List of counties in Arkansas
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List of 75 counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas:
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| County |
FIPS Code [1] |
County seat [2] |
Established [2] |
Origin |
Etymolgy |
Population [2] |
Area [2] |
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| Arkansas County | 001 | De Witt | 1813 | ? | Arkansas Native Americans | 20,749 | 988 sq mi (2,559 km²) |
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| Ashley County | 003 | Hamburg | 1848 | ? | Chester Ashley | 24,209 | 921 sq mi (2,385 km²) |
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| Baxter County | 005 | Mountain Home | 1873 | ? | Elisha Baxter | 38,386 | 554 sq mi (1,435 km²) |
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| Benton County | 007 | Bentonville | 1836 | ? | Thomas Hart Benton | 153,406 | 843 sq mi (2,183 km²) |
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| Boone County | 009 | Harrison | 1869 | ? | Daniel Boone | 33,948 | 591 sq mi (1,531 km²) |
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| Bradley County | 011 | Warren | 1840 | ? | Hugh Bradley | 12,600 | 651 sq mi (1,686 km²) |
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| Calhoun County | 013 | Hampton | 1850 | ? | John Caldwell Calhoun | 5,744 | 628 sq mi (1,627 km²) |
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| Carroll County | 015 | Berryville | 1833 | ? | Charles Carroll | 25,357 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km²) |
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| Chicot County | 017 | Lake Village | 1823 | ? | Point Chicot on the Mississippe River | 14,117 | 644 sq mi (1,668 km²) |
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| Clark County | 019 | Arkadelphia | 1818 | ? | William Clark | 23,546 | 866 sq mi (2,243 km²) |
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| Clay County | 021 | Piggott and Corning |
1873 | ? | John Clayton | 17,609 | 639 sq mi (1,655 km²) |
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| Cleburne County | 023 | Heber Springs | 1883 | ? | Patrick Ronayne Cleburne | 24,046 | 553 sq mi (1,432 km²) |
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| Cleveland County | 025 | Rison | 1873 | ? | Stephen Grover Cleveland | 8,571 | 598 sq mi (1,549 km²) |
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| Columbia County | 027 | Magnolia | 1852 | ? | Columbia | 25,603 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km²) |
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| Conway County | 029 | Morrilton | 1825 | ? | Henry Wharton Conway | 20,336 | 556 sq mi (1,440 km²) |
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| Craighead County | 031 | Jonesboro | 1859 | ? | Thomas Craighead | 82,148 | 711 sq mi (1,841 km²) |
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| Crawford County | 033 | Van Buren | 1820 | ? | William Harris Crawford | 53,247 | 596 sq mi (1,544 km²) |
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| Crittenden County | 035 | Marion | 1825 | ? | Robert Crittenden | 50,866 | 610 sq mi (1,580 km²) |
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| Cross County | 037 | Wynne | 1862 | ? | David C. Cross | 19,526 | 616 sq mi (1,595 km²) |
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| Dallas County | 039 | Fordyce | 1845 | ? | George Mifflin Dallas | 9,210 | 668 sq mi (1,730 km²) |
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| Desha County | 041 | Arkansas City | 1838 | ? | Benjamin Desha | 15,341 | 765 sq mi (1,981 km²) |
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| Drew County | 043 | Monticello | 1846 | ? | Thomas Stevenson Drew | 18,723 | 828 sq mi (2,145 km²) |
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| Faulkner County | 045 | Conway | 1873 | ? | Sanford C. Faulkner | 86,014 | 647 sq mi (1,676 km²) |
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| Franklin County | 047 | Ozark | 1837 | ? | Benjamin Franklin | 17,771 | 610 sq mi (1,580 km²) |
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| Fulton County | 049 | Salem | 1842 | ? | William Savin Fulton | 11,642 | 618 sq mi (1,601 km²) |
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| Garland County | 051 | Hot Springs | 1873 | ? | Augustus Hill Garland | 88,068 | 678 sq mi (1,756 km²) |
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| Grant County | 053 | Sheridan | 1869 | ? | Ulysses Simpson Grant | 16,464 | 632 sq mi (1,637 km²) |
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| Greene County | 055 | Paragould | 1833 | ? | Nathanael Greene | 37,331 | 578 sq mi (1,497 km²) |
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| Hempstead County | 057 | Hope | 1818 | ? | Edward Hempstead | 23,587 | 729 sq mi (1,888 km²) |
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| Hot Spring County | 059 | Malvern | 1829 | ? | hot springs within the county | 30,353 | 615 sq mi (1,593 km²) |
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| Howard County | 061 | Nashville | 1873 | ? | James H. Howard | 14,300 | 588 sq mi (1,523 km²) |
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| Independence County | 063 | Batesville | 1820 | ? | Declaration of Independence | 34,233 | 764 sq mi (1,979 km²) |
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| Izard County | 065 | Melbourne | 1825 | ? | George Izard | 13,249 | 581 sq mi (1,505 km²) |
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| Jackson County | 067 | Newport | 1829 | ? | Andrew Jackson | 18,418 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km²) |
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| Jefferson County | 069 | Pine Bluff | 1829 | ? | Thomas Jefferson | 84,278 | 885 sq mi (2,292 km²) |
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| Johnson County | 071 | Clarksville | 1833 | ? | Benjamin Johnson | 22,781 | 662 sq mi (1,715 km²) |
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| Lafayette County | 073 | Lewisville | 1827 | ? | Marquis de la Fayette | 8,559 | 526 sq mi (1,362 km²) |
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| Lawrence County | 075 | Walnut Ridge | 1815 | ? | James Lawrence | 17,774 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km²) |
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| Lee County | 077 | Marianna | 1873 | ? | Robert E. Lee | 12,580 | 602 sq mi (1,559 km²) |
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| Lincoln County | 079 | Star City | 1871 | ? | Abraham Lincoln | 14,492 | 561 sq mi (1,453 km²) |
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| Little River County | 081 | Ashdown | 1867 | ? | Little River | 13,628 | 532 sq mi (1,378 km²) |
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| Logan County | 083 | Booneville and Paris |
1871 | ? | James Logan | 22,486 | 710 sq mi (1,839 km²) |
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| Lonoke County | 085 | Lonoke | 1873 | ? | Oak Tree | 52,828 | 766 sq mi (1,984 km²) |
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| Madison County | 087 | Huntsville | 1836 | ? | James Madison | 14,243 | 837 sq mi (2,168 km²) |
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| Marion County | 089 | Yellville | 1835 | ? | Francis Marion | 16,140 | 598 sq mi (1,549 km²) |
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| Miller County | 091 | Texarkana | 1862 | ? | James Miller | 40,443 | 624 sq mi (1,616 km²) |
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| Mississippi County | 093 | Blytheville and Osceola |
1883 | ? | Mississippi River | 51,979 | 898 sq mi (2,326 km²) |
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| Monroe County | 095 | Clarendon | 1839 | ? | James Monroe | 10,254 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km²) |
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| Montgomery County | 097 | Mount Ida | 1842 | ? | Richard Montgomery | 9,245 | 781 sq mi (2,023 km²) |
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| Nevada County | 099 | Prescott | 1871 | ? | State of Nevada | 9,955 | 620 sq mi (1,606 km²) |
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| Newton County | 101 | Jasper | 1842 | ? | Thomas W. Newton | 8,608 | 823 sq mi (2,132 km²) |
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| Ouachita County | 103 | Camden | 1842 | ? | Ouachita River | 28,790 | 732 sq mi (1,896 km²) |
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| Perry County | 105 | Perryville | 1840 | ? | Oliver Hazard Perry | 10,209 | 551 sq mi (1,427 km²) |
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| Phillips County | 107 | Helena | 1820 | ? | Sylvanus Phillips | 26,445 | 693 sq mi (1,795 km²) |
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| Pike County | 109 | Murfreesboro | 1833 | ? | Zebulon Pike | 11,303 | 603 sq mi (1,562 km²) |
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| Poinsett County | 111 | Harrisburg | 1838 | ? | Joel Roberts Poinsett | 25,614 | 758 sq mi (1,963 km²) |
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| Polk County | 113 | Mena | 1844 | ? | ?James Knox Polk | 20,229 | 860 sq mi (2,227 km²) |
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| Pope County | 115 | Russellville | 1829 | ? | John Pope | 54,469 | 812 sq mi (2,103 km²) |
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| Prairie County | 117 | Des Arc | 1846 | ? | Grand Prairie Ar. | 9,539 | 646 sq mi (1,673 km²) |
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| Pulaski County | 119 | Little Rock | 1818 | ? | Kazmierz Pulaski | 361,474 | 771 sq mi (1,997 km²) |
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| Randolph County | 121 | Pocahontas | 1835 | ? | John Randolph | 18,195 | 652 sq mi (1,689 km²) |
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| St. Francis County | 123 | Forrest City | 1827 | ? | St. Francis River | 29,329 | 634 sq mi (1,642 km²) |
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| Saline County | 125 | Benton | 1835 | ? | salt reserves found within its borders | 83,529 | 725 sq mi (1,878 km²) |
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| Scott County | 127 | Waldron | 1833 | ? | Andrew Scott | 10,996 | 894 sq mi (2,315 km²) |
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| Searcy County | 129 | Marshall | 1838 | ? | Richard Searcy | 8,261 | 667 sq mi (1,728 km²) |
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| Sebastian County | 131 | Fort Smith | 1851 | ? | William K. Sebastian | 115,071 | 536 sq mi (1,388 km²) |
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| Sevier County | 133 | De Queen | 1828 | ? | Ambrose Sevier | 15,757 | 564 sq mi (1,461 km²) |
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| Sharp County | 135 | Ash Flat | 1868 | ? | Ephraim Sharp | 17,119 | 604 sq mi (1,564 km²) |
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| Stone County | 137 | Mountain View | 1873 | ? | rocks and stones within the area | 11,499 | 607 sq mi (1,572 km²) |
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| Union County | 139 | El Dorado | 1829 | ? | Union | 45,629 | 1,039 sq mi (2,691 km²) |
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| Van Buren County | 141 | Clinton | 1833 | ? | Martin Van Buren | 16,192 | 712 sq mi (1,844 km²) |
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| Washington County | 143 | Fayetteville | 1828 | ? | George Washington | 157,715 | 950 sq mi (2,460 km²) |
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| White County | 145 | Searcy | 1835 | ? | Hugh L. White | 67,165 | 1,034 sq mi (2,678 km²) |
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| Woodruff County | 147 | Augusta | 1862 | ? | William Woodruff | 8,741 | 587 sq mi (1,520 km²) |
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| Yell County | 149 | Danville | 1840 | ? | Archibald Yell | 21,139 | 928 sq mi (2,404 km²) |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ EPA County FIPS Code Listing. EPA.gov. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
- ^ a b c d National Association of Counties. NACo - Find a county. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
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