Editing St. Francis County, Arkansas

{{short description|County in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Distinguish|St. Francis, Arkansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Saint Francis County
 | state                = Arkansas
 | ex image             = 20160414 131703484 iOS.jpg
 | ex image size        = 220px
 | ex image cap         = St. Francis County Museum in [[Forrest City, Arkansas]].
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1827
 | founded date         = October 13
 | seat wl              = Forrest City
 | largest city wl      = Forrest City
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 643
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 635
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 7.7
 | area percentage      = 1.2%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 23090
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 22101 {{loss}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = 
 | district             = 1st
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[St. Francis River]]
}}

'''St. Francis County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 23,090.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: St. Francis County, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/St._Francis_County,_Arkansas?g=0500000US05123|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]].<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>

St. Francis County comprises the [[Forrest City, Arkansas]] [[Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]-Forrest City, [[Tennessee|TN]]-[[Mississippi|MS]]-AR [[Memphis metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
St. Francis County was formed by the Arkansas territorial legislature on October 13, 1827. [[Madison, Arkansas|Madison]] served as the county seat until [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]], formed in 1869 and named after [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]], replaced it in 1874.{{sfn|Welch|2001|p=360-362}}

The percentage of tenant farmers in the county rose from 43.2% in 1880 to 70.7% in 1900.{{sfn|Welch|2001|p=362}}

It is on the eastern border of the state in the Arkansas Delta, formed by the lowlands of the Mississippi River. It was an area of large cotton plantations in the antebellum era, when the workers were enslaved African Americans. It continued as an agricultural area into the late 19th century, when many [[freedmen]] became sharecroppers.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|643|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|635|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.7|sqmi}} (1.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-40 (AR).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 40 (Arkansas)|Interstate 40]]
*[[Image:US 70.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas|U.S. Highway 70]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 1.svg|20px]] [[Highway 1 (Arkansas)|Highway 1]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 38.svg|20px]] [[Highway 38 (Arkansas)|Highway 38]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 50.svg|20px]] [[Highway 50 (Arkansas)|Highway 50]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 75.svg|20px]] [[Highway 75 (Arkansas)|Highway 75]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Cross County, Arkansas|Cross County]] (north)
*[[Crittenden County, Arkansas|Crittenden County]] (east)
*[[Lee County, Arkansas|Lee County]] (south)
*[[Monroe County, Arkansas|Monroe County]] (southwest)
*[[Woodruff County, Arkansas|Woodruff County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 1505
|1840= 2499
|1850= 4479
|1860= 8672
|1870= 6714
|1880= 8389
|1890= 13543
|1900= 17157
|1910= 22548
|1920= 28385
|1930= 33394
|1940= 36043
|1950= 36841
|1960= 33303
|1970= 30799
|1980= 30858
|1990= 28497
|2000= 29329
|2010= 28258
|2020= 23090
|estyear=2023
|estimate=22101
|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/05/05123.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 19, 2014|archive-date=August 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813135229/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05123.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+St. Francis County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05123&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|9,206
|39.87%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|12,501
|54.14%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|65
|0.28%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|122
|0.53%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|510
|2.21%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|686
|2.97%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 23,090 people, 9,388 households, and 5,867 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 28,258 people living in the county. 51.9% were [[African American|Black or African American]], 44.2% [[White American|White]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 1.4% of some other race and 1.5% [[multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 4.1% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).
 
===2000 census===
[[Image:USA St. Francis County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid St. Francis 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 29,329 people, 10,043 households, and 7,230 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|18|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 11,242 housing units at an average density of {{convert|7|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the county was 48.36% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 49.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.40% from two or more races. 4.88% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 10,043 households, out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.90% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 20.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.90% under the age of 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 105.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,146, and the median income for a family was $30,324. Males had a median income of $28,389 versus $20,578 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,483. About 23.10% of families and 27.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.70% of those under age 18 and 23.10% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==

=== Government ===
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 St. Francis County Quorum Court has eleven members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the county judge, who serves as the chief executive 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 web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+St. Francis County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=St. Francis {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/st-francis/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/St_Francis/115836/web.307039/#/summary?v=314269/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color:#92C5DE;
|[[County judge|County Judge]]
|Craig Jones
|Democratic
|-style="background-color:#92C5DE;
|[[Municipal clerk|County Clerk]]
|Brandi H. McCoy
|Democratic
|-style="background-color:#92C5DE;
|[[Court clerk|Circuit Clerk]]
|Alan T. Smith
|Democratic
|-style="background-color:#999999;
|[[Sheriff]]/[[Tax collector|Collector]]
|Bobby May
|Independent
|-style="background-color:#999999;
|[[Treasurer]]
|Tammy Talley
|Independent
|-style="background-color:#999999;
|[[Tax assessment|Assessor]]
|Ginadell Adams
|Independent
|-style="background-color:#92C5DE;
|[[Coroner]]
|Miles Kimble
|Democratic
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court after the 2024 elections is 7 Democrats, 3 Republicans, and 1 Independent. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=St. Francis County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/St._Francis_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/St_Francis/122571/web.345435/#/summary?v=355398/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: Charles Jones (D)
* District 2: Jimmy Long (I)
* District 3: Margarette Lacy Winfrey (D)
* District 4: David Coleman (R)
* District 5: Ernestine Weaver (D)
* District 6: Greg Gray (R)
* District 7: Nathaniel Murray (D)
* District 8: Christopher Ray (D)
* District 9: Maceo J. Hawkins (D)
* District 10: Kendall Owens (D)
* District 11: Jamie Busby (R)

Additionally, the townships of St. Francis 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 |date=2024-12-13 |title=What is a Constable? |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241213015100/https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":1" />

* Blackfish: Joe W. Cox (D)
* Franks: Harry Mathes Jr. (D)
* Garland: Joe Askue (D)
* Johnson: Kendall Pettus (R)
* Madison: George L. Cochran Sr. (D)
* Prairie: James Roberts (D)
* Telico: Everett Woods (R)

=== Politics ===
The Republican Party and Union Labor Party merged for the 1888 election and nominated a multiracial slate of candidates against the all-white Democratic slate. On September 4, Paul M. Cobbs, a white Democrat, shot at men guarding the precinct ballot box and wounded seven. The Republican-Union Labor ticket won the county elections.{{sfn|Welch|2001|p=365-370}} The Union Labor Party's gubernatorial and [[Arkansas's 1st congressional district]] candidates also won St. Francis County.{{sfn|Hild|2004|p=36}}

The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] [[Federal Correctional Complex, Forrest City]] is in Forrest City.<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0524430&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Forrest City city, Arkansas]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 1, 2011.</ref><ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=fom FCI Forrest City Medium Contact Information]." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved on May 1, 2011. "FCI FORREST CITY MEDIUM FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION 1400 DALE BUMPERS ROAD FORREST CITY, AR 72335"</ref>

A portion of St. Francis County is represented in the [[Arkansas State Senate]] by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ron Caldwell (Arkansas politician)|Ronald R. Caldwell]].

In presidential elections, St. Francis County generally votes Democratic. Following Reconstruction and disenfranchisement of black voters at the turn of the century, the county voted Democratic in every election since [[1896 United States presidential election|1896]], other than [[1900 United States presidential election|1900]] ([[William McKinley]]), [[1908 United States presidential election|1908]] ([[William Howard Taft]]), and [[1968 United States presidential election|1968]] ([[George Wallace]]).

By the late 1960s, white conservatives began to shift into the Republican Party, and St. Francis County was carried by [[Richard Nixon]] in [[1972 United States presidential election|1972]] amidst a national landslide. In [[1984 United States presidential election|1984]], [[Ronald Reagan]] carried the county in his landslide reelection. The county has voted Democratic in every subsequent presidential election, albeit be narrowing margins in recent years. In [[2024 United States presidential election in Arkansas|2024]], Kamala Harris narrowly won the county by 44 votes.

{{PresHead|place=St. Francis County, Arkansas|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Democratic|2,909|2,953|117|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Democratic|3,242|3,604|262|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Democratic|3,195|4,031|204|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|3,368|4,910|84|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|3,917|5,486|102|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|3,815|5,684|89|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|3,414|4,986|96|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,523|5,562|559|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|3,289|6,548|798|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|4,298|4,656|26|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,378|4,866|78|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|4,485|5,816|186|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|3,639|6,851|30|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,692|2,674|265|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,608|3,284|4,254|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,377|3,651|10|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,786|2,432|300|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|1,884|2,114|201|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|1,792|2,466|1|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|178|1,011|966|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|446|1,654|8|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|192|1,671|31|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|94|1,938|14|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|130|2,191|46|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|617|1,376|9|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|433|972|62|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|903|1,252|57|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|395|960|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|296|563|155|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|755|619|103|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|577|737|19|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|703|634|19|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|455|1,087|8|Arkansas}}

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]] (county seat)
*[[Madison, Arkansas|Madison]]

===Towns===
*[[Caldwell, Arkansas|Caldwell]]
*[[Colt, Arkansas|Colt]]
*[[Heth, Arkansas|Heth]]
*[[Hughes, Arkansas|Hughes]]
*[[Palestine, Arkansas|Palestine]]
*[[Wheatley, Arkansas|Wheatley]]
*[[Widener, Arkansas|Widener]]

===Townships===
[[File:St. Francis County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large.jpg|thumb|Townships in St. Francis County, Arkansas as of 2010]]

{{Arkansas Townships About|County = St. Francis}}<ref>{{Cite map
 |publisher   = U. S. Census Bureau
 |title       = 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): St. Francis County, AR
 |url         = http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05123_st_francis/BAS11C20512300000_000.pdf
 |access-date  = August 6, 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019124747/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05123_st_francis/BAS11C20512300000_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#S | title = Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = May 29, 2014}}</ref>

{{Div col}}
* Black Fish
* Franks (small part of [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]])
* Garland ([[Hughes, Arkansas|Hughes]])
* Goodwin
* Griggs ([[Widener, Arkansas|Widener]])
* Heth
* Johnson
* L'Anguille
* Madison (most of [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]], [[Madison, Arkansas|Madison]]
* Prairie ([[Palestine, Arkansas|Palestine]])
* Telico ([[Caldwell, Arkansas|Caldwell]], [[Colt, Arkansas|Colt]], small part of [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]])
* Wheatley (most of [[Wheatley, Arkansas|Wheatley]])
{{div col end}}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05123_st_francis/DC20SD_C05123.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: St. Francis County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 16, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05123_st_francis/DC20SD_C05123_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Forrest City School District]]
* [[Palestine-Wheatley School District]]
* [[West Memphis School District]]

Former school districts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05123_st_francis/DC10SD_C05123_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): St. Francis County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=May 16, 2023}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05123_st_francis/DC10SD_C05123_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Hughes School District]]

==Notable people==
* [[Al Green]], soul singer
* [[Charlie Rich]], country singer
* [[Sonny Liston]], world heavyweight [[boxing]] champion
* [[Mark Martin (Arkansas politician)|Mark R. Martin]], [[Secretary of State of Arkansas]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Arkansas}}
* [[List of lakes in St. Francis County, Arkansas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Francis County, Arkansas]]

==References==
<references />

==Works cited==
* {{cite journal|last=Hild |first=Matthew |title=Labor, Third-Party Politics, and New South Democracy in Arkansas, 1884-1896 |journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly |publisher=Arkansas Historical Association |date=2004 |volume=63 |issue=1 |pages=24–43 |doi=10.2307/40019008 |jstor=40019008 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40019008}}
* {{cite journal|last=Welch |first=Melanie |title=Violence and the Decline of Black Politics in St. Francis County |journal=[[The Arkansas Historical Quarterly]] |publisher=Arkansas Historical Association |date=2001 |volume=60 |issue=4 |pages=360–93 |doi=10.2307/40038253 |jstor=40038253 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40038253}}

==External links==
* {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20160516051039/http://stfranciscountyar.org/ St. Francis county official website]}} 
* [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=810 St. Francis, Arkansas] entry on the [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture]]

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = St. Francis County, Arkansas
| North     = [[Cross County, Arkansas|Cross County]]
| Northeast =
| East      = [[Crittenden County, Arkansas|Crittenden County]]
| Southeast =
| South     = [[Lee County, Arkansas|Lee County]]
| Southwest = [[Monroe County, Arkansas|Monroe County]]
| West      =
| Northwest = [[Woodruff County, Arkansas|Woodruff County]]
}}

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