Craighead County, Arkansas

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Craighead County
County
Craighead County Courthouse, Jonesboro
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°50′25″N 90°42′27″W / 35.8403°N 90.7075°W / 35.8403; -90.7075
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	February 19, 1859
Named for	Thomas Craighead
Seat	Jonesboro (western district); Lake City (eastern district)
Largest city	Jonesboro
Area
• Total	713 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Land	707 sq mi (1,830 km2)
• Water	5.5 sq mi (14 km2)  0.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	111,231
• Density	160/sq mi (60/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.craigheadcounty.org

Craighead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 111,231.^[1] The county has two county seats — Jonesboro and Lake City.^[2] Craighead County is Arkansas's 58th county, formed on February 19, 1859, and named for state Senator Thomas Craighead. It is one of several dry counties within the state of Arkansas, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is largely prohibited.

Craighead County is included in Jonesboro–Paragould Combined Statistical Area.