Crittenden County, Arkansas

35°43′16″N 90°04′51″W / 35.72111°N 90.08083°W / 35.72111; -90.08083

Crittenden County
Crittenden County Courthouse in Marion
Map of Arkansas highlighting Crittenden County
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Map of the United States highlighting Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°14′N 90°18′W / 35.24°N 90.3°W / 35.24; -90.3
Country United States
State Arkansas
FoundedOctober 22, 1825
Named forRobert Crittenden
SeatMarion
Largest cityWest Memphis
Area
 • Total636 sq mi (1,650 km2)
 • Land610 sq mi (1,600 km2)
 • Water27 sq mi (70 km2)  4.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total48,163
 • Density76/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitehttp://crittenden.ark.org/
Cotton workers on the road, carrying all they possess in the world during the Great Depression. Crittenden County, Arkansas, 1936.

Crittenden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,163.[1] The county seat is Marion,[2] and the largest city is West Memphis.

Crittenden County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Most of the county's media comes from Memphis, although some Little Rock TV (Arkansas Educational Television Network, KATV) is imported by Comcast Cable. It lies within Arkansas's 1st congressional district.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Crittenden County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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