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Agency: City of Welner
Title: Mayor of Weiner
Name: Arthur Booth, II
Address: 138 Friendship Lane
  Weiner, AR  72479
Phone: 870-684-7371
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Agency: House District 056
Title: State Representative District 056
Name: Larry Lovell
Address: 201 W Riverside
  Marked Tree, AR  72365
Phone: 870-358-4104
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Agency: Senate District 15
Title: State Senate District 15
Name: Steven Bryles
Address: 514 W. Main St.
  Blytheville, AR  72315
Phone: 870-762-1365
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Poinsett County General Information 

 

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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