Woodruff County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- November 26, 1862
- Named after
- William E. Woodruff
- Seat
- Augusta
- Largest city
- Augusta
- Total
- 594 sq mi (1,540 km )
- Land
- 587 sq mi (1,520 km )
- Water
- 7.2 sq mi (19 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,710
- Density
- 10.7/sq mi (4.12/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- portal .arkansas .gov /counties /woodruff
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Woodruff County is located in the Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The county is named for William E. Woodruff, founder of the state's first newspaper, the Arkansas Gazette.
Created as Arkansas's 54th county in 1862, Woodruff County is home to one incorporated town and four incorporated cities, including Augusta, the county seat. The county is also the site of numerous unincorporated communities and ghost towns. Occupying only 587 square miles (152,000 ha), Woodruff County is the 13th smallest county in Arkansas. As of the 2020 Census, the county's population was 6,269.