Ashley County, Arkansas
16 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 18,429
- Median household income
- $44,266
- ±3,356
- Unemployed
- 5.5%
- 384 of 7,012 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.0%
- 5,887 of 7,356 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Ashley | 18,674 (2021) | 205 E Jefferson St, Hamburg | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crossett | 4,706 (2021) | Po Box 560, Crossett | — |
| City of Hamburg | 2,469 (2021) | Po Box 72, Hamburg | — |
| City of Montrose | 240 (2021) | Po Box 185, Montrose | — |
| City of Parkdale | 175 (2021) | Po Box 145, Parkdale | — |
| City of Portland | 318 (2021) | Po Box 126, Portland | — |
| City of Wilmot | 409 (2021) | Po Box 67, Wilmot | — |
| Town of Fountain Hill | 109 (2021) | 125 Hickory St, Fountain Hill | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Bayou Watershed Improvement District | Drainage | Po Box 295, Wilmot | — |
| Fleschmans Bayou Watershed Improvement District | Drainage | 916 S Lakeshore Dr, Lake Village | — |
| Mainline Drainage Improvement District | Drainage | Po Box 190, Portland | — |
| Ashley County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 493, Hamburg | — |
| Crossett City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 488, Crossett | Website |
| North Crossett Utilities | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 576, Crossett | — |
| Ashley County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 312 N Cherry St, Hamburg | — |
| Highway 9 Water Users Assocociation Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 907, Malvern | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CROSSETT SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
219 MAIN, Crossett, AR, 71635
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HAMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district5 schools
202 EAST PARKER, Hamburg, AR, 71646
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Morehouse Farmers' Market (305 E. Madison Street Bastrop)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.