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Hempstead County, Arkansas
Hempstead County
is a
county
located in the
U.S. state
of
Arkansas
. As of the
2010 census
, the population was 22,609. The
county seat
is
Hope
. Hempstead County is Arkansas's fourth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside
Clark
and
Pulaski
counties. The county is named for
Edward Hempstead
, a delegate to the
U.S. Congress
from the
Missouri Territory
, which included present-day Arkansas at the time. It is an alcohol prohibition or
dry county
.
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