Editing Miller County, Arkansas

{{short description|County in Arkansas, United States}}
{{About|the present-day county in Southwest Arkansas|the historic county in the Arkansas Territory|Miller County, Arkansas Territory||Miller County (disambiguation){{!}}Miller County}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county        = Miller County
 | state              = Arkansas
 | type                 = [[Arkansas counties|County]]
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = April 1, 1820;<br />recreated December 22, 1874,<br />following abolishment in 1838
 | seat wl           = Texarkana
 | largest city wl   = Texarkana
 | area_footnotes       = <ref name="area">{{ cite map |title= Arkansas County Polygons |publisher= Arkansas GIS Office |author1= [[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]] in cooperation with the [[U.S. Department of Transportation]] |date= October 16, 2014 |url= http://gis.arkansas.gov/?product=county-boundary-polygon |format=SHP file |access-date= January 1, 2017 }}</ref>
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 637.48
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 623.98
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 13.5
 | area percentage      = 2.1%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 42600
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 42415 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = http://www.millercountyar.com/
 | ex image             = MillerCourthouse1.JPG
 | ex image cap         = Miller County Courthouse in Texarkana
 | district             = 4th
 | time zone           = Central
 | named for            = [[James Miller (general)|James Miller]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n207 208]}}</ref> }}
'''Miller County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the southwestern corner of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 42,600.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Miller County, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Miller_County,_Arkansas?g=0500000US05091|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Texarkana, Arkansas|Texarkana]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Miller County is part of the [[Texarkana]], TX-AR, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

==History==
When first formed, Miller County was Arkansas's sixth county, established on April 1, 1820, and named for [[James Miller (general)|James Miller]], the first governor of the [[Arkansas Territory]]. Additionally, Miller County was the first of the state's counties to be formed upon the creation of the Arkansas Territory. The first five — [[Arkansas County, Arkansas|Arkansas]], [[Lawrence County, Arkansas|Lawrence]], [[Clark County, Arkansas|Clark]], [[Hempstead County, Arkansas|Hempstead]] and [[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski]] — were formed during Arkansas's days as part of the [[Missouri Territory]]. This county was abolished in 1838.

During the Reconstruction era, it was organized again on December 22, 1874,<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Arnold|first1= William Hendrick|year= 1946|title= Historical Sketch Relating to Establishment of State Line Between Arkansas and Texas and Relating to the Creation of the Old and New Miller County Arkansas|journal= Arkansas Historical Quarterly|volume= 5|issue= Spring 1946|page= 188|publisher= Arkansas Historical Association|url= http://peace.saumag.edu/swark/articles/ahq/miller_co/stateline_millercounty/stateline188.html|access-date= May 5, 2012|doi=10.2307/40018413|jstor= 40018413}}</ref> from a portion of neighboring [[Lafayette County, Arkansas|Lafayette County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Miller%20County|title=Arkansas Municipal League|website=local.arkansas.gov|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>

{{external media | width = 210px | float = right | headerimage=[[File:State Line Avenue.jpg|210px]] | video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZzq5KmwiqA Texarkana's National Register of Historical Places], (5:49)
 | video2 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-MN1zPPcJQ Texarkana's National Register of Historical Places Part 2], (7:11), City of [[Texarkana, Arkansas]]
}}
{{See also|Miller County, Arkansas Territory}}
When created in 1820, Miller County included most of the current Miller County, as well as several present-day Texas counties.{{#tag:ref|[[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie]], [[Red River County, Texas|Red River]], [[Lamar County, Texas|Lamar]], [[Fannin County, Texas|Fannin]], [[Cass County, Texas|Cass]], [[Morris County, Texas|Morris]], [[Titus County, Texas|Titus]], [[Franklin County, Texas|Franklin]], [[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins]], [[Delta County, Texas|Delta]], and [[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt]]<ref>{{cite web
  |first=Seymour V.
  |last=Connor 
  |title=Miller County, Arkansas
  |work=Handbook of Texas Online
  |publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]]
  |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcm91
  |access-date= December 26, 2017 }}</ref>
|group=Note}} In 1831 the county seat was located what is the current day [[Clarksville, Texas|Clarksville]], [[Texas]].

When Arkansas achieved statehood the same year as Texas declared itself an independent republic in 1836, a dispute arose over their common border, with the area in Miller County having representation in both the Arkansas legislature and the Texas congress. In 1837 and 1838, Texas organized Red River and Fannin counties, respectively, in the area. Arkansas attempted to counter by making it a misdemeanor for Miller County residents to hold office in Texas, and then by establishing a county court in Fannin. The attempts were ultimately unsuccessful. In 1845 Texas agreed to annexation by the United States, settling the boundary between Texas and Arkansas. As much of Miller County was lost to Texas, the county was dissolved, with the remaining territory returning to Lafayette County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcm91|title=Miller County, Arkansas|publisher=Handbook of Texas Online}}</ref>

The modern Miller County was re-created in 1874 from the parts of Lafayette County lying west and south of the Red River.

==Geography==
{{See also|Geography of Arkansas|Piney Woods}}
Miller County is located in the southwest corner of Arkansas in the [[Piney Woods]], a [[temperate coniferous forest]]. The forests of pine trees initially formed a logging and [[silviculture]] industry, though many fields have been cleared from the forest to grow rice, soybeans, corn, and vegetables.<ref name="eoc" >{{cite encyclopedia |title= Miller County |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=790 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= [[Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]] at the [[Central Arkansas Library System]] |date= April 20, 2017 |first= Beverly J. |last= Rowe |access-date= December 26, 2017 }}</ref> The county is also within the [[Ark-La-Tex]] region, sharing a [[tripoint]] with [[Texas]] and [[Louisiana]]. The Ark-La-Tex is an economic region anchored by [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], [[Tyler, Texas]], [[Longview, Texas]], and Texarkana. The [[Red River of the South|Red River]] serves as the northern and eastern boundary of the county, though the watercourse has shifted since the county's reestablishment in 1874. The original Red River continues to serve as the county line between Little River, Hempstead, and Lafayette counties in Arkansas.<ref name="mil">{{Cite map |author= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |title= General Highway Map, Miller County, Arkansas |url= http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/MillerCounty.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423052643/http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/MillerCounty.pdf |archive-date=April 23, 2012 |url-status=live |location= Little Rock |format= PDF |date= November 10, 2014 |scale= 1:62500 |access-date= December 26, 2017 }}</ref> According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Miller County has a total area of {{convert|637.48|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|623.98|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13.50|sqmi}} (2.1%) is water.<ref name="area" />

The county is located approximately {{convert|143|mi|km}} southwest of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]], {{convert|73|mi|km}} north of [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], and {{convert|204|mi|km}} east of the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]] (DFW) in [[Texas]].{{#tag:ref|Mileages from Miller County to Little Rock, Shreveport, and DFW are based on highway miles using county seat Texarkana, Arkansas for Miller County.<ref>{{cite web
  |title=Google Maps (Search for Texarkana, AR)
  |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Texarkana,+AR+71854/@33.4335602,-94.1196676,11z
  |access-date= December 26, 2017 }}</ref>
|group=Note}} Miller County is surrounded by three Arkansas counties: [[Little River County, Arkansas|Little River County]] to the north, [[Hempstead County, Arkansas|Hempstead County]] to the northeast, [[Lafayette County, Arkansas|Lafayette County]] to the east; two Louisiana [[List of parishes in Louisiana|parishes]]: [[Bossier Parish, Louisiana|Bossier Parish]] to the southeast and [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]], to the south; and two Texas counties to the west: [[Cass County, Texas|Cass]] and [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie]].

===Ecology===
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Miller County is within the [[South Central Plains (ecoregion)|South Central Plains]] [[List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)|Level III ecoregion]] designated by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]. Within the region, the county contains parts of four different Level IV ecoregions. Throughout the South Central Plains, forests are mostly swamp - southern floodplain forest, unlike the oak–hickory–pine forest of higher, better drained forests in adjacent eco-regions.

Along the north and eastern county boundary, the [[Red River Bottomlands]] follows the Red River. This eco-region contains floodplains, low terraces, oxbow lakes, meander scars, backswamps, natural levees, and the meandering Red River. Natural vegetation is southern floodplain forest unlike the oak–hickory– pine forest of higher, better drained compared to adjacent forests. However, the region has widely been cleared and drained for agriculture. The Red River is almost continuously turbid; suspended sediment concentrations are usually much higher than in the [[Saline River (Ouachita River tributary)|Saline River]] or [[Ouachita River]] due to land cover, land use, and upstream lithology differences.

South of Texarkana, the [[Floodplains and Low Terraces]] eco-region follows the Sulphur River. It contains frequently flooded forested wetlands, natural levees, swales, oxbow lakes, and meander scars. Longitudinal channel gradients are low and are less than in the [[Ouachita Mountains]]. North of the low terraces, a small strip of [[Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces]] ecoregion contains level, poorly-drained, periodically wet soils underlain by Pleistocene unconsolidated terrace deposits. [[Loblolly pine]] and oaks are common and are adapted to the prevailing hydroxeric regime; pastureland and hayland are less extensive. A vertical sequence of terraces occurs. The lowest terrace is nearly flat, clayey, and has extensive hardwood wetlands. Higher terraces become progressively older and more dissected; they are dominated by pine flatwoods, pine savanna, or prairie; flatwood wetlands are less extensive than on the lowest terrace. The mid-level terrace is veneered with windblown silt deposits ([[loess]]). Streams tend to be mildly acidic and stained by organic matter. They have more suspended solids, greater turbidity, and higher hardness values than the Tertiary Uplands.<ref name=ark4>{{USGS|title=Ecoregions of Arkansas|comment=color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs |last1=Woods|first1=AJ|last2=Foti|first2=TL|last3=Chapman|first3=SS|last4=Omernik|first4=JM |display-authors=et al | url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Level_IV_ecoregions,_Arkansas.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802105344/https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Level_IV_ecoregions,_Arkansas.pdf |archive-date=August 2, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Hydrology===
{{See also|List of lakes in Miller County, Arkansas}}
Miller County is within the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]]. The historic channel of the Red River defines the northern and eastern boundary of Miller County.<ref name="mil" /> The [[Sulphur River]], McKinney Bayou, and [[Bois D'Arc Creek (Arkansas)|Bois D'Arc Creek]] are also important water courses in the county; all tributary to the Red River.<ref>{{ cite web |author= Office of Water Quality |title= Integrated Water Quality Monitoring Assessment Report |url= https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/planning/integrated/303d/pdfs/2016/final-2016-305b-report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407024740/https://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/planning/integrated/303d/pdfs/2016/final-2016-305b-report.pdf |archive-date=April 7, 2020 |url-status=live |publisher= [[Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality]] |location= North Little Rock, Arkansas |year= 2016 |access-date=April 6, 2020 }}</ref> Swamps and bayous along the Sulphur River drain much of the western part of Miller County. A levee in the eastern part of Miller County delineates the border between the McKinney Bayou watershed, with everything east of the levee within the Red River [[floodplain]].<ref>{{Cite map |year= 2004 |publisher = DeLorme |title = Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer |edition = Second |sections = 55, 60 |location= [[Yarmouth, Maine]] |isbn= 978-0-89933-345-8 |oclc= 780322182 }}</ref> Areas within the levee are frequently subject to inundation by the Red, including a town evacuation of [[Garland City, Arkansas|Garland City]] in 2015.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Evacuation lifted for Arkansas town as Red River recedes |publisher= Associated Press |date= June 6, 2015 |via=NewsBank |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/155CD5BEC42F22F0 |access-date=April 6, 2020 }}</ref>

===Protected areas===
Miller County contains two protected areas: the Sandhills Natural Area owned by the [[Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission]] (ANHC), and the Sulphur River [[List of Arkansas Wildlife Management Areas|Wildlife Management Areas]] (WMA), owned by the [[Arkansas Game and Fish Commission]] (AGFC). The Sandhills Natural Area preserves {{convert|274|acre|ha}} of undisturbed sandhill vegetation along rolling hills and sandy soils.<ref>{{ cite map |title= Miller County Sandhills Natural Area |url= http://www.naturalheritage.com/Natural_Areas/Country_Locator/Miller_Co_Sandhills_County_Locator.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227123402/http://www.naturalheritage.com/Natural_Areas/Country_Locator/Miller_Co_Sandhills_County_Locator.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2017 |url-status=live |publisher= Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission |location= Little Rock |date= May 4, 2012 |access-date= December 26, 2017 }}</ref> It is a home to at least 40 rare species of plants, the most of any ANHC Natural Area.<ref>{{cite web |title= Arkansas Native Plant Society Makes Big Finds |date= October 28, 2014 |url= http://www.naturalheritage.com/blog/arkansas-native-plant-society-makes-big-finds |publisher= Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission |location= Little Rock |access-date= December 26, 2017 }}</ref> The Sulphur River WMA preserves {{convert|16520|acre}} of [[bottomland hardwood forest]], [[Taxodium|cypress]] breaks, [[oxbow lake]]s, and bayous along the Red River Valley. Established in the 1950s, the area is open to [[birding]], camping, hunting, fishing, and hiking. Within the WMA, {{convert|500|acre}} is maintained as the Henry Moore Waterfowl Rest Area.<ref>{{ cite map |title= Sulphur River WMA |url= https://www.agfc.com/en/zone-map/770/ |publisher= Arkansas Game and Fish Commission |location= Little Rock |year=2017 |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 356
|1880= 9919
|1890= 14714
|1900= 17558
|1910= 19555
|1920= 24021
|1930= 30586
|1940= 31874
|1950= 32614
|1960= 31686
|1970= 33385
|1980= 37766
|1990= 38467
|2000= 40443
|2010= 43462
|2020= 42600
|estyear=2023
|estimate=42415
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05091.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607033333/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05091.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>
}}

===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Miller County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05091&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 27,593
| 64.77%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 10,922
| 25.64%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 246
| 0.58%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 205
| 0.48%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.01%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 2,047
| 4.81%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,583
| 3.72%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 42,600 people, 16,426 households, and 11,108 families residing in the county.

===2010 Census===
{{Pie chart
 | caption= Racial/Ethnic Makeup of Miller County treating Hispanics as a Separate Category (2010)<ref name="10census">{{cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US05091 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 23, 2019 |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: Demographic Profile Data, Miller County, Arkansas |year=2010 |work=2010 United States Census |location=Washington, DC |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040454/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US05091 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 |thumb=left
 | label1 = White Non-Hispanic
 | value1 = 70.6 | color2=#36A
 | label2 = Black Non-Hispanic
 | value2 = 24.4 | color1=#6A5
 | label3 = Native American Non-Hispanic
 | value3 = 0.6 | color3=#FF33AC
 | label4 = Asian Non-Hispanic
 | value4 = 0.5 | color4=#1A9
 | label5 = Pacific Islander Non-Hispanic
 | value5 = 0.0| color5=#E17720
 | label6 = Other Non-Hispanic
 | value6 = 0.1 | color6=#F0FF00
 | label7 = Two or more races Non-Hispanic
 | value7 = 1.4 | color7=#64ECDF
 | label8 = Hispanic Any Race
 | value8 = 2.4 | color8=#9400D3
 }}

As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="10census" /> there were 43,462 people, 17,219 households, and 11,685 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|68|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 19,281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 71.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 24.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.7% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 11,685 households, out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,307, and the median income for a family was $47,960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/S2001/0500000US05091|publisher=United States Census Bureau|year=2010|access-date=December 27, 2017|title=Earnings in the Past 12 Months|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042927/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/S2001/0500000US05091|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Males had a median income of $41,556 versus $30,417 for females.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/S2001/0500000US05091|publisher=United States Census Bureau|year=2010|access-date=December 27, 2017|title=Income in the Past 12 Months|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213064829/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/S2001/0500000US05091|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,654. About 14.1% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US05091|publisher=United States Census Bureau|year=2010|access-date=December 27, 2017|title=Selected Economic Characteristics|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213035814/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US05091|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000 Census===
[[Image:USA Miller County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Miller County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 40,443 people, 15,637 households, and 11,086 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|65|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 17,727 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 74.02% White, 22.99% Black or African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 15,637 households, out of which 34.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.90% were married couples living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.50% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,951, and the median income for a family was $36,665. Males had a median income of $33,080 versus $21,376 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,444. About 15.40% of families and 19.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.90% of those under age 18 and 16.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Human resources==

===Education===
{{See also|Education in Arkansas}}
Educational attainment in Miller County is typical for a rural Arkansas county, with a 2016 study finding 85.5% of Miller County residents over age 25 held a high school degree or higher, in line with Arkansas and national averages of 85.2% and 87.0%, respectively. Miller County's proportion of population holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.5%, significantly below the state average of 21.5% and national average of 30.3%.<ref>{{cite web |title= American Community Survey |date= July 1, 2016 |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/millercountyarkansas,AR,US/PST045216 |publisher= United States Census Bureau |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

====Primary and secondary education====
[[File:Map of Miller County Public School Districts.png|right|thumb|upright|Public school district boundaries in Miller County as of July 2016]]
Public school districts serving sections of Miller County:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05091_miller/DC20SD_C05091.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721212414/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05091_miller/DC20SD_C05091.pdf |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Miller County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05091_miller/DC20SD_C05091_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Fouke School District]]
* [[Genoa Central School District]]
* [[Lafayette County School District (Arkansas)|Lafayette County School District]]
* [[Texarkana Arkansas School District]] (TASD)

Three of those districts are based in Miller County; TASD is the largest school district in Miller County, with the Fouke District serving approximately the southern half of the county, and the Genoa District serving a small area around [[Genoa, Arkansas|Genoa]] between the two larger districts. Successful completion of the curriculum of these schools leads to graduation from [[Arkansas High School]], [[Fouke High School]], or [[Genoa Central High School]] respectively. All three high schools offer [[Advanced Placement]] (AP) courses and are accredited by the [[Arkansas Department of Education]] (ADE). TASD also offers graduation from the [[Washington Academy Charter School]], an [[alternative school|alternative]] [[public charter school]], and [[Texarkana Area Vocational Center]]. Arkansas HS offers concurrent credit agreements with nearby [[University of Arkansas Community College at Hope]] (UACCH) Texarkana Campus, and is the only school in the county accredited by [[AdvancED]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Arkansas High School |url= http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=33751 |publisher= AdvancED |work= Institution Summary |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

Students in the northeast part of Miller County around [[Garland, Arkansas|Garland]] outside the three Miller County-based districts are within the Lafayette County School District.

====Higher education====
Miller County contains one institution of [[higher education]], the Texarkana campus of [[University of Arkansas Community College at Hope]], a public [[community college]] based in [[Hope, Arkansas]]. [[Texarkana, Texas]] contains [[Texas A&M University–Texarkana]], a public four-year university with a high percentage of students from Arkansas, and [[Texarkana College]], a community college. Other higher education institutions in the region include [[Cossatot Community College]] in [[De Queen, Arkansas]], [[Southern Arkansas University]] in [[Magnolia, Arkansas|Magnolia]], and several institutions in the vicinity of [[Shreveport, Louisiana]].

====Libraries====
The Texarkana Public Library is located at 600 West 3rd Street. TPL offers books, [[e-book]]s, media, reference, youth, business and [[genealogy]] services. In Fouke, the Ann & Dewey Fowler Community Library is located at 305 N Snell Street in a restored [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] house.

===Public health===
[[File:Texarkana April 2016 068 (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences regional center).jpg|right|thumb|UAMS Southwest in Texarkana]]
Miller County's above-average poverty rate indicates a high [[Medicaid]] eligibility rate. As of 2012, 32.4% of Miller County was eligible for Medicaid, with 61.7% of children under 19 eligible for [[ARKids First]], a program by the [[Arkansas Department of Human Services]] that combines children's Medicaid (ARKids A) and other programs for families with higher incomes (ARKids B).<ref>{{harvp|"Profile"|2015|p= 55}}.</ref> The county's population is significantly above healthy weight, with 54.0% of adults and 38.0% of children/adolescents ranking as overweight or obese, compared to the state averages of 67.1% and 39.3%, respectively. These rates are significantly above national averages of 62.9% and 30.3%, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps |publisher= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |url= https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/data-trends-maps/index.html |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

The [[Christus St. Michael Health System]] and [[Wadley Regional Medical Center]] in Texarkana are [[community hospital]]s offering acute inpatient care, [[emergency care]], surgery, rehabilitation, therapy, and [[senior care]] services. The facilities are both rated [[Level 3 Trauma Center]]s by the [[Arkansas Department of Health]]. The [[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences]] (UAMS) offers a family medicine residency program at the UAMS Southwest Area Health Education Center in Texarkana. [[CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs]] in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]] is a [[Tertiary referral hospital|referral hospital]] in the region, focusing on neurosurgery, cancer treatment, cardiovascular care, and orthopaedics.<ref>{{cite web |title= Trauma System Hospitals by Region |year= 2017 |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Trauma_System_Hospitals_by_Region.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228112210/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Trauma_System_Hospitals_by_Region.pdf |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |url-status=live |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

The nearest [[Level 1 Trauma Center]] is [[LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport|University Health]] in Shreveport.

===Public safety===
[[File:Texarkana April 2016 118 (Bi-State Justice Building).jpg|thumb|right|The Texarkana Department of district court is held at the Bi-State Justice Building at 100 State Line Avenue]]
The Miller County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the county. The agency is led by the Miller County Sheriff, an official elected by countywide vote every four years.

The county is under the jurisdiction of the 37th District Court, a [[Arkansas District Court|state district court]].<ref name="harvp|Directory|2017|p= 61">{{harvp|"Directory"|2017|p= 61}}.</ref> State district courts in Arkansas are courts of [[original jurisdiction]] for criminal, civil (up to $25,000), small claims, and traffic matters.<ref name="jd" >{{cite web |author= Staff of the Arkansas Judiciary |title= Arkansas Court Structure |url= https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Arkansas%20Court%20Structure.pdf |date= September 2, 2014 |publisher= Arkansas Judiciary |access-date= December 28, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161223021248/https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Arkansas%20Court%20Structure.pdf |archive-date= December 23, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref> State district courts are presided over by a full-time District Judge elected to a four-year term by a districtwide election. The judge presides over both the Texarkana Department at 100 North [[State Line Avenue]] in Texarkana<ref name="harvp|Directory|2017|p= 61"/> and the Miller County Department at the Miller County Correctional Facility at 2300 [[U.S. Route 71 in Arkansas|East Street]].<ref>{{cite web |last= Autrey |first= Wren |title= State District 37 Court Administrative Plan |url= https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/dcadministrativeplans/MillerCounty2014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222055503/https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/dcadministrativeplans/MillerCounty2014.pdf |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |date= May 30, 2013 |publisher= Arkansas Judiciary |access-date= December 28, 2017 }}</ref>

Superseding district court jurisdiction is the [[Arkansas Circuit Courts|8th Judicial Circuit Court South]], which covers Miller and Lafayette counties. The 8th Circuit South contains three circuit judges, elected to six-year terms circuitwide.<ref name="Directory p15">{{harvp|"Directory"|2017|p= 15}}.</ref> Circuit court is held at the [[Miller County Courthouse (Arkansas)|Miller County Courthouse]] at 400 Laurel Street in Texarkana.<ref name="Directory p15" />

==Government==
[[File:Texarkana April 2016 090 (Miller County Courthouse).jpg|left|thumb|The [[Miller County Courthouse (Arkansas)|Miller County Courthouse]] in Texarkana has been the seat of county government since 1939.]]
{{see also|Government of Arkansas|County judge|Quorum Court}}
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Miller County Quorum Court has eleven members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the [[chief operating officer]] of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title= Quorum Courts |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?search=1&entryID=6348 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= [[Butler Center for Arkansas Studies]] at the [[Central Arkansas Library System]] |date= March 24, 2014 |last= Teske |first= Steven |access-date= January 23, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title= Office of County Judge |url= http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=5720 |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]] |publisher= Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System |date= August 28, 2015 |last= Goss |first= Kay C. |access-date= January 23, 2016 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Miller County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Miller {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/miller/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|County Judge
|Cathy Hardin Harrison
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|County Clerk
|Stephanie Harvin
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Circuit Clerk
|Penny Kilcrease
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Sheriff
|David Wayne Easley
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Treasurer
|Teresa Reed
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Collector
|Laura Bates
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Assessor
|Joyce Dennington
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Coroner
|Kelly Rowland
|Republican
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 11 Republicans.. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Court {{!}} Miller County |url=https://millercountyar.com/quorum-court/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Miller County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Miller_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: Judy Wilson (R) of Texarkana
* District 2: John Adger Smith (R) of Texarkana
* District 3: Ethan Eppinete (R) of Texarkana
* District 4: Carl Standridge (R) of Texarkana
* District 5: Ernest Keck (R) of Texarkana
* District 6: Ernest Pender (R) of Texarkana
* District 7: Larry East (R) of Texarkana
* District 8: Charles Robbie Hines (R) of Texarkana
* District 9: Howdy Smith (R) of Texarkana
* District 10: Jimmy Cowart (R) of Fouke
* District 11: Rodney Watkins (R) of Fouke

Additionally, the townships of Miller County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":1" />

* District 1: Jerry Shipp (R)
* District 2: Jamie Finley (R)
* District 3: Rebecca Potter (R)
* District 4: Art Parris (R)
* District 5: Jeff Prichett (R)
* District 6: Glen Gross (R)
* District 7: Tabitha Smith (R)
* District 8: Cliff Harvin (R)
* District 9: Leonard McDowell (R)
* District 10: William Cornett (R)
* District 11: Faron Gladden (R)

===Politics===
Since the mid-20th century, Miller County has transitioned from reliably [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] to steady [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in national, state and local elections. Miller County was part of the [[Solid South]], a period of Democratic hegemony which began after [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]] following the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. This resulted essentially in a [[one-party system]], in which a candidate's victory in Democratic primary elections was [[tantamount to election]] to the office itself. The Solid South [[Southern Democrats#Losing the South|started to dissolve]] following the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act in 1964]], which is when Miller County's streak of supporting Democratic candidates ended. The county would support every Republican presidential candidate after 1964, with exceptions for fellow Southerners: [[Alabama]] [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor]] [[George Wallace]] in [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] [[List of Governors of Georgia|Governor]] [[Jimmy Carter]] in [[1976 United States presidential election|1976]], and fellow Arkansan [[Bill Clinton]] in [[1992 United States presidential election|1992]] and [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]. Republican strength has been growing rapidly in Miller County, supporting [[George W. Bush|George Bush]] with 53 and 58 percent of the vote, supporting [[Barack Obama]]’s opponents with 66 and 69 percent of the vote, and supporting [[Donald Trump]] with 70.2 and 72.1 percent of the vote.<ref name="pol" >{{cite web |first= David |last= Leip |title= Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url= http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ |access-date= December 5, 2016 }}</ref>

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In [[United States Congress|Congress]], Arkansas has been represented by two Republican senators ([[John Boozman]] and [[Tom Cotton]]) since January 3, 2015, ending a long history of Democratic hegemony. In the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], Miller County is within the [[Arkansas's 4th congressional district|Arkansas 4th district]], which contains [[Southwest Arkansas]], the [[Arkansas River Valley]], and a few [[Ozark]] counties. The Arkansas 4th has been represented by [[Bruce Westerman]] since [[United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2014#District 4|2014]].

In the [[Arkansas Senate]], Miller County is within the 11th District. The district also contains Little River and Lafayette counties, and parts of [[Hempstead County, Arkansas|Hempstead]] and [[Sevier County, Arkansas|Sevier]] counties. The 11th has been represented by [[Jimmy Hickey Jr.]] (R) of Texarkana since 2013. In the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]], Miller County contains two Districts. The 1st District is almost [[coterminal]] with Texarkana, with the rest of the county within the 2nd District. The 2nd District also covers most of Lafayette County and parts of [[Columbia County, Arkansas|Columbia County]], including [[Magnolia, Arkansas|Magnolia]]. The Texarkana district has been represented by [[Carol Dalby]] (R) since 2016, with the 2nd District represented by [[Lane Jean]] (R) since 2012.<ref>{{ cite map |author= [[Arkansas Economic Development Institute]] |title= Arkansas District Finder |publisher= [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]] |location= Little Rock |scale= Various |url=https://argis.ualr.edu/DistrictFinder/index.html |access-date= February 23, 2019 }}</ref>

Miller County has produced some successful politicians, including three longtime members of the U.S. House of Representatives: [[Mike Ross (politician)|Mike Ross]] represented the Arkansas 4th from 2001 to 2013, [[Walter E. Rogers]] represented the [[Texas's 18th congressional district|Texas's 18th]] from 1951 to 1967, and [[Max Sandlin]] represented the [[Texas's 1st congressional district|Texas 1st]] from 1997 to 2005. [[William F. Kirby]] served as [[Arkansas Attorney General]] from 1907 to 1909, [[Arkansas Supreme Court]] Associate Justice from 1910 to 1916 and 1926 to 1934, and represented Arkansas in the [[List of United States Senators from Arkansas|U.S. Senate]] from 1916 to 1921.

===Taxation===
{{See also|Taxation in the United States}}
[[Property tax]] is assessed by the Miller County Assessor annually based upon the fair market value of the property and determining which tax rate, commonly called a ''millage'' in Arkansas, will apply. The rate depends upon the property's location with respect to city limits, school district, and special [[tax increment financing]] (TIF) districts. This tax is collected by the Randolph County Collector between the first business day of March of each year through October 15 without penalty. The Miller County Treasurer disburses tax revenues to various government agencies, such as cities, county road departments, fire departments, libraries, and police departments in accordance with the budget set by the quorum court.

Due to Miller County's proximity to Texas, which has no state personal [[income tax]], special taxation exemptions apply to residents with permanent addresses within the city limits of Texarkana. The [[Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration]] (DFA) requires taxpayers to submit the ''Texarkana Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate'' with their Arkansas tax return.<ref>{{cite web |title= Texarkana Employee's Withholding Exemption Certificate |url= https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/incomeTaxOffice/AR4EC(TX).pdf |publisher= Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration |location= Little Rock |access-date= January 4, 2018 }}</ref> Taxpayers are exempt from Arkansas income tax, and residents of Texarkana, Texas are exempt from Arkansas income tax from any income earned within the city limits of Texarkana, Arkansas.<ref>{{cite web |title= Texarkana Withholding Exemption Rules |publisher= Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration |location= Little Rock |url= https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/incomeTaxOffice/texarkana%20exemption%20letter.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105011954/https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/incomeTaxOffice/texarkana%20exemption%20letter.pdf |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date= January 4, 2018 }}</ref>

Sales and use taxes in Arkansas are voter approved and collected by the DFA.
Arkansas's statewide [[sales tax|sales]] and [[use tax]] has been 6.5% since July 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title= State Tax Rates |url= http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/offices/exciseTax/salesanduse/Pages/StateTaxRates.aspx |publisher= Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration |access-date= December 19, 2016 }}</ref> Miller County has an additional sales and use tax of 1.25%, which has been in effect since October 1, 2012. Within Miller County, the City of Texarkana has an additional 2.5% sales and use tax since January 1, 2008, and the towns of Fouke and Garland having an additional 1.0% sales and use tax, each since the early 1980s<ref>{{cite web |title= List of Cities and Counties with Local Sales and Use Tax |date= October–December 2016 |url= http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/offices/exciseTax/salesanduse/Documents/cityCountyTaxTable.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219070244/http://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/offices/exciseTax/salesanduse/Documents/cityCountyTaxTable.pdf |archive-date=December 19, 2009 |url-status=live |publisher= Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration |access-date= January 4, 2018 }}</ref> The [[Arkansas State Treasurer]] disburses tax revenue to counties/cities in accordance with tax rules.

==Communities==

===City===
*[[Texarkana, Arkansas|Texarkana]] (county seat)

===Towns===
*[[Fouke, Arkansas|Fouke]]
*[[Garland, Arkansas|Garland]]

===Unincorporated communities===
[[File:Kiblah School.JPG|right|thumb|The [[Kiblah School]] served the Kiblah area from 1927 until 1949]]
{{div col|colwidth=10em}}
*[[Artex, Arkansas|Artex]]
*[[Beck, Arkansas|Beck]]
*[[Black Diamond, Arkansas|Black Diamond]]
*[[Boggy, Arkansas|Boggy]]
*[[Boyd, Arkansas|Boyd]]
*[[Brightstar, Arkansas|Brightstar]]
*[[Capps City, Arkansas|Capps City]]
*[[Clear Lake Junction, Arkansas|Clear Lake Junction]]
*[[Clipper, Arkansas|Clipper]]
*[[Doddridge, Arkansas|Doddridge]]
*[[Dooley, Arkansas|Dooley]]
*[[Fairland, Arkansas|Fairland]]
*[[Ferguson Crossroads, Arkansas|Ferguson Crossroads]]
*[[Fort Lynn, Arkansas|Fort Lynn]]
*[[Genoa, Arkansas|Genoa]]
*[[Gertrude, Arkansas|Gertrude]]
*[[Hammons, Arkansas|Hammons]]
*[[Hervey, Arkansas|Hervey]]
*[[Homan, Arkansas|Homan]]
*[[Index, Arkansas|Index]]
*[[Jonesville, Arkansas|Jonesville]]
*[[Kiblah, Arkansas|Kiblah]]
*[[Lakewood Estates, Arkansas|Lakewood Estates]]
*[[Mandeville, Arkansas|Mandeville]]
*[[Mayton, Arkansas|Mayton]]
*[[McKinney, Arkansas|McKinney]]
*[[Mount Pleasant, Miller County, Arkansas|Mount Pleasant]]
*[[Paup, Arkansas|Paup]]
*[[Pleasant Hill, Miller County, Arkansas|Pleasant Hill]]
*[[Ravanna, Arkansas|Ravanna]]
*[[Rocky Mound, Arkansas|Rocky Mound]]
*[[Rondo, Miller County, Arkansas|Rondo]]
*[[Smithville, Miller County, Arkansas|Smithville]]
*[[Sylverino, Arkansas|Sylverino]]
{{div col end}}

===Historical communities===
{{div col|colwidth=10em}}
*[[Boggy, Arkansas (historical)|Boggy]]
*[[Era, Arkansas|Era]]
*[[Roberts, Arkansas|Roverts]]
*[[Spring Bank, Arkansas|Spring Bank]]
*[[Wona, Arkansas|Wona]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
{{Arkansas Townships About|County = Miller}}
<ref>{{Cite map
 |publisher   = U. S. Census Bureau
 |title       = 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Miller County, AR
 |url         = http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05091_miller/BAS11C20509100000_000.pdf
 |access-date  = August 24, 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019170552/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05091_miller/BAS11C20509100000_000.pdf
 |archive-date = October 19, 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/cousub/dc10blk_st05_cousub.html#M | title = Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = May 29, 2014}}</ref>

* Beech ([[Fouke, Arkansas|Fouke]])
* Cleveland
* Cut Off
* Days Creek
* Garland ([[Texarkana, Arkansas|Texarkana]])
* Homan
* Red River ([[Garland, Arkansas|Garland]])
* Sulphur

==Infrastructure==
===Major highways===
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*[[File:I-30 (AR 1957).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 30 in Arkansas|Interstate 30]]
*[[File:I-49 (AR 1957).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 49 (Arkansas)|Interstate 49]]
*[[File:US 59 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 59 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway 59]]
*[[File:US 67 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway 67]]
*[[File:US 71 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway 71]]
*[[File:US 82 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 82 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway 82]]
*[[File:Arkansas 108.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 108|Highway 108]]
*[[File:Arkansas 134.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 134|Highway 134]]
*[[File:Arkansas 160.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 160|Highway 160]]
*[[File:Arkansas 196.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 196|Highway 196]]
*[[File:Arkansas 237.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 237|Highway 237]]
*[[File:Arkansas 245.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 245|Highway 245]]
*[[File:Arkansas 296.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 296|Highway 296]]
*[[File:Arkansas 549.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 549|Highway 549]]
{{div col end}}

===Utilities===
{{See also|List of public utilities in Arkansas}}
The [[Arkansas Department of Health]] (ADH) is responsible for the regulation and oversight of public water systems throughout the state. Miller County contains six community water systems: Texarkana Water Utilities (TWU), Fouke Waterworks, Miller County Public Water Authority (PWA), Garland Waterworks, Eastern Cass Water Supply Corporation, and Shady Acres Mobile Home Park. TWU, a joint department between the two Texarkana municipalities, provides drinking water and fire flows on both sides of the state line, including several partner cities in Texas. Its source waters are [[Lake Millwood]] in Arkansas and [[Lake Wright Patman]] in Texas.<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= Texarkana Water Utilities |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/360.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227053005/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/360.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= February 21, 2018 }}</ref> Miller County PWA purchases water from TWU, and has the same executive director as of February 2018.<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= Miller County Public Water Association |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/1141.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222044642/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/1141.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= February 21, 2018 }}</ref> The remaining systems have retail populations served under 1,000, and are groundwater systems.<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title=Garland Waterworks |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/357.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104745/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/357.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2018 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= February 21, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title=Fouke Waterworks |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/358.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223060810/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/358.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= February 21, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title=Shady Acres Mobile Home Park |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/540.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223062814/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/540.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= February 21, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title=Eastern Cass Water Supply Corporation |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/886.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227061539/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/886.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= February 21, 2018 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of lakes in Miller County, Arkansas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Miller County, Arkansas]]

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* {{cite web |title= Arkansas Judicial Directory |author= Staff of the Arkansas Judiciary |publisher= Arkansas Judiciary |date= November 20, 2017 |location= Little Rock |url= https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Judicial%20Directory.pdf |access-date= December 28, 2017 |ref= {{harvid|"Directory"|2017}} |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151204100444/https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Judicial%20Directory.pdf |archive-date= December 4, 2015 |url-status= dead }}
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| North     = [[Little River County, Arkansas|Little River County]]
| Northeast = [[Hempstead County, Arkansas|Hempstead County]]
| East      = [[Lafayette County, Arkansas|Lafayette County]]
| Southeast = [[Bossier Parish, Louisiana]]
| South     = [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana]]
| Southwest = [[Cass County, Texas]]
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