Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas

Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 179.

History
When Howard County formed in 1873, Center Point was its first county seat. After the first railroad in the county was built through Nashville&mdash;bypassing Center Point&mdash;the county seat was moved there in 1884.

Notable people

 * Carl Boles, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, was born in Center Point.
 * Eurith D. Rivers, the 68th Governor of Georgia, was born in Center Point.
 * Dorothy Shaver, born in Center Point in 1893, was the first woman in the United States to head a multimillion-dollar company, Lord & Taylor.
 * Robert G. Shaver, lawyer, colonel in Confederate States Army, and Ku Klux Klan leader.