Ouachita County Post Offices

Ouachita County

There are 5 US Post Offices in Ouachita County serving a total of 27,038 residents equating to 5,408 residents per post office. It's estimated that approximately 43,156 packages are handled across the 5 county post offices annually. Ouachita County (/\u02c8w\u0251\u02d0\u0283\u1d7bt\u0251\u02d0/ WAH-shi-tah) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,120. The county seat is Camden. The county was formed on November 29, 1842, and named for the Ouachita River. Ouachita County is part of the Camden, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is a former Democratic Party stronghold and the home of the Pryor family, which includes two U.S. senators, David Pryor (1978\u20131997) and his son Mark Pryor (elected 2002). The elder Pryor is also a former Arkansas governor and congressman. In 1972, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon became the first Republican presidential nominee in the 20th Century to win a majority in Ouachita County. Much later, in the 2008 presidential election, U.S. Senator John S. McCain won the county by nearly ten percentage votes over Senator Barack Obama, following President George W. Bush's victory over Senator John F. Kerry in 2004. The county is served by a daily newspaper, The Camden News."

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