As of the 2020 United States census, there were 977 people, 552 households, and 305 families residing in the city.

In 1893, because of the available limestone, the Western Portland Cement Company once thrived at White Cliffs, though now only its ruins exist.

It made a quality cement for years but was later sold to a German company which did not want to make the costly repairs that were needed.

Today, it is still a thriving plant owned by Ash Grove Cement Company of Overland Park, Kansas.

Ash Grove Cement has recently been acquired by CRH a publicly traded entity headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

By 1845, Willow Springs, later renamed Rocky Comfort, in the western part of the county, began to flourish, and by 1854, the community of Richmond had begun to thrive.

They often experienced mental anguish and hardships because of the loss of lives and financial security.

People in the South suspended raising cotton while other products were produced for the war efforts.

In 1868, Powell Clayton, governor of Arkansas, had all county records moved to established headquarters in Rocky Comfort.

In 1902, the county seat was moved from Richmond to Foreman, formerly called Rocky Comfort.

The Kansas City Southern Railroad began running three new fast-freight locomotives with larger engines capable of pulling 100 loaded freight cars.

With these modern engines, goods could more easily be transported, making the tough economic times in the 1930s more bearable.

Before the construction of railroads, the rivers were used to transport goods by way of ferries, steamboats, and flatboats.

After the emergence of railroads, electrical and telephone services became available to parts of the county by 1912, and natural gas came into Ashdown in 1930.

The development of Millwood Lake in 1965 was of major importance to the county's industrial growth.

Access to water was a necessity for industry, and Ashdown's rivers and lake provided plenty.

After the paper mill and the cement company came to Little River County, many citizens prospered.

In 1958, the present Little River Memorial Hospital was constructed in Ashdown, and as of 2006, there are two nursing facilities and a retirement center.

The city of Foreman has trended strongly Republican over the past several election cycles like the much of Arkansas.