Arkansas County, Arkansas
Arkansas County | |
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Clockwise from top: a rice field on the Grand Prairie, the Yancopin Bridge over the Arkansas River, the Southern District Courthouse in DeWitt, the Northern District Courthouse in Stuttgart, Arkansas | |
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas | |
Arkansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°16′27″N 91°23′02″W / 34.2742°N 91.3839°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| Founded | December 13, 1813[1] |
| Named for | Arkansas River |
| Seat | Stuttgart (north district); De Witt (south district) |
| Largest city | Stuttgart |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,033.79 sq mi (2,677.5 km2) |
| • Land | 988.49 sq mi (2,560.2 km2) |
| • Water | 45.30 sq mi (117.3 km2) 4.4% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 17,149 |
| • Density | 17/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Arkansas County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,149.[3] The county has two county seats, De Witt and Stuttgart.[4] Arkansas County was founded on December 13, 1813.
References
- ↑ "Pictorial" (1890), p. 823.
- ↑ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (2014-10-16). Arkansas County Polygons (SHP file) (Map). Arkansas GIS Office. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "QuickFacts: Arkansas County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.