Facts about Grant County
County | Grant |
State | Arkansas |
Country | USA |
Population – 2015 | 18,102 |
Founded on February 24, 1909, Grant County is located in central Washington. The county seat is Ephrata and its largest city is Moses Lake. The county is named for US President Ulysses S. Grant. It covers an area of 2,791 square miles. The Grand Coulee Dam in the county is the largest electric power-producing dam in the United States.
The Gorge Amphitheatre, Dry Falls, Moses Lake Museum & Art Center (MAC), Grant County Historical Museum, and Summer Falls State Park are popular destinations in the county. Interstate 90, US 2, SR 17, and SR 28 are major corridors in Grant County. Grant County International Airport (MWH) is used as a major jet training and testing facility. Amtrak’s Empire Builder train makes a stop at Ephrata station.
List of Counties in Arkansas |
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County Name | County Seat/Capital | State | 2010 pop. | Area-km | Area-mi |
Arkansas | DeWitt, Stuttgart | Arkansas | 19,019 | 2,561 | 989 |
Ashley | Hamburg | Arkansas | 21,853 | 2,397 | 925 |
Baxter | Mountain Home | Arkansas | 41,513 | 1,436 | 554 |
Benton | Bentonville | Arkansas | 2,21,339 | 2,195 | 847 |
Boone | Harrison | Arkansas | 36,903 | 1,529 | 590 |
Bradley | Warren | Arkansas | 11,508 | 1,682 | 649 |
Calhoun | Hampton | Arkansas | 5,368 | 1,628 | 629 |
Carroll | Berryville, Eureka Springs | Arkansas | 27,446 | 1,632 | 630 |
Chicot | Lake Village | Arkansas | 11,800 | 1,669 | 644 |
Clark | Arkadelphia | Arkansas | 22,995 | 2,243 | 866 |
Clay | Corning, Piggott | Arkansas | 16,083 | 1,656 | 639 |
Cleburne | Heber Springs | Arkansas | 25,970 | 1,434 | 554 |
Cleveland | Rison | Arkansas | 8,689 | 1,548 | 598 |
Columbia | Magnolia | Arkansas | 24,552 | 1,984 | 766 |
Conway | Morrilton | Arkansas | 21,273 | 1,430 | 552 |
Craighead | Jonesboro, Lake City | Arkansas | 96,443 | 1,832 | 707 |
Crawford | Van Buren | Arkansas | 61,948 | 1,536 | 593 |
Crittenden | Marion | Arkansas | 50,902 | 1,579 | 610 |
Cross | Wynne | Arkansas | 17,870 | 1,596 | 616 |
Dallas | Fordyce | Arkansas | 8,116 | 1,729 | 667 |
Desha | Arkansas City | Arkansas | 13,008 | 1,990 | 768 |
Drew | Monticello | Arkansas | 18,509 | 2,145 | 828 |
Faulkner | Conway | Arkansas | 1,13,237 | 1,678 | 648 |
Franklin | Charleston, Ozark | Arkansas | 18,125 | 1,577 | 609 |
Fulton | Salem | Arkansas | 12,245 | 1,601 | 618 |
Garland | Hot Springs National Park | Arkansas | 96,024 | 1,755 | 678 |
Grant | Sheridan | Arkansas | 17,853 | 1,636 | 632 |
Greene | Paragould | Arkansas | 42,090 | 1,496 | 578 |
Hempstead | Hope | Arkansas | 22,609 | 1,884 | 728 |
Hot Spring | Malvern | Arkansas | 32,923 | 1,593 | 615 |
Howard | Nashville | Arkansas | 13,789 | 1,524 | 589 |
Independence | Batesville | Arkansas | 36,647 | 1,979 | 764 |
Izard | Melbourne | Arkansas | 13,696 | 1,504 | 581 |
Jackson | Newport | Arkansas | 17,997 | 1,642 | 634 |
Jefferson | Pine Bluff | Arkansas | 77,435 | 2,255 | 871 |
Johnson | Clarksville | Arkansas | 25,540 | 1,709 | 660 |
Lafayette | Lewisville | Arkansas | 7,645 | 1,368 | 528 |
Lawrence | Walnut Ridge | Arkansas | 17,415 | 1,522 | 588 |
Lee | Marianna | Arkansas | 10,424 | 1,561 | 603 |
Lincoln | Star City | Arkansas | 14,134 | 1,454 | 562 |
Little River | Ashdown | Arkansas | 13,171 | 1,379 | 532 |
Logan | Booneville, Paris | Arkansas | 22,353 | 1,834 | 708 |
Lonoke | Lonoke | Arkansas | 68,356 | 1,996 | 771 |
Madison | Huntsville | Arkansas | 15,717 | 2,161 | 834 |
Marion | Yellville | Arkansas | 16,653 | 1,546 | 597 |
Miller | Texarkana | Arkansas | 43,462 | 1,620 | 626 |
Mississippi | Blytheville, Osceola | Arkansas | 46,480 | 2,332 | 901 |
Monroe | Clarendon | Arkansas | 8,149 | 1,572 | 607 |
Montgomery | Mount Ida | Arkansas | 9,487 | 2,020 | 780 |
Nevada | Prescott | Arkansas | 8,997 | 1,600 | 618 |
Newton | Jasper | Arkansas | 8,330 | 2,126 | 821 |
Ouachita | Camden | Arkansas | 26,120 | 1,898 | 733 |
Perry | Perryville | Arkansas | 10,445 | 1,428 | 551 |
Phillips | Helena | Arkansas | 21,757 | 1,802 | 696 |
Pike | Murfreesboro | Arkansas | 11,291 | 1,556 | 601 |
Poinsett | Harrisburg | Arkansas | 24,583 | 1,964 | 758 |
Polk | Mena | Arkansas | 20,662 | 2,221 | 858 |
Pope | Russellville | Arkansas | 61,754 | 2,104 | 813 |
Prairie | Des Arc, DeValls Bluff | Arkansas | 8,715 | 1,678 | 648 |
Pulaski | Little Rock | Arkansas | 3,82,748 | 1,968 | 760 |
Randolph | Pocahontas | Arkansas | 17,969 | 1,689 | 652 |
Saint Francis | Forrest City | Arkansas | 28,258 | 1,644 | 635 |
Saline | Benton | Arkansas | 1,07,118 | 1,874 | 724 |
Scott | Waldron | Arkansas | 11,233 | 2,311 | 892 |
Searcy | Marshall | Arkansas | 8,195 | 1,725 | 666 |
Sebastian | Fort Smith, Greenwood | Arkansas | 1,25,744 | 1,378 | 532 |
Sevier | De Queen | Arkansas | 17,058 | 1,464 | 565 |
Sharp | Ash Flat | Arkansas | 17,264 | 1,565 | 604 |
Stone | Mountain View | Arkansas | 12,394 | 1,571 | 606 |
Union | El Dorado | Arkansas | 41,639 | 2,692 | 1,039 |
Van Buren | Clinton | Arkansas | 17,295 | 1,834 | 708 |
Washington | Fayetteville | Arkansas | 2,03,065 | 2,440 | 942 |
White | Searcy | Arkansas | 77,076 | 2,681 | 1,035 |
Woodruff | Augusta | Arkansas | 7,260 | 1,520 | 587 |
Yell | Danville, Dardanelle | Arkansas | 22,185 | 2,409 | 930 |