Monroe County, Arkansas
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| Monroe County, Arkansas | |
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 Location in the state of Arkansas | |
 Arkansas's location in the U.S. | |
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| Founded | November 2, 1829 |
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| Seat | Clarendon |
| Largest City | Brinkley |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
621 sq mi (1,608 km²) 607 sq mi (1,572 km²) 14 sq mi (36 km²), 2.3 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: James Monroe[1] | |
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is in the Arkansas Delta.
Monroe County, Arkansas Media
Marker to commemorate the point at which a national survey began of lands in this area, in order to allocate lands of the Louisiana Purchase to veterans of the War of 1812.
Headwater swamp at the entrance to Louisiana Purchase State Park, southern Monroe County
The Monroe County Courthouse in Clarendon is the seat of county government
Streetside in downtown Brinkley
Clarendon Municipal Airport
Highway 79 passes through wetlands near the White River on a historic curved concrete bridge
References
- ↑ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (1905)U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 212.
Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, Arkansas, United States | ||
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