There are 75 counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Arkansas is tied with Mississippi for the most counties with two county seats, at ten.
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| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymology |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
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| Arkansas County | 001 | De Witt, and Stuttgart |
1813 | 1st County (Eastern Arkansas) | A variant pronunciation of the Quapaw Native American people | 20,749 | 988 sq mi (2,559 km2) |
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| Ashley County | 003 | Hamburg | 1848 | Drew and Union Counties | Chester Ashley (1791-1848), a U.S. Senator from Arkansas | 24,209 | 921 sq mi (2,385 km2) |
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| Baxter County | 005 | Mountain Home | 1873 | Fulton, Izard, Marion, and Searcy Counties | Elisha Baxter (1827-1899), a Governor of Arkansas | 38,386 | 554 sq mi (1,435 km2) |
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| Benton County | 007 | Bentonville | 1836 | Washington County | Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), a U.S. Senator from Missouri | 153,406 | 843 sq mi (2,183 km2) |
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| Boone County | 009 | Harrison | 1869 | Carroll and Marion Counties | Daniel Boone (1734-1820), the American frontiersman | 33,948 | 591 sq mi (1,531 km2) |
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| Bradley County | 011 | Warren | 1840 | Union County | Hugh Bradley, a soldier in the War of 1812 | 12,600 | 651 sq mi (1,686 km2) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Hampton | 1850 | Dallas and Ouachita Counties | John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), 7th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from South Carolina | 5,744 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km2) |
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| Carroll County | 015 | Berryville and Eureka Springs |
1833 | Izard County and later by Madison County (1870) | Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence | 25,357 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km2) |
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| Chicot County | 017 | Lake Village | 1823 | Arkansas County | Point Chicot on the Mississippi River | 14,117 | 644 sq mi (1,668 km2) |
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| Clark County | 019 | Arkadelphia | 1818 | Arkansas (1818) | William Clark (1770-1838), explorer and Governor of the Missouri Territory | 23,546 | 866 sq mi (2,243 km2) |
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| Clay County | 021 | Piggott and Corning |
1873 | Randolph and Greene Counties, and originally named Clayton before 1875 | John Clayton, a State Senator | 17,609 | 639 sq mi (1,655 km2) |
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| Cleburne County | 023 | Heber Springs | 1883 | White, Van Buren, and Independence Counties | Patrick Cleburne (1828-1864), a Confederate General in the Civil War | 24,046 | 553 sq mi (1,432 km2) |
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| Cleveland County | 025 | Rison | 1873 | Bradley, Dallas, Jefferson counties, and formerly named Dorsey County (from 1885) | Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th President of the United States (formerly Stephen Dorsey) |
8,571 | 598 sq mi (1,549 km2) |
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| Columbia County | 027 | Magnolia | 1852 | Formed from LaFayette, Hempstead, and Ouachita Counties | Columbia, a female personification of the United States | 25,603 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km2) |
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| Conway County | 029 | Morrilton | 1825 | Pulaski county | Henry Wharton Conway (1793-1827), territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives | 20,336 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km2) |
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| Craighead County | 031 | Jonesboro and Lake City |
1859 | Mississippi, Greene, Poinsett Counties | Thomas Craighead (1798-1862), a State Senator who ironically opposed the creation of the county | 82,148 | 711 sq mi (1,841 km2) |
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| Crawford County | 033 | Van Buren | 1820 | Pulaski | William H. Crawford (1772-1834), a politicians who served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of War | 53,247 | 596 sq mi (1,544 km2) |
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| Crittenden County | 035 | Marion | 1825 | Phillips | Robert Crittenden (1797-1834), Governor of the Arkansas Territory | 50,866 | 610 sq mi (1,580 km2) |
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| Cross County | 037 | Wynne | 1862 | St. Francis, Poinsett, and Critteden Counties | David C. Cross, a Confederate soldier in the Civil War and local politician | 19,526 | 616 sq mi (1,595 km2) |
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| Dallas County | 039 | Fordyce | 1845 | Clark and Bradley Counties | George M. Dallas (1792-1864), 11th Vice President of the United States | 9,210 | 668 sq mi (1,730 km2) |
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| Desha County | 041 | Arkansas City | 1838 | Arkansas, Union Counties, then from Chicot County (prior to 1880), and Lincoln (prior 1930) | Benjamin Desha, a soldier in the War of 1812 | 15,341 | 765 sq mi (1,981 km2) |
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| Drew County | 043 | Monticello | 1846 | Bradley, Chicot, Desha, Union Counties | Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802-1879), 3rd Governor of Arkansas | 18,723 | 828 sq mi (2,145 km2) |
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| Faulkner County | 045 | Conway | 1873 | Pulaski and Conway Counties | Sanford Faulkner (1806-1874), a Confederate soldier and the composer of the song "The Arkansas Traveler" | 86,014 | 647 sq mi (1,676 km2) |
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| Franklin County | 047 | Ozark and Charleston |
1837 | Crawford and Johnson Counties | Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), founding father of the United States | 17,771 | 610 sq mi (1,580 km2) |
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| Fulton County | 049 | Salem | 1842 | Izard County and then later from Lawrence County (prior 1850) | 11,642 | 618 sq mi (1,601 km2) |
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| Garland County | 051 | Hot Springs | 1873 | Montgomery, Hot Springs, and Saline Counties | Augustus Hill Garland (1832-1899), U.S. Senator and 11th Governor of Arkansas | 88,068 | 678 sq mi (1,756 km2) |
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| Grant County | 053 | Sheridan | 1869 | Jefferson, Hot Spring, Saline Counties | Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885), 18th President of the United States | 16,464 | 632 sq mi (1,637 km2) |
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| Greene County | 055 | Paragould | 1833 | Lawrence County and later on by Randolph | Nathanael Greene (1742-1786), the Revolutionary War General | 37,331 | 578 sq mi (1,497 km2) |
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| Hempstead County | 057 | Hope | 1818 | Arkansas (1818) | Edward Hempstead (1780-1817), Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Missouri Territory | 23,587 | 729 sq mi (1,888 km2) |
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| Hot Spring County | 059 | Malvern | 1829 | Clark County and later from Montgomery County (prior 1880) | Naturally occurring hot springs within the county | 30,353 | 615 sq mi (1,593 km2) |
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| Howard County | 061 | Nashville | 1873 | Pike, Hempstead, Polk, Sevier Counties. | James H. Howard, an Arkansas State Senator | 14,300 | 588 sq mi (1,523 km2) |
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| Independence County | 063 | Batesville | 1820 | Lawrence County (1820) | The Declaration of Independence | 34,233 | 764 sq mi (1,979 km2) |
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| Izard County | 065 | Melbourne | 1825 | Independence, Crawford Counties, and later from Fulton (prior 1880) | George Izard (1776-1828), Governor of the Missouri Territory and a General during the War of 1812 | 13,249 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km2) |
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| Jackson County | 067 | Newport | 1829 | Lawrence, and St. Francis | Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th President of the United States | 18,418 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km2) |
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| Jefferson County | 069 | Pine Bluff | 1829 | Arkansas and Pulaski | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), 3rd President of the United States | 84,278 | 885 sq mi (2,292 km2) |
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| Johnson County | 071 | Clarksville | 1833 | Pope County, and a small portion from Madison County (prior 1890) | Benjamin Johnson (1784-1849), the first judge of the federal district court for Arkansas | 22,781 | 662 sq mi (1,715 km2) |
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| Lafayette County | 073 | Lewisville | 1827 | Hempstead County and later from Columbia County (prior 1910) | The Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), a Frenchman who served as a General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War | 8,559 | 526 sq mi (1,362 km2) |
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| Lawrence County | 075 | Walnut Ridge | 1815 | Arkansas and New Madrid (MO) in 1815 | James Lawrence (1781-1813), an American naval officer during the War of 1812 | 17,774 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
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| Lee County | 077 | Marianna | 1873 | Phillips, Monroe, Crittenden, and St. Francis Counties. | Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), a confederate General during the Civil War | 12,580 | 602 sq mi (1,559 km2) |
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| Lincoln County | 079 | Star City | 1871 | Arkansas, Bradley, Desha, Drew, and Jefferson Counties | Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States | 14,492 | 561 sq mi (1,453 km2) |
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| Little River County | 081 | Ashdown | 1867 | Sevier County | Little River, a tributary of the Red River | 13,628 | 532 sq mi (1,378 km2) |
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| Logan County | 083 | Booneville and Paris |
1871 | Franklin, Johnson, Pope, Scott, and Yell Counties (Formally named Sarber County) | James Logan (1791-1859), an early settler of western Arkansas | 22,486 | 710 sq mi (1,839 km2) |
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| Lonoke County | 085 | Lonoke | 1873 | Prairie and Pulaski Counties | An oak tree that stood on the site of the current county seat | 52,828 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km2) |
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| Madison County | 087 | Huntsville | 1836 | Washington County | James Madison (1751-1836), 4th President of the United States | 14,243 | 837 sq mi (2,168 km2) |
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| Marion County | 089 | Yellville | 1835 | Izard County | Francis Marion (1732-1795), an American general during the Revolutionary War | 16,140 | 598 sq mi (1,549 km2) |
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| Miller County | 091 | Texarkana | 1862 | LaFayette County | James Miller (1776-1851), first Governor of the Arkansas Territory | 40,443 | 624 sq mi (1,616 km2) |
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| Mississippi County | 093 | Blytheville and Osceola |
1883 | Crittenden | the Mississippi River | 51,979 | 898 sq mi (2,326 km2) |
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| Monroe County | 095 | Clarendon | 1839 | Phillips and Arkansas Counties | James Monroe (1758-1831), 5th President of the United States | 10,254 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km2) |
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| Montgomery County | 097 | Mount Ida | 1842 | Hot Spring | Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), an American general during the Revolutionary War | 9,245 | 781 sq mi (2,023 km2) |
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| Nevada County | 099 | Prescott | 1871 | Columbia, Hempstead, Ouachita Counties | the state of Nevada | 9,955 | 620 sq mi (1,606 km2) |
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| Newton County | 101 | Jasper | 1842 | Carroll | Thomas W. Newton (1804-1853), a State Senator and member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas | 8,608 | 823 sq mi (2,132 km2) |
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| Ouachita County | 103 | Camden | 1842 | Union | the Ouachita River | 28,790 | 732 sq mi (1,896 km2) |
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| Perry County | 105 | Perryville | 1840 | Conway County | Oliver Hazard Perry, the naval officer in the War of 1812 | 10,209 | 551 sq mi (1,427 km2) |
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| Phillips County | 107 | Helena | 1820 | Arkansas and Lawrence County | Sylvanus Phillips, a member of the territorial legislature | 26,445 | 693 sq mi (1,795 km2) |
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| Pike County | 109 | Murfreesboro | 1833 | Clark and Hempstead Counties | Zebulon Pike, the explorer and discoverer of Pikes Peak | 11,303 | 603 sq mi (1,562 km2) |
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| Poinsett County | 111 | Harrisburg | 1838 | Greene, Lawrence Counties | Joel Roberts Poinsett, a United States Secretary of War and namesake of the poinsettia | 25,614 | 758 sq mi (1,963 km2) |
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| Polk County | 113 | Mena | 1844 | Sevier | James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States | 20,229 | 860 sq mi (2,227 km2) |
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| Pope County | 115 | Russellville | 1829 | Crawford County | John Pope, a governor of the Arkansas Territory | 54,469 | 812 sq mi (2,103 km2) |
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| Prairie County | 117 | Des Arc and DeValls Bluff |
1846 | Arkansas and Pulaski Counties | Grand Prairie of eastern Arkansas | 9,539 | 646 sq mi (1,673 km2) |
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| Pulaski County | 119 | Little Rock | 1818 | Arkansas and Lawrence Counties (1818) | Kazimierz Pulaski, the Polish general in the American Revolutionary War | 361,474 | 771 sq mi (1,997 km2) |
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| Randolph County | 121 | Pocahontas | 1835 | Lawrence County | John Randolph of Roanoke, a U.S. congressman from Virginia | 18,195 | 652 sq mi (1,689 km2) |
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| St. Francis County | 123 | Forrest City | 1827 | Formed from Phillips County | St. Francis River | 29,329 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km2) |
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| Saline County | 125 | Benton | 1835 | Independence and Pulaski | salt reserves found within its borders | 83,529 | 725 sq mi (1,878 km2) |
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| Scott County | 127 | Waldron | 1833 | Crawford and Pope Counties | Andrew Scott, a territorial judge | 10,996 | 894 sq mi (2,315 km2) |
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| Searcy County | 129 | Marshall | 1838 | Marion County | Richard Searcy a judge in Lawrence County | 8,261 | 667 sq mi (1,728 km2) |
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| Sebastian County | 131 | Greenwood and Fort Smith |
1851 | Crawford and Scott | U.S. Circuit Court judge |
115,071 | 536 sq mi (1,388 km2) |
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| Sevier County | 133 | De Queen | 1828 | Hempstead County | U.S. Senator from Arkansas Ambrose Sevier | 15,757 | 564 sq mi (1,461 km2) |
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| Sharp County | 135 | Ash Flat | 1868 | Lawrence County | early settler Ephraim Sharp | 17,119 | 604 sq mi (1,564 km2) |
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| Stone County | 137 | Mountain View | 1873 | Izard, Indenpendence, Searcy, Van Buren | rocks and stones within the area | 11,499 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km2) |
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| Union County | 139 | El Dorado | 1829 | Clark and Hempstead Counties | the concept of Union which was threatened by the American Civil War | 45,629 | 1,039 sq mi (2,691 km2) |
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| Van Buren County | 141 | Clinton | 1833 | Conway, Izard, and Independece | U.S. president Martin Van Buren | 16,192 | 712 sq mi (1,844 km2) |
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| Washington County | 143 | Fayetteville | 1828 | Lovely County | George Washington, the first U.S. president | 157,715 | 950 sq mi (2,460 km2) |
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| White County | 145 | Searcy | 1835 | Independence, Jackson and Pulaski counties | U.S. presidential candidate Hugh L. White | 67,165 | 1,034 sq mi (2,678 km2) |
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| Woodruff County | 147 | Augusta | 1862 | Jackson and St. Francis Counties | William Woodruff the first newspaper publisher in the state | 8,741 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
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| Yell County | 149 | Danville and Dardanelle | 1840 | Hot Spring, Pope, and Scott County | Governor of Arkansas Archibald Yell | 21,139 | 928 sq mi (2,404 km2) |
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Former Counties in Arkansas
Lovely County (1827-28) Crawford and Disolved by Washington.
Fictional Counties in Arkansas
Deeson County is a fictional county in southwest Arkansas near the intersection of Highway 71 and Interstate 82 as portrayed in the movie Smokey and the Bandit. Bogan County is a fictional county in Arkansas as portrayed in the movie White Lightning.
See also
References
- ^ "EPA County FIPS Code Listing". EPA.gov. http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/codes/ar.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. "NACo - Find a county". http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/state.cfm&state.cfm&statecode=AR. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
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