Hempstead County | |
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.jpg) .jpg) .jpg)  Clockwise from top: Hempstead County Courthouse in Hope, Bill Clinton Birthplace, Politicians at the Hope Watermelon Festival, the former Hempstead County Courthouse) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas | |
 Arkansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°44′07″N 93°40′06″W / 33.7353°N 93.66844°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| Founded | December 15, 1818 |
| Named for | Edward Hempstead |
| Seat | Hope |
| Largest city | Hope |
| Area | |
• Total | 741 sq mi (1,920 km2) |
| • Land | 728 sq mi (1,890 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (40 km2) 1.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,065 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | hempsteadcountyar |
Hempstead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,065,[1] down from 22,609 at the 2010 census.[2] The county seat is Hope.[3] Hempstead County is Arkansas's fourth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Pulaski counties. The county is named for Edward Hempstead, a delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Missouri Territory, which included present-day Arkansas at the time.[4] It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
The 42nd United States President, Bill Clinton, who served from 1993 to 2001, was born in the county seat of Hope on August 19, 1946.[5] As of 2024, Clinton is the first and only President to have been born in Arkansas.
- ^ "QuickFacts". U.S. Census Bureau. April 1, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 154.
- ^ "William J. Clinton". The White House. Retrieved July 22, 2022.