Craighead County
Also known as Craighead County, Arkansas, Craighead County, AR
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- February 19, 1859
- Named after
- Thomas Craighead
- Seat
- Jonesboro (western district);, Lake City (eastern district)
- Largest city
- Jonesboro
- Total
- 713 sq mi (1,850 km )
- Land
- 707 sq mi (1,830 km )
- Water
- 5.5 sq mi (14 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 116,957
- Density
- 157/sq mi (60.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
Article
Craighead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 111,231. The county has two county seats — Jonesboro and Lake City. 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.
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