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Strong’s post office opened in 1904

Most of Strong was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979.

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How Strong began

When was Strong founded?

1904

The Strong post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 410122 years
Founding year: the first Strong post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Strong, in brief

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Strong is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Strong had a population of 410. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land. The community of New London was absorbed into Strong in the early 20th century.

Its first post office opened in 1904. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 558 to 410 (-27%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Questions about Strong’s history

What year was Strong founded?

The Strong post office opened in 1904, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.