Ash Flat, Arkansas


Ash Flat is a city in Fulton and Sharp counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 1,082 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Sharp County.
It is located in the state's Ozarks Region, approximately north-northeast of Little Rock and northwest of Jonesboro.

History

Ash Flat was established in 1856. The community was so named for a grove of ash trees near the original town site.
In 1967, the Arkansas General Assembly designated Ash Flat as the single county seat of Sharp County, a title previously held by Hardy and Evening Shade concurrently.

Geography

Ash Flat is located at .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, all land.

Demographics

Notable people

Ash Flat is served by the Highland School District, which operates Highland High School. The Highland district was formed from the 1962 consolidation of the Ash Flat School District and the Hardy School District. Due to the previous rivalry between the two districts, some members of the community were unsure whether the vote to consolidate would succeed.
Ozarka College established a site in Ash Flat in the fall of 2001.