Independence County, Arkansas

Independence County
Independence County
County
	Historic Charles R. Handford House in Batesville.
	Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
	Arkansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 35°43′23″N 91°31′14″W / 35.723055555556°N 91.520555555556°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	October 20, 1820
Named for	United States Declaration of Independence
Seat	Batesville
Largest city	Batesville
Area
• Total	772 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	764 sq mi (1,980 km2)
• Water	7.6 sq mi (20 km2) 1.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	37,938
• Density	49/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.independencecounty.com

Independence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,938.^[1] The county seat is Batesville.^[2] 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.^[3] It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

The Batesville, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Independence County.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Independence County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 165.