Nevada County, Arkansas

Nevada County
County
Nevada County Courthouse in Prescott
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°39′40″N 93°18′03″W / 33.661111111111°N 93.300833333333°W / 33.661111111111; -93.300833333333
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	March 20, 1871
Named for	state of Nevada
Seat	Prescott
Largest city	Prescott
Area
• Total	621 sq mi (1,610 km2)
• Land	618 sq mi (1,600 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,310
• Density	13/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	nevadacounty.arkansas.gov

Nevada County (/nəˈveɪ.də/ nə-VAY-də) is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,310, less than half of its peak in 1920.^[1] The county seat is Prescott.^[2] Nevada County is Arkansas's 63rd county, formed during the Reconstruction era on March 20, 1871, from portions of Hempstead, Ouachita and Columbia counties. It was named after the state of Nevada because of the perceived similarity between their physical shapes; the Arkansas county's shape, inverted, roughly follows the same outline as the state's boundary. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.