Prairie County, Arkansas
11 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
- 8,064
- Median household income
- $51,646
- ±6,250
- Unemployed
- 3.0%
- 109 of 3,585 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 72.8%
- 2,369 of 3,256 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 Prairie | 8,135 (2021) | 605 Highway 38, Des Arc | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of de Valls Bluff | 513 (2021) | Po Box 297, De Valls Bluff | — |
| City of Des Arc | 1,871 (2021) | Po Box 389, Des Arc | — |
| City of Fredonia (briscoe) | 301 (2021) | 274 Sportsman Dr, Biscoe | — |
| City of Hazen | 1,443 (2021) | Po Box 564, Hazen | — |
| Town of Ulm | 170 (2021) | Po Box 157, Ulm | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Arc Watershed Improvement District | Flood control | 211 W Arch Ave, Searcy | — |
| De Valls Bluff City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 753 E Walnut St, De Valls Bluff | — |
| Des Arc City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 309, Des Arc | — |
| Prairie County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1600 Industrial St, Hazen | — |
| East Prairie Co Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 356, Des Arc | — |
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
DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
600 MAIN STREET, Des Arc, AR, 72040
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
305 NORTH HAZEN AVE., Hazen, AR, 72064
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
Arkansas County Farmers Market (1009 Liberty Dr. De Witt) · Grand Prairie Farmers Market (Stuttgart)
Cabot Farmers' Market (1122 South Second Street Cabot)
The Market at McCrory (McCrory)
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.