Dierks is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2010 census, down from 1,230 at the 2000 census.HistoryDierks was formerly known as "Hardscrabble". It was then changed to "Dierks" after Hans Dierks, the oldest of four brothers who owned the Dierks Lumber and Coal Company. In 2007, Dierks celebrated its 100th birthday.2009 tornadoSevere thunderstorms that moved through southwest Arkansas on April 9, 2009, produced an EF3 tornado that destroyed the city's water treatment plant. A training technician from the Arkansas Rural Water Association helped the utility operators establish a temporary connection to the neighboring Nashville Rural Water System until the National Guard could deliver a pair of portable water purification systems. The Boy Scouts of America helped to give water bottles to families that were on the city water.A smaller tornado in 2010 hit the local laundromat and tore down a few power lines. No injuries or deaths were reported.GeographyDierks is located in north-central Howard County at, along the southern edge of the Ouachita Mountains. It sits in the valley of Holly Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Saline River. U.S. Route 70 passes through the city on Front Street and Main Avenue, leading northeast to Glenwood and southwest to De Queen. U.S. Route 278 also passes through Dierks, leading north out of town along Main Avenue with US 70 before turning northwest towards Wickes, from Dierks. US 278 runs east out of Dierks on 4th Street and Massey Avenue, eventually traveling southeast to Nashville.
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