Monticello

Also known as City of Monticello, Monticello, Arkansas, Monticello, Ark., Monticello, AR

city in and county seat of Drew County, Arkansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Arkansas
County: Drew
Township: Marion
Founded: December 18, 1849 ( 1849-12-18 )
Incorporated: December 20, 1852 ( 1852-12-20 )
Type: Mayor–Council
Council: City Council
Total: 10.74 sq mi (27.82 km )
Land: 10.73 sq mi (27.78 km )
Water: 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km )
Elevation: 292 ft (89 m)
Estimate 2025: 8,269
Density: 787.1/sq mi (303.91/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 05-46580
Highways: U.S. Highway 278 U.S. Highway 425 Highway 35 Highway 83S Highway 138

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Monticello
Population: 8442
Area: 28.582557
Elevation: 89
Official website: www.monticelloarkansas.us
Image: Downtown Monticello, Arkansas 001.jpg
Households: 3769
Dialing code: 870

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Commons category: Monticello, Arkansas
postal code: 71657
inception: 1849-12-18
water as percent of area: 0.135
P8168: Böri Shad
water area: 0.038588
per capita income: 21212

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Monticello (/ˌmɒntɪˈsɛloʊ/ MON-tiss-EL-oh) is the county seat of Drew County, Arkansas. As of 2024, it had an estimated population of 8,185. Founded in 1849 in the Arkansas Timberlands near the Arkansas Delta region, the city has long been a commercial, cultural and educational hub for southeast Arkansas. With a historically agriculture- and silviculture-based economy, it has diversified to include growth from the medical sector and the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

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