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Gurdon is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,212 at the 2010 census.

Gurdon city overview:
Name:	Gurdon city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Clark County
Elevation:	203 ft (62 m)
Total Area:	2.49 sq mi (6.46 km²)
Land Area:	2.42 sq mi (6.28 km²)
Water Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Total Population:	1,840
Population Density:	758.76/sq mi (292.93/km²)
ZIP code:	71743
Area code:	870
FIPS code:	0529200
GNISfeature ID:	0049742

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History

The town was founded in the late nineteenth century as a railroad town for the timber industry on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (now the Union Pacific Railroad). Originally settled in 1873, the city was incorporated in 1880. The town’s name derives from railroad executive Henry Gurdon Marquand’s middle name.

Gurdon is the birthplace of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, in 1892.

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Geography

Gurdon is located in southern Clark County at 33°54′55″N 93°9′19″W / 33.91528°N 93.15528°W / 33.91528; -93.15528 (33.9152871, -93.155354). U.S. Route 67 passes through the city, leading northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Arkadelphia, the county seat, and southwest 16 miles (26 km) to Prescott.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.6 km), of which 2.5 square miles (6.4 km) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km), or 2.88%, is water.