Pearcy, Arkansas
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United StatesElevation620 ft (190 m)
Pearcy, Arkansas | |
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  Pearcy  Pearcy | |
| Coordinates: 34°25′53″N 93°17′19″W / 34.43139°N 93.28861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Garland |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 306 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805675[1] |
Pearcy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 306.[2][3]
In 2009 the rural community became noted as the site of the Pearcy murders, said to be a "robbery gone wrong."
On April 25, 2011, a tornado associated with the 2011 Super Outbreak hit the Pearcy area, destroying houses in nearby Sunshine.[4]
Bruce Cozart, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 24, is a Pearcy native and a developer in Hot Springs.
