Quitman, Arkansas
city on border of Cleburne and Faulkner Counties in Arkansas, USA
Quitman is a city in Cleburne and Faulkner counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, Quitman had a population of 694. The portion of the city in Faulkner County is part of the Central Arkansas region.
Geography
Quitman is located in southwestern Cleburne County and extends southwest along Arkansas Highway 25 into Faulkner County. Highway 25 leads 15 miles (24 km) northeast to Heber Springs, the Cleburne County seat, and southwest 14 miles (23 km) to U.S. Route 65 north of Greenbrier.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Quitman has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 694 people, 311 households, and 218 families residing in the city.
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 714 people in 316 households, including 204 families, in the city. The population density was 378.2 inhabitants per square mile (146.0/km2). There were 358 housing units at an average density of 189.6 per square mile (73.2/km2).
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Quitman, Arkansas” is city on border of Cleburne and Faulkner Counties in Arkansas, USA. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Quitman, Arkansas and city, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “city on border of Cleburne and Faulkner Counties in Arkansas, USA” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q79699. Authority coordinates are 35.381, -92.218. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 2000.
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This entry incorporates text from “Quitman, Arkansas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.