El Dorado (Arkansas)

Union County

05-21070

El Dorado is a city in Union County in the U.S. state of Arkansas with about 18,500 inhabitants ( 2012) and the county seat of administration.

El Dorado is part of the socio-economic region Ark- La -Tex, which includes parts of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.

Demographics

Sons and daughters of the town

• Beryl Anthony, Jr., politician, member of the House of Representatives
• David Frizzell, country singer
• Albert Hanlin Crews, former astronaut
• Donald Garrett, musicians of the Creative Jazz (bass clarinet, Nay and double bass)
• Lamar Hunt, influential American sports personality
• Charles Portis, author