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Randolph County
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county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- October 29, 1835
- Named after
- John Randolph
- Seat
- Pocahontas
- Largest city
- Pocahontas
- Total
- 656.04 sq mi (1,699.1 km )
- Land
- 651.83 sq mi (1,688.2 km )
- Water
- 4.21 sq mi (10.9 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 18,876
- Density
- 28.491/sq mi (11.000/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 72413, 72444, 72449, 72455, 72460, 72462, 72478
- Area code
- 870, 327
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- randolphcounty .arkansas .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Randolph County is located between the Ozark Mountains and Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county is named for John Randolph, a U.S. senator from Virginia influential in obtaining congressional approval of the Louisiana Purchase, which includes today's Randolph County. Created as Arkansas's 32nd county on October 29, 1835, Randolph County has six incorporated cities, including Pocahontas, the county seat and most populous city, Biggers, Maynard, O'Kean, Ravenden Springs, and Reyno. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Randolph County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.