Mena is the county seat of Polk County, where most local government offices are located. Dallas, with its location on Long’s Trail, which to the north connected to the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, and to the south passed into what is now Oklahoma, became a regional center and a major stop for the stagecoach. Rank Cities, Towns & … Mrs. Cicero Cole and her two grandchildren were the last to leave the area. Local writer Jack Darr joined the staff of Radio Electronics Magazine while living in Mena in the 1960s, writing two monthly columns, and eventually published twenty books. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. The fourth War Bond drive went nearly twenty percent over, to $287,669, with KCS Railroad buying $100,000 in War Bonds. By 1932, twenty-two buildings had been constructed, and the campus was 320 acres. James Alaniz 400 Block Of First Street, Mena, AR 71953. In 1900, it had the central division shops of the railroad. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Community Foundation. Louisiana Purchase through Early Statehood Such planes left Mena carrying Arkansas-made guns and returned to the United States carrying 20,000 tons of cocaine over a three-and-a-half-year period. Aerial photos showed heaviest damage in the western parts of Mena; however, forty percent of the city was affected. Allegations were that drugs were being used to raise money for Contras in Nicaragua to overthrow the government. The 1860 census gave the Polk County population as 4,090 whites and 172 black slaves. ... Polk Central Appraisal District. In 1935, it was reported in Ripley’s Believe It or Not that one square mile on Rich Mountain had “more types of wild fruit, medicinal plants, timbers, flowers, ferns, mosses, grasses, weeds, and other small plants, in a natural state, than any place on Earth.”. Three Mena citizens died: Anna Cress, Albert Shaw Jr., and Judy Lobner. The 1990 census showed not a single black resident of the county, but that has changed recently, in particular with James Tarver, a black entertainer in Branson, Missouri, who married a woman from Mena and moved there. What is today UA Rich Mountain opened in August 1975. Timber is still important to Polk County, as is Mena Regional Health System, with a payroll over $9 million. Famous Residents Polk County as en county uun de US-ameerikoons bundesstoot Arkansas.At county leit uun a waast faan a bundesstoot. He was convicted, and agreed to cooperate with authorities. In a special election on June 25, 1898, even the residents of Dallas voted for moving the county seat to Mena. On February 20, 1901, Peter “Nigger Pete” Berryman was arrested following an argument with Essie Osborne, a twelve-year-old girl who was nailing a board on the fence opening that he used to get water. Polk County AR Cemetery Records. Out of the total people living in poverty, 23.50% were under the age of 18 and 16.20% were 65 or older. The railroad arrived on August 19, 1896. Polk County, Arkansas Public Records Directory - Quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Hours. Local towns missed by the railroad, such as Cove, relocated nearer to take advantage of it. Its assets were sold to satisfy debts and fines. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The fifty-four-mile Talimena Scenic Drive, from Mena into Oklahoma, has been designated a National Scenic Byway. The following year, their failure to pay their mortgages led to federal marshals ending their vigil peacefully. Det hee 19.964 lidj (2019).At hoodsteed faan't county as Mena.. Kwelen. We now have 46 counties that have created and are maintaining this important public safety data set. Enter one or more search terms. The Town or City Hall is responsible for ensuring compliance with building codes and investigating possible Polk County building code violations. Note: This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Vandervoort (Polk County) was named after the maiden name of Jan de Goeigen’s mother; it was originally named Janssen, his wife’s maiden name. In 1910, the railroad moved its division shops to Heavner, Oklahoma, taking away over 800 workers. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Polk County, AR declined from 20,212 to 20,163, a -0.242% decrease and its median household income grew from $33,870 to … The Poteau and Kiamichi rivers also run through the area. Seal’s plane was reportedly modified in Mena to carry drugs. Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. Property Search Options. The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. With a population of 3,423 Mena was two and a half times the size of Tulsa. Dorothy Shaver, who graduated from Mena High School in 1910, was the first female president of a U.S. multimillion dollar corporation, becoming the head of Lord & Taylor in 1946. In Arkansas, the Tax Collector or Commissioner of State Lands will sell Tax Deeds to winning bidders at the Polk County Tax Deeds sale. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. Justice of the Peace Clem Brown found the college guilty of failing to display the U.S. flag, displaying an unlawful emblem, and “anarchy.” He fined the college $2,500. Over the past few election cycles Polk County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The college soon attracted attention by becoming active in labor movements, and in September 1940, three charges were filed against the college. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Mena, AR: Desert Biological Publications, 1995. Polk County Arkansas Map. Polk County Collector's Office Scott Sawyer Phone (479) 394-8110 Fax (479) 394-1975 On behalf of Polk Central Appraisal District I would like to welcome you to our website. Lancaster, Guy. Major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. The Cossatot River State Park–Natural Area covers part of Polk County. Give a donation in someone’s name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km2). Vail, Roy. Long, narrow ridges of folded rock, large fertile valleys and mountains covered with oak and pine trees make up the landscape of the county. There were 8,047 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. Williams, Troy, and Leon Toon, eds. The purpose of this meeting is to appoint poll workers for the March 1st Presidential Primary Election and conduct logic and accuracy testing of the election programming for the voting machines. Arthur E. Stilwell founded the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad, now the Kansas City Southern (KCS). As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,662. “‘There Are Not Many Negroes Here’: African Americans in Polk County, Arkansas, 1896–1937.” Arkansas Historical Quarterly 70 (Winter 2011): 429–449. Father Augustine Patrick Gallagher, a graduate of Subiaco Academy and St. Vincent’s College in Missouri, came to Mena on October 16, 1897, where he served St. Agnes Catholic Church. Approximately sixty-five African Americans were living in Polk County in 2010. 507 Church AveThe Polk County Assessor's Office is located in Mena, Arkansas. In late 1975, a group of resident in Grannis closed themselves off from the world in the expectation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Allegedly, money laundering was carried out in Mena, and Contra pilots were trained by Oliver North at an unlighted CIA airstrip near Nella, north of Mena. All Rights Reserved. Nofember 2020, am a klook 09:40 feranert wurden. Males had a median income of $23,397 versus $17,294 for females. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 or calsfoundation@cals.org. He chose a site about three miles west of Old Dallas as the location for a new town, Mena. It burned, and all records were destroyed. It traveled 14.5 miles, beginning 0.7 miles south/southeast of Potter, crossing Mena, then lifting off three miles northeast of Ink. Downtown streets were an unheard-of eighty feet wide. 72201. Statewide collections are found on the Arkansas Cemetery Records page. At about 8:10 p.m. on April 9, 2009, an F3 tornado touched down in Polk County. Stilwell founded other towns along his railroad, naming them for investors, employees, and friends. Property Search Options. Polk County was formed in 1844, from part of Sevier County and was named for James K. Polk who was the newly elected President of the United States. Probate Records 1883-1957 Polk County portion of the collection: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979: Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979 FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images) 1.1. A second courthouse was built in 1869. 100 Rock Street By the 1910 census, the number of African Americans living in the county dropped from 177 to forty-six. All of Polk County is in the Ouachita Mountains. Or, sign up for Kroger Rewards and a portion of your purchases at Kroger will be donated to the CALS Foundation. There were 9,236 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km2). Making things worse, Mena was hit by a tornado on April 13, 1911. Special thanks to the Department of Arkansas Heritage. At its height it had a weekly newspaper, two churches, a dozen stores, three mills, livery stables, and boarding houses. Rich Mountain is the site of the historic Queen Wilhelmina State Park. The construction of the railroad led to a case of racial violence, however, when white railroad workers teamed up with local white residents to drive off black workers, killing three of them in what was later called the Polk County Race War. The Ouachita River originates in Polk County, as do the Cossatot and Little Missouri. Encyclopedia of Arkansas 2020 Certified Appraisal Roll (Real) 2020 Certified Appraisal Roll (Real) 2020 Certified Appraisal Roll (Real) Real Appraisal Roll. Attractions [12][13], Coordinates: 34°30′07″N 94°14′27″W / 34.50194°N 94.24083°W / 34.50194; -94.24083, Learn how and when to remove this template message, National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Arkansas, "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990", "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Polk County Chief Deputy Collector Laura Kiersey 507 Church Ave Mena, AR 71953 Phone: (479) 394-8111 Donations made to the CALS Foundation are tax-deductible for United States federal income tax purposes. [1] The county seat is Mena. In December 1913, prominent attorney J. I. Polk County is the setting for Stephen Hunter's fictional Bob Lee Swagger series, the most notable being Black Light, as well as the place where Joel B Reed's fictional character, Jazz Phillips, of the Jazz Phillips mystery series, grew up. The first Polk County courthouse was in Dallas, named for Polk’s vice president, George Dallas. Mena and the Queen Wilhelmina Inn, a Brief History. POLK COUNTY SHERIFF. Polk County Sheriff A. L. Hadaway once grounded The Fat Lady but later said that the DEA in Miami ordered him to leave it alone. SCOTT SAWYER Elected in 2017 Contact & Address. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. The banquets were suspended during World War II and then ceased in 1947 due to lack of interest, though they were brought back for five years in the late 1990s. It was made a state park in 1957, and the state built a second lodge, which was dedicated on June 22, 1963. Polk County Pioneers. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. Polk County, located on the western edge of Arkansas, was the home of the comedy team of Lum and Abner, country singer T. Texas Tyler, and the controversial Commonwealth College. Today, Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport is a thriving city-owned center for aviation services. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. Aside from “Tuffy” Goff, Polk County was also the birthplace of country singer T. Texas Tyler. Welcome to the website of the Polk County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller. Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Garland “Bevo” Beavers was born in Mena on March 9, 1906, and went on to play football for the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County) and served as a quarterback for the Memphis Tigers. Town and City Halls in Polk County, Arkansas provide municipal services for their community, including issuing and enforcing building codes. Early Twentieth Century According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 862 square miles (2,230 km2), of which 858 square miles (2,220 km2) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km2) (0.6%) is water.[3]. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,662. The lodge was a failure and gradually rotted away. A committee formed that raised a $380 reward for the killers, but no arrests were ever made. USA (1,112,756) > Arkansas (18,844) > Polk County (228) > Polk County Cemetery Records (78) . Ever since the railroad arrived, Mena has been the largest city in Polk County. During the war, Mena gave triple its quota of scrap iron. Lee Hays of the musical group “The Weavers” and Governor Orval Faubus attended Commonwealth College. 3.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Polk County contains 225,000 acres of the Ouachita National Forest. A few years after the war, on November 24, 1921, a tornado struck near the town of Wickes, killing eight people. List Map. USA (1,112,756) > Arkansas (18,844) > Arkansas Cemetery Records (7,339) > Polk County Cemetery Records (78). History of Polk County. AcreValue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Little Rock, AR. However, the United States Census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Polk County native Norris “Tuffy” Goff, who later played Abner in Lum and Abner, was the toastmaster of the 1928 PCPC banquet; he made his first public appearance with Chet Lauck at the following year’s banquet. Read our Privacy Policy. Polk County, AR Property Records: Polk County is sponsored by the assessor and can be found on actDataScout.com. A group from Mena bought the site, and one of the members of this group, Landers L. Morrow, put a miniature riding train in the area, which attracted a number of visitors and convinced the state that the site was viable as a state park. All of Polk County is in the Ouachita Mountains. Of this population 89.77% were non-Hispanic whites, 0.31% were blacks, 1.76% Native Americans, 0.45% Asians, 2.03% non-Hispanics reporting one or more race and 5.76% Hispanic or Latino. For additional information: Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000", "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections", "Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision", Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polk_County,_Arkansas&oldid=996205950, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from May 2019, All articles needing additional references, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 December 2020, at 03:51. He photographed members of the Medillin Cartel loading cocaine onto his plane. Polk County lost eighty-three to World War II. As of the 2000 census,[10] there were 20,229 people, 8,047 households, and 5,793 families residing in the county. Civil War through Reconstruction Jazz pianist Bob Dorough also hailed from Polk County. In the early twentieth century, Mary Victory Mayfield  practiced medicine under the guise of a man and made national headlines when her real identity was discovered. Search Arkansas Assessor and Collector records online from the comfort of your home. The information included on these pages has been compiled by County staff from a variety of sources, and is subject to change without notice. My office has three branches that oversee more than 1,000 duties for our community. In 2018, Polk County, AR had a population of 20.2k people with a median age of 43.7 and a median household income of $37,035. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 or calsfoundation@cals.org. [2] Polk County is Arkansas's 48th county, formed on November 30, 1844, and named for James Polk, President of the United States. The mission of the District Court of Polk County, Arkansas, is to provide prompt, courteous, accessible services dedicated to ensuring equal justice in the resolution of criminal prosecutions, traffic charges, civil matters and other court related services of district court jurisdiction Court Clerks are not allowed to give legal advice. Recent internal data lists over $42 million of land listings for sale in Polk County. The Polk County Election Commission will meet Monday, February 8 at 9 AM at the Polk County Office Complex building in the Quorum Court Room. Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,662. 100 Rock Street The county seat is Mena. It is the site of Fernwood Bog Natural Area, Big Fork Creek Natural Area, Iron Mountain Natural Area, Black Fork Wilderness, part of the Ouachita Trail, Shady Lake Recreational Area, Bard Springs Recreational Area, and the Wolf Pen Gap ATV Trails. Powered by the Pulse, we are Polk County's premier news organization. Major support provided through a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Creating an account gives you access to all these features. Stilwell became friends with George Pullman, of the Pullman sleeping train car. It, too, burned, with all its records, in 1883. When a tribute gift is given the honoree will receive a letter acknowledging your generosity and a bookplate will be placed in a book. What is today Hatfield began as Clayton Spur, which was founded before the Civil War and later renamed. Polk County, named for President James K. Polk, was separated from Sevier County by the legislature on November 30, 1844. Around the 1920s, Mena was advertising itself as a town with “No Negroes.” By 1960, Polk County was one of only six counties in the state with not one African-American resident. 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