History · Hazen

Hazen’s history is
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The public archives hold just one old photo of Hazen. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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Hazen 6M0 · Wikimedia Commons

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Hazen, officially the City of Hazen, is a city in Prairie County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,481 at the 2020 census.

Hazen was established in 1873. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,468 people in 2010, 1,481 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hazen yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hazen, decade by decade

Before
2000
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Then & now

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Historic places

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