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Izard County
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county in Arkansas, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- October 27, 1825
- Named after
- George Izard
- Seat
- Melbourne
- Largest city
- Horseshoe Bend
- Total
- 584 sq mi (1,510 km )
- Land
- 581 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Water
- 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,405
- Density
- 23.4/sq mi (9.02/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .izardcountyar .org
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Encyclopedic overview
Izard County (/ˈɪzɜːrd/) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,577. The county seat is Melbourne. Izard County is Arkansas's 13th county, formed on October 27, 1825, and named for War of 1812 General and Arkansas Territorial Governor George Izard. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Izard County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.