Cleveland County
Also known as Cleveland County, Arkansas, Cleveland County, AR, Cleveland County, Ark., Dorsey County, Arkansas, Dorsey County, Ark.
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- April 17, 1873
- Named after
- Grover Cleveland
- Seat
- Rison
- Largest city
- Rison
- Total
- 599 sq mi (1,550 km )
- Land
- 598 sq mi (1,550 km )
- Water
- 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,224
- Density
- 12.6/sq mi (4.87/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Cleveland County (formerly known as Dorsey County) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 7,550 at the 2020 U.S. census. The county seat and largest city is Rison. Cleveland County is included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cleveland County is 598 sq. miles, and ranks 57th of Arkansas's 75 counties in terms of size.
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