Montgomery County, Arkansas

Montgomery County
County
Clockwise from top: Eagle Rock Vista in the Ouachita Mountains, the Norman Public Library, Quartz from a Montgomery County mine, the Little Missouri River, and the Montgomery County Courthouse in Mount Ida
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°32′08″N 93°39′52″W / 34.535555555556°N 93.664444444444°W / 34.535555555556; -93.664444444444
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	December 9, 1842
Named for	Richard Montgomery
Seat	Mount Ida
Largest city	Mount Ida
Area
• Total	800 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	780 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2)  2.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,484
• Density	11/sq mi (4.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	montgomerycounty.arkansas.gov

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,484.^[1] The county seat is Mount Ida.^[2] Montgomery County is Arkansas's 45th county, formed on December 9, 1842, and named after Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general.^[3]