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Independence County
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county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- October 20, 1820
- Named after
- United States Declaration of Independence
- Seat
- Batesville
- Largest city
- Batesville
- Total
- 772 sq mi (2,000 km )
- Land
- 764 sq mi (1,980 km )
- Water
- 7.6 sq mi (20 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 38,785
- Density
- 49.7/sq mi (19.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .independencecounty .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Independence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,938. The county seat is Batesville. Independence County is Arkansas's ninth county, formed on October 20, 1820, from a portion of Lawrence County and named in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
The Batesville, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Independence County.
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