Searcy County, Arkansas

Searcy County
County
Searcy County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°55′32″N 92°42′00″W / 35.925555555556°N 92.7°W / 35.925555555556; -92.7
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	December 13, 1838
Named for	Richard Searcy
Seat	Marshall
Largest city	Marshall
Area
• Total	669 sq mi (1,730 km2)
• Land	666 sq mi (1,720 km2)
• Water	2.4 sq mi (6 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,828
• Density	12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	https://searcyco.org/

Searcy County (/ˈsɜːrsi/ SUR-see) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,828.^[1] The county seat is Marshall.^[2] The county was formed December 13, 1838, from a portion of Marion County and named for Richard Searcy, the first clerk and judge in the Arkansas Territory. The city of Searcy, Arkansas, some 70 miles away, shares the name despite having never been part of Searcy County. The county is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.