Randolph County, Arkansas

Founding: 1835
Parent county: Lawrence

Namesake: John Randolph, Virginia politician
Seat: Pocahontas (1835–)

Land area: 652 square miles

Population (2020): 18,571

Population (historic): 2,196 (1840); 6,261 (1860); 11,724 (1880); 17,156 (1900); 16,871 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1910; 1930s; 1970s; 1990s; 2010s

Subdivisions: Two cities; four towns; 26 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 481 (5.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 12.8%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 23.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 17.9%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $396
Average outbuilding value (1930): $238
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,838
Average farm size (1920): 51.2 acres
Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, and Illinois
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Pocahontas

Namesake: Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan

Founding: pre-1835 (founding as Bettis Bluff); 1836 (post office); 1857 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,371

Population (historic): 325 (1880); 967 (1900); 1,896 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1920; 1930–1950; 1960–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 278 (9.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Looney Log House (c. 1833). 1325 Deer Run Trail.
2. Reuben Rice Log House (1826–1827). 4800 State Route 93.

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