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Miller County, Arkansas

Miller County
County
Miller County Courthouse in Texarkana
Miller County Courthouse in Texarkana
Map of Arkansas highlighting Miller County
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Map of the United States highlighting Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°19′40″N 93°52′38″W / 33.327777777778°N 93.877222222222°W / 33.327777777778; -93.877222222222
Country United States
State Arkansas
FoundedApril 1, 1820;
recreated December 22, 1874,
following abolishment in 1838
Named forJames Miller[1]
SeatTexarkana
Largest cityTexarkana
Area
[2]
 • Total
637.48 sq mi (1,651.1 km2)
 • Land623.98 sq mi (1,616.1 km2)
 • Water13.5 sq mi (35 km2)  2.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
42,600
 • Density67/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.millercountyar.com

Miller County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,600.[3] The county seat is Texarkana.[4]

Miller County is part of the Texarkana, TX-AR, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

When first formed, Miller County was Arkansas's sixth county, established on April 1, 1820, and named for James Miller, the first governor of the Arkansas Territory. Additionally, Miller County was the first of the state's counties to be formed upon the creation of the Arkansas Territory. The first five — Arkansas, Lawrence, Clark, Hempstead and Pulaski — were formed during Arkansas's days as part of the Missouri Territory. This county was abolished in 1838.

During the Reconstruction era, it was organized again on December 22, 1874,[5] from a portion of neighboring Lafayette County.[6]

  1. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 208.
  2. ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation (October 16, 2014). Arkansas County Polygons (SHP file) (Map). Arkansas GIS Office. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Miller County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ Arnold, William Hendrick (1946). "Historical Sketch Relating to Establishment of State Line Between Arkansas and Texas and Relating to the Creation of the Old and New Miller County Arkansas". Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 5 (Spring 1946). Arkansas Historical Association: 188. doi:10.2307/40018413. JSTOR 40018413. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  6. ^ "Arkansas Municipal League". local.arkansas.gov. Retrieved February 26, 2019.

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